For the second time in as many years, a new school will be joining Brandon and the rest of the Flint Metro League. The league’s member schools unanimously agreed to vote in Swartz Creek, currently a member of the Big Nine Conference, as the ninth school in the league, beginning with the 2006-07 school year. […]
Old habits die hard. That is certainly the case for the Goodrich varsity girls cross country team, who captured their third straight Division 3 state girls cross country championship Saturday, Nov. 5 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. The Martians compiled a team score of 118 to defeat second-place Jackson Lumen Christi (147) and third-place […]
Another year of experience bred better results for the Brandon girls cross country team in the state finals Nov. 5. The Blackhawks made their second straight trip to the Division 2 state meet at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn and improved upon their 13th place finish from last year. Brandon finished eighth out of 27 […]
Thanks to a dominant performance from Savannah Stedman, the Brandon varsity girls basketball team still has a shot at a share of the Flint Metro League title. Stedman had 25 points (including a 7-of-9 performance from the free throw line), nine rebounds and seven blocked shots as the Blackhawks overcame a 30-25 deficit at the […]
Goodrich’s varsity girls basketball team faced a stiff nonleague test in its next-to-last regular season game. The visiting Martians were outscored 13-3 in the fourth quarter of their Nov. 8 game against Grand Blanc, as the Bobcats earned a 52-39 win. Goodrich fell to 15-4 on the season with the loss, while Grand Blanc, a […]
Brandon’s varsity girls swimming team wrapped up its 2005 regular season continuing to make steady progress in its second year as a varsity sport. The Blackhawks finished second in the Flint Metro League meet Nov. 4-5 at Fenton, compiling a team score of 499. The host Tigers won the meet going away with 689, while […]
The clock struck midnight for the Brandon varsity girls basketball team ? but not before the Blackhawks fought until the very end. In the opening round of district action Nov. 14 at Brandon, Waterford Kettering held off the Blackhawks for a 30-28 win. With the win, the Captains advanced to play Oxford Nov. 16, while […]
Goodrich’s varsity basketball team came across a familiar face in district action Nov. 16. The Martians (16-4), who had a bye in the first round, took on Flint Powers (14-7) in Class B district competition that evening at Flint Southwestern Academy. The game took place after this edition of The Citizen went to press. One […]
The University of Detroit Mercy’s softball and pre-dental programs proved to be a winning combination for Brandon senior Jill Perry. Perry, a pitcher with the Blackhawks? varsity softball program, signed a letter of intent Monday, Nov. 14 at the Brandon High School library to play softball at UDM next season. Last season, Perry went 11-5 […]
As the Brandon varsity hockey team gets ready for the 2005-06 season, the Blackhawks have a new coach who hopes to build upon the success the program has established in its five-year history. Former Carmen-Ainsworth coach Tim Stone was hired in October as the Blackhawks? new head man, replacing Brian Moore, who stepped down after […]