Brandon’s varsity football team will have to regroup after letting a win slip through their fingertips. Visiting Lapeer West came from behind to defeat the Blackhawks 30-27 in an Oct. 8 Flint Metro League contest. The Blackhawks are now 2-5 overall and 1-3 in the league. The Blackhawks had a 27-16 lead going into the […]
Despite being in its first season of existence, the Brandon girls swimming team is showing it can hang tough with its peers in the Flint Metro League. In an Oct. 12 tri-meet at Brandon High School, the Blackhawks split their matchup against Fenton and Lapeer (the combined team from Lapeer East and Lapeer West). The […]
Once again, the Goodrich boys golf team is heading to the state meet. The Martians won their third straight regional golf championship Oct. 8 in a Division 3 tournament at Woodland Hills Golf Course in Sandusky. Goodrich finished with a team score of 323, outdistancing second-place Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Ports, which finished at 332. Sandusky earned the […]
The Brandon boys golf team saw a season of solid improvement end at regional action. The Blackhawks placed sixth out of 16 teams competing at regionals Oct. 8 at Oxford Hills Golf Course, finishing with a team score of 335. However, only the top three teams at each regional move on to state competition. Flint […]
The Brandon boys cross country team fared very well for themselves among their peers Oct. 12. On that day, the Blackhawks finished 19th out of 39 teams at the Oakland County Meet, tallying 599 points. Brandon finished third among Division 2-4 schools at the meet. Milford won the meet with 57 points, followed by Novi […]
The Brandon girls cross country team demonstrated to others ? and themselves ? they could compete with the best in Oakland County. The Blackhawks finished fourth at the Oct. 9 Oakland County cross country meet with a total of 230 points, as three of their runners placed among the top 50 individual finishers. Brandon was […]
After a first half too close for comfort, the Goodrich varsity football team took care of business against Lake Fenton Oct. 1. The Martians scored four second-half touchdowns on their way to defeating the host Blue Devils 42-7. Goodrich improved to 5-1 overall and 3-0 in the Genesee Area Conference Red Division. ‘Our kids got […]
A stout defense, combined with Derek Foyt’s running, proved to be the formula for a Brandon victory Oct. 1. Foyt ran for 151 yards on 17 carries and scored two touchdowns as the Blackhawks shut out host Holly 14-0 to earn their first Flint Metro League win of the season. With the win, Brandon’s record […]
After a challenging early part of the season, the Brandon girls basketball team is making its mark in the Flint Metro League. Brandon junior Mariah Andre converted four free throws, her only points of the game, in the final minute to lead the Blackhawks past visiting Lapeer West 37-33. Brandon is now 5-7 overall and […]
The Brandon boys soccer team ran into an undefeated league foe in Linden Oct. 4 and showed their mettle. The Eagles, for the first time all season, did not win a game, as they battled the visiting Blackhawks to a 3-3 tie. Brandon is now 5-5-4 overall and 2-4-3 in the Flint Metro League, while […]