Brandon’s varsity softball team hopes to build upon a successful 2005 season with an even more successful one in 2006. In Coach Carl Gabrielson’s first season at the helm of the Blackhawks? program, Brandon went 30-10-1 and won district and regional championships. The Blackhawks are returning 10 players from last year’s squad. Gabrielson said the […]
Elyse Kassa summed up the reason behind H.T. Burt Elementary School’s February penny drive. ‘We raised money to help find a cure for the bad disease cancer going around,? the five-year-old kindergarten student said. Elyse, along with the rest of the students and staff at H.T. Burt, 209 Varsity Dr., Ortonville, did their part to […]
Goodrich’s powerlifting team more than held their own at the state championship meet Mar. 18 at Goodrich High School. The Martians took sixth place out of 45 boys? varsity teams at the meet, while the girls? team finished fourth overall. In addition, several Martians at the varsity and junior varsity levels placed in the top […]
The Brandon varsity competitive cheer team proved this season they can excel in the classroom as well as in competition. The Blackhawks earned an academic all-state honorable mention award in Class A for the 2005-06 season. The 17 young ladies on the team combined for a team grade point average of 3.22. Two Blackhawks earned […]
Brandon’s varsity baseball team hopes to combine an influx of talent with some familiar faces to produce an exciting team this season. The Blackhawks seek to put last season’s record of 15-20 (including a 4-8 Flint Metro League record) in the past, and this year’s team will feature eight returning players and six newcomers. Brandon […]
Youth will be served with this year’s Goodrich varsity baseball team. The Martians lost six seniors to graduation, and junior pitcher Basil Wilson moved to Georgia. This year, there will be only three seniors on the team, including Matt Hughes, who will transfer back to Goodrich in April after spending much of the year in […]
Brandon’s girls track team more than held their own as the lone Division 2 team in the Oakland County Indoor Track Meet Tuesday, Mar. 21. A total of eight Brandon girls won medals at the meet, including Sarah Bond, who placed fourth in the shot put, but still set a new school record with a […]
After stepping down as Brandon’s volleyball coach following the 1996 season, Brad Skauge decided he liked volleyball too much to give it up altogether. That is how Skauge, who has taught in the Brandon district for 31 years, became an active volleyball official. Although he has been a registered official with the Michigan High School […]
A quality season for Brandon’s varsity boys basketball team ended at the hands of Swartz Creek in Class A district semifinal action Wednesday, Mar. 8. Galen Stone scored 20 points and Will Hanson added 13 points as the Dragons defeated the Blackhawks 65-52. Adrian Harges scored 13 points to lead the Blackhawks, while Adam Howard […]
Brandon’s varsity hockey team still can’t quite get past the state quarterfinal barrier. In a Division 3 state quarterfinal at Allen Park, Dearborn Divine Child defeated the Blackhawks 5-0, as Brandon ended their season with a 19-9 record. It was the fourth straight year the Blackhawks lost in the Division 3 state quarterfinals. The Blackhawks […]