Kevin Sosnowski fits right in this winter with Mt. Holly’s atmosphere: a lot of snow, snowboarders, and skiers. With a name like his, it’s not surprising that Sosnowski spends his winters as a ski instructor at Mt. Holly which opened Nov. 24 for its 51st season. Mt. Holly opened Nov. 19 last year, but had […]
Let the games begin. Well, almost. Completion of the new Brandon High School Activities Center moved one step closer on Tuesday when a section of press box was delivered and installed by construction workers. The $7 million project, part of a $73 million district bond extension passed by voters last year, started last spring. It […]
Blackhawk Hockey has become a family affair. Since 2003, a set of siblings have played on the team every season. During the 2003-2004 season, brothers Chris Nuccio (junior) and Troy Nuccio (senior) played together for two seasons. Later, in the 2005-06 season Jeff Hammond and his little brother Doug Hammond also played two seasons on […]
Brandon High School’s Christy Lowe will perform in the Detroit Thanksgiving Day Parade Nov. 22. Lowe is a high school senior and is also captain of the Brandon varsity pompon team. This past summer Lowe tried out for the Mid-American All-Star Pompon Team at the Mid-American summer camp. There were four different camps, and out […]
The Brandon Varsity Girls Swim team placed second behind Fenton, who had 613 points overall, at the Metro Swimming and Diving Championship Nov. 2-3 at Oxford High School. The Brandon Blackhawks, who came out with 358 points, out swam Lapeer (276 points), Oxford (219 points), Swartz Creek (185 points), Holly (184 points), and Clio (55 […]
The Goodrich varsity volleyball team played at districts Nov. 3. The girls took on Capac High School in the semi-final match, winning the match 3-0. The girls went into the final match and played Lutheran North, losing 3-1. Stephanie Coates was 31-for-31 serving, had 13 kills, and nine digs while Rachel Giza was 23-for-23 serving […]
On Oct. 18 the Brandon junior varsity football team traveled to face the Swartz Creek Dragons for their final game of the season. Swartz Creek took an early 6-0 led in the first quarter. In the second quarter long runs by Mike Hurst and Kyle Westfall set up a 3 yard touchdown by Brandon’s Dakota […]
On Oct. 20 the Goodrich varsity soccer team faced top-ranked Flint Powers and brought home the district championship with a 2-1 win. Goodrich was trailing 1-0, but Colin Angle scored the game-tying goal with only nine minutes left in the game. There were two-15 minute sudden death overtime periods played, and both teams had their […]
One win. That’s what the Brandon Blackhawks Varsity Football team needed to slip into the 2007 playoffs. The Swartz Creek Dragons had other ideas, handing the Blackhawks a 28-21 loss and nixing their post season play. Quin McNally had a pair of touchdowns for Brandon, and Josh Williams had 14 carries for 93 yards. Senior […]
The Goodrich Girls Volleyball team played Genessee Christian school and also played Bad Axe. The girls took undefeated Genesee Christian team with a score of 3-0 but lost to Bad Axe High School, 2-1. Rachel Giza was 17 for 17 serving and had 22 digs; Lauren Warner was 21 for 22 serving, with 8 kills […]