Despite a winless showing at their tournament Saturday, Jan. 14, the Brandon wrestling team showed signs of hope for the future. The Blackhawks went 0-5 in the six-team Brandon Team Wrestling Tournament at Brandon High School. Wyandotte Roosevelt went 5-0 on the day to win the event, edging second-place Linden, which went 4-1. Imlay City, […]
The Goodrich varsity volleyball team remains undefeated in the Genesee Area Conference after a hard-fought matchup against Mt. Morris. The host Martians went to five games against the Panthers before prevailing 12-25, 25-19, 25-13, 20-25, 15-11 in a Jan. 16 contest at Goodrich High School. Goodrich improved to 7-8-3 overall and 2-0 in the GAC. […]
Things went better than expected for Kirk Elsworth and the Western Michigan University football team this season. The Broncos, coming off a 1-10 season in 2004, bounced back this season under first-year head coach Bill Cubit to post a 7-4 record, including a 5-3 mark in Mid-American Conference play. Elsworth, a Goodrich native and a […]
Led by forward Max Hawkins, the Goodrich hockey team went on an offensive tear against Oxford Jan. 14. Hawkins scored four goals and added two assists as the Martians earned an 8-3 win against host Oxford at the Polar Palace in Lapeer, improving to 5-3-2 on the season. Mitch Milke and Brennen Benedict added two […]
Goodrich’s varsity boys basketball team has not found the going any easier in the Genesee Area Conference Red Division this past week. The visiting Martians fell 60-48 to Bentley in a league game Tuesday, Jan. 17. Goodrich is now 3-7 overall and 3-5 in league play. After a slow start to the game, which saw […]
Brandon’s varsity hockey team is still undefeated in the Flint Metro League thanks to a timely goal from Blake McLellan. McLellan’s goal with 5-1/2 minutes left in the third quarter gave the Blackhawks a 4-3 win against league rival Fenton Saturday, Jan. 14 at Hartland Arena. The Blackhawks are now 6-0 in the league and […]
Brandon and Linden will have to wait another day to face each other in varsity basketball action on the Blackhawks? home court. Their scheduled Jan. 17 game was postponed and rescheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 31 at Brandon. Brandon Athletic Director Larry Lamphere said the game was cancelled due to weather concerns, particularly the condition of […]
Goodrich’s varsity wrestling team had a successful night in Genesee Area Conference action Jan. 11, soundly defeating Bendle 66-17 and Bentley 72-10. Against Bendle, Joe Hopkins (160) pinned Theron Allen in 1:05; Kyle March (171) pinned Eric Olsen in 2:10; David Garr (112) pinned Zach Vanderkoss in 18 seconds; Brad Armstrong (145) pinned Brad Yencer […]
While a recent Associated Press article states cheerleading injuries have doubled, the two local high school cheerleading coaches said injuries on their teams are kept to a minimum. ‘They keep hyping it up like it’s so dangerous, but if you compare it to football, hockey and other sports, cheerleading is among the lowest (in terms […]
The players on Brandon’s varsity basketball team headed into their final exams feeling good about themselves. On Tuesday, Dec. 10, the day before exams started, the Blackhawks soundly defeated visiting Fenton 60-41 in Flint Metro League action. The Blackhawks remained undefeated at 5-0 and 2-0 in league action, while Fenton fell to 2-5 overall and […]