Two different local sporting events that happened on successive days in March reminded me why it’s fun covering high school sports. The first of those was the Brandon hockey team’s appearance in the Division 3 state quarterfinals against Orchard Lake St. Mary’s March 9. This marked the Blackhawks? third straight appearance in the state quarterfinals, […]
Prior to their March 9 quarterfinal showdown at the Troy Sports Center, Brandon and Orchard Lake St. Mary’s had never faced each other in hockey. The Blackhawks can be excused if they have less than fond memories of the Eaglets. St. Mary’s totally dominated on both ends of the ice on their way to a […]
By her own admission, Brittany Stedman is more comfortable at Northwood University than she was when she first arrived in the fall of 2003. However, the Brandon High School graduate, 19, who just completed her sophomore year on Northwood’s women’s basketball team, still has more goals in sight for the future. The Timberwolves? season ended […]
Brandon’s coed varsity swimming team wrapped up its first season having built a solid foundation for the future. The Blackhawks placed third out of four teams at the Flint Metro League meet Feb. 25-26 at Brandon. The Blackhawks finished with 313 points, beating out the combined Lapeer East/West team, which finished with 242 points. Holly […]
The Goodrich High School powerlifting team received a big lift to their psyches during a recent meet. At the Peck Invitational Feb. 26 in Peck (which is located in the thumb area of Michigan), the Martians excelled from among a group of 12-15 teams that attended the meet. The girls team finished first at the […]
Goodrich’s varsity boys basketball team got a firsthand look at a state title contender March 5. The Chargers completely dominated the Martians on their way to a 72-26 victory in their district final matchup at Powers. The Martians finished their season with a 15-7 record. Goodrich coach Gary Barns said his team played hard all […]
The way Brandon volleyball coach Brian Williams sees it, the team’s overall record of 10-29-3 could have been much better. The Blackhawks? season ended when they were eliminated in the first round of district competition last month at the hands of Davison, as the Cardinals defeated the Blackhawks 21-25, 25-27, 24-26. Brandon finished their Flint […]
Brandon’s boys basketball team wanted to go against the best in district action. They got their wish when they played perennial powerhouse Clarkston in the district opener Feb. 28. Despite losing 74-40, Brandon coach Tim Donnan said he was proud of how hard the Blackhawks competed. ‘I wanted to play Clarkston because it seems like […]
The coach that helped bring three state titles to Goodrich will not be coaching the Martians? track team this spring. At the Feb. 28 meeting of the Goodrich Board of Education, John Shaw’s name was not among the list of coaches approved by the board for the spring 2005 sports season. Under Shaw’s guidance, the […]
The Goodrich varsity basketball team did all they could, but in the end, it wasn’t enough to repeat as Genesee Area Conference Red Division champions. In their final regular season game Feb. 25, the host Martians defeated Lake Fenton 58-46, finishing the year with a record of 11-5 in the league and 14-6 overall. However, […]