Two Brandon girls spring sports teams were rewarded for living up to the term ‘student-athletes.? At the Brandon Board of Education meeting Monday, June 13, the varsity softball and varsity girls soccer teams were recognized for earning academic All-State honors. In order to achieve team academic All-State honors, the team cumulative grade point average must […]
Hadley Twp.-A love of swimming eventually led Barbara Appleton to compete in her first triathlon last year. Appleton, 52, of Hadley Township, will be competing in her third triathlon beginning at 8 a.m. Sunday, June 19 at Big Fish Triathlon. The version of the triathlon Appleton is competing in is a shorter version of the […]
The second time around wasn’t quite as surprising, yet it was just as rewarding for the Goodrich girls track team. The Martians won their second straight Division 3 state championship in the state meet at Comstock Park June 4. They more than doubled the point total of their nearest opponent, finishing with 93 points to […]
As summer officially approaches, the Brandon varsity softball team is turning up the heat on the competition. The Blackhawks held their two most recent opponents, Auburn Hills Avondale and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, without a run to capture the district title June 4 at Brandon. Brandon defeated Avondale 10-0 in the district semifinal and Notre […]
A fine season for the Goodrich girls soccer team ended in the district finals. The Martians lost 3-0 to Flint Powers Catholic on Saturday, June 4. Powers (9-8-2) advanced to take on DeWitt in Division 3 regional action, while Goodrich’s season ended at 19-4-2. Goodrich advanced to the district final with an 8-1 win against […]
Normally, when spring comes around, high school seniors? attention is focused on prom, graduation, and all sorts of other distractions. However, three Brandon High School varsity baseball seniors ? Derek Foyt, Andrew Burch, and Mark Butzu ? proved to be key members of the Blackhawks this season, despite the team’s subpar 15-20 record this season. […]
Laura Kwiatkowski blazed a new trail for the Brandon girls golf program at the Division 2 state meet June 3. Kwiatkowski, a junior, was the first Brandon High School girls golfer in the three-year history of the BHS program to compete at the state meet, held at Forest Akers West in East Lansing. She finished […]
Brandon senior Adam Hyde highlighted the list of Blackhawk competitors at the Division 2 state track meet Saturday, June 4. Hyde, who will be attending Grand Valley State University in 2005-06 on a track scholarship, played third in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 39.92, earning All-State honors in the process. Another Brandon […]
A key mistake by the Brandon varsity baseball team ruined a valiant pitching effort by senior Derek Foyt and ultimately led to the Blackhawks? downfall. In the Blackhawks? May 31 district game against Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, the Eaglets broke open a 1-1 game with five runs in the top of the eighth inning, earning […]
A stellar season for the Goodrich varsity softball team ended on a down note. The Martians could not quite overtake Flint Kearsley in their opening district game May 31 at Kearsley, losing a 5-4 contest. Goodrich ended their season with a 37-3 record. Both teams scored two runs in the first inning, but Kearsley scored […]