In a tightly fought Flint Metro League contest, the Brandon varsity boys soccer team pulled out a win. The Blackhawks? Chris Barth scored with about three minutes left in Brandon’s Aug. 31 game against Fenton, giving the Blackhawks a 1-0 win against the Tigers in Brandon’s season opener. Senior goalie Jerry Cronk made nine saves […]
Goodrich’s athletic department, with an assist from their own baseball program, has taken a step to improve the quality of their varsity baseball field. The Goodrich school board, at its Aug. 22 meeting, approved the purchase of a new sprinkler system for the varsity baseball field. The winning bid was $10,938. Goodrich athletic director Al […]
Goodrich’s varsity cheerleaders will be in a warm-weather location at the start of 2006. The Martians will be performing at the Capital One Bowl in Orlando on New Year’s Day, the second time in school history the Martians will be represented there (the first time was two years ago). The squad, which is comprised of […]
The term ‘strength in numbers? is an appropriate one to describe the returning players on Brandon’s varsity girls basketball team. With 10 returning players, including two that were injured last season, Brandon coach Bryan Ray, in his fourth year with the program, is setting his sights high for the upcoming season. ‘Our goals are the […]
Recent Goodrich High School graduate Julie Owen had a number of options to play college softball next season. In the end, though, she chose someplace where her family and friends could watch her in action. Owen, a two-time All-State selection, has signed to play with Oakland University in Rochester next season. She also considered Wright […]
Brandon’s boys golf team achieved a milestone in the program’s history. The Blackhawks won the Flint Metro League preseason tournament for the first time in school history, earning a team score of 321, outdistancing second-place Fenton by eight strokes. Linden took third with 333. Josh Williams led the Blackhawks with a round of 73, finishing […]
Brandon’s girls tennis team started its season on an auspicious note. The Blackhawks won the Lapeer/Brandon Tennis Invitational Aug. 18, finishing with 57 points. Lapeer West finished second (47) and Davison third (41). Brandon took first or second in three of four singles flights as well as three of four doubles flights. At #1 singles, […]
Brandon’s varsity boys soccer team is bringing back plenty of returning players from last season. Coach Nathan Hunter hopes that experience will pay off in the form of a Flint Metro League championship for the Blackhawks. In order to prepare for this season, the Blackhawks headed to Glen Arbor Aug. 15 for a team building […]
While they still have work to do before their season opener, Goodrich varsity football coach Tom Alward said the Martians are heading in the right direction. The Martians recently returned from a trip to Port Sanilac, where they spent their first practice sessions from Aug. 8-10. Alward said the team accomplished a lot during that […]
Brandon varsity boys golf coach John Ubbing hopes this is the year the Blackhawks make a move to the upper half of the Flint Metro League standings. The Blackhawks will get an early view of how they stack up against the rest of the league at the Flint Metro preseason tournament Aug. 22 at Sugarbush […]