A week of team accomplishments for the Goodrich track program took a back seat as the Martians welcomed back one of their own May 23. Junior Kaitlin O’Mara competed in her first race of the season at the Genesee Area Conference Red Division track meet that day at Byron, running the second leg of the […]
Brandon’s varsity softball team used a combination of a potent offense and dominant pitching to earn a May 22 doubleheader sweep against Lapeer West. The Blackhawks won the first game 9-0 and the nightcap 2-1, improving their record to 21-10-1 overall and 10-3-1 in the Flint Metro League. In the opener, the Blackhawks benefited from […]
During a significant day for the Brandon girls track team, two Blackhawks stood out for achieving significant school milestones. Seniors Sarah Bond and Kelly Wilson set school records as the Blackhawks won their Division 2 regional Friday, May 19 at Marysville, finishing with a total of 98 points. Kearsley was second with 70 points. The […]
During a significant day for the Brandon girls track team, two Blackhawks stood out for achieving significant school milestones. Seniors Sarah Bond and Kelly Wilson set school records as the Blackhawks won their Division 2 regional Friday, May 19 at Marysville, finishing with a total of 98 points. Kearsley was second with 70 points. The […]
The Brandon varsity baseball team continues to battle an up-and-down season. That was evident in the Blackhawks? May 22 doubleheader against Flint Metro League rival Lapeer West, where the Blackhawks defeated the Panthers 7-1 in the first game, but lost 4-2 in the second game. Brandon is now 9-17 overall and 4-9 in the Flint […]
When Larry Mullins first attended the Indianapolis 500 in 1963, the cost of a gallon of a gas was about 30 cents. While the cost of gas has increased nearly tenfold, the thrill of the Memorial Day weekend classic still remains for Mullins. With the exception of 1996, when the CART (Championship Auto Racing Teams) […]
Donald Carter will be going from a Blackhawk to a Mustang next season. Carter, a senior at Brandon High School who helped contribute to the Blackhawks? Flint Metro League championship season, signed with Marygrove College for the 2006-07 season during a May 23 ceremony at Brandon High School. Marygrove, based in Detroit with an enrollment […]
Goodrich graduates Jacqui Cornwall and Michelle Elliott have made the transition from the blue and gold to the maroon and gold. Cornwall, a sophomore, and Elliott, a freshman, are in their first year on the Central Michigan University women’s track team. The two student-athletes came to the Chippewas? track team in different manners. Cornwall, an […]
Fishing in the 27th annual Lake Nepessing Bass Club tournament won’t be easy ? just ask Larry Gargus. ‘It’s a tough lake to figure out,? said Gargus, a Lapeer resident and employee at Jan’s Sport Shop, Inc., 7285 State Road, Goodrich, the tournament’s main sponsor. ‘No one ever dominates or wins all the time.? This […]
Brandon High School senior Laura Kwiatkowski, who won the previous three Flint Metro League girls golf tournaments, just missed out in her bid for a fourth. Linden’s Katae Iordanou shot an 82 to edge out Kwiatkowski and Lapeer West’s Jaquee Benscoter by one stroke for the individual top score at the tournament, which took place […]