Final phase of skate park rolls into place

By Jeff Patrus Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-The last part of the townships skate park project is about to take shape The township board, at its April 18 meeting, approved a bid from Skate Wave for $36,541, including installation and freight, for a skate ramp, which is called a ‘half-pipe,? to complete Phase III of the […]

Brandon nine get on track against Swartz Creek

Brandon’s baseball team moved past the break-even mark with a April 19 doubleheader win against Swartz Creek. The host Blackhawks defeated the Panthers 9-3 in the opener and 14-10 in the nightcap, improving to 7-5 on the season. In the first game, the Blackhawks took a 3-0 lead into the fourth inning, but the Panthers […]

Brandon’s Perry tosses perfect game

This past week was one of significant achievements for the Brandon softball program. In the first game of an April 18 doubleheader against Linden, pitcher Jill Perry threw a perfect game, striking out 11 batters as the Blackhawks won 13-0. Brandon took the nightcap as well, winning 6-0 The Blackhawks are 10-2 on the season […]

Brandon girls track takes second at New Lothrop Relays

Brandon’s girls track team could be found throughout the leader board at the New Lothrop Relays April 16. The Blackhawks finished second among the 12 teams competing at the relays with 75 points. Saginaw Nouvel finished first with 106 points. Brandon earned two first place finishes at the relays, with the distance medley team of […]

Goodrich nine sweeps Genesee to remain perfect

By Jeff Patrus Staff Writer Goodrich’s varsity baseball team is continuing to ride a perfect start to the season. The host Martians dispatched Genesee in an April 18 doubleheader, winning the opener 10-4 and the nightcap 12-3. Goodrich is now 9-0 on the season and 3-0 in Genesee Area Conference action. In the first game, […]

GHS kickers fall to Frankenmuth

Goodrich’s girls soccer team lost a tight contest against a perenially tough opponent April 19. Visiting Frankenmuth scored three minutes into the second half to provide the game’s only scoring, defeating the Martians 1-0. Goodrich fell to 2-2-2 on the season with the loss. ‘We hit the bar three times,? Goodrich coach Nigel Barnett said. […]

Goodrich girls track routs LakeVille in league opener

The Martians started out their Genesee Area Conference on the right foot, defeating LakeVille 102-35 in an April 14 meet. Andrea Howell was one of the Martians? key performers, winning three field events: the shot put (30?3?), discus (92?3?), and pole vault (7?6?). Two other Goodrich competitors, Michelle Elliott and Mary Haiderer, won two events […]

Brandon girls golfers capture runner-up honors at league meet

Despite having the top individual golfer, the Brandon girls golf team had to settle for a second-place finish at the Flint Metro League meet. The Blackhawks finished with a team score of 409, 15 shots behind perennial league powerhouse Linden, which finished at 394. The Eagles have won five of the six tournaments in the […]

Brandon netters blank Goodrich

It was all Brandon in a battle of two neighboring tennis programs April 18. The visiting Blackhawks shut out Goodrich 8-0, including one match won by forfeit. In singles action, C.J. Coudret defeated Alex Martin at #1 singles 6-0, 6-3; David Hughes defeated Austin Mortimer at #2 singles 6-1, 6-0; Kyle Rascher defeated Duane Engleman […]

Brandon boys track nabs sixth place at New Lothrop invite

The Brandon boys track team held their own at the New Lothrop Relays April 16, finishing in the upper half of teams at the meet. The Blackhawks placed sixth out of 12 teams at the relays, with Brandon earning third place finishes in three events. The pole vault team of Steve Pierce and Jordan Wingett […]