Brandon’s varsity boys swimming team battled nip-and-tuck with Swartz Creek-Flushing until the bitter end of their Jan. 3 meet. Nonetheless, the host Blackhawks started off the new year on the right foot with a 94-91 win in their matchup at Brandon High School. The meet saw the two teams trade leads several times before the […]
It was a tale of two halves for the Brandon varsity basketball team in their return to action Tuesday, Jan. 3. The Blackhawks overcame a 23-17 halftime deficit to earn a 60-50 win against host Saginaw Heritage in a nonconference game. With the win, the Blackhawks improved to 3-0 on the season. Brandon took a […]
Brandon’s varsity wrestling team finished in the upper half of team at the Mayville Invitational Dec. 27. The Blackhawks finished sixth overall out of 14 teams at the invite, with the host Wildcats winning the event. Brandon had eight wrestlers place at the event, with two competitors placing second: Jimmy Millar (119) and Aaron Hyde […]
The players on Brandon’s varsity basketball team headed into their final exams feeling good about themselves. On Tuesday, Dec. 10, the day before exams started, the Blackhawks soundly defeated visiting Fenton 60-41 in Flint Metro League action. The Blackhawks remained undefeated at 5-0 and 2-0 in league action, while Fenton fell to 2-5 overall and […]
It was a perfect day for the Goodrich varsity wrestling team and for several Martian wrestlers. Goodrich went 5-0 to capture the Chesaning Team Tournament Saturday, Jan. 7 at Chesaning High School. Five Goodrich wrestlers helped the team’s cause by going 5-0 on the day: David Garr, Mark Weber, Nick Gatchell, Brad Armstrong and Kyler […]
By Jeff Patrus Sports Writer Goodrich’s Brad Smith saw a need and decided to do his part to help fill that need. Smith, 19, a senior goaltender in his third year with the Goodrich High School varsity hockey team, spends part of his time offering goaltending lessons to aspiring goalies. Currently, he has three students […]
Goodrich’s volleyball team found the going tough at the Flushing Varsity Invitational Saturday, Jan. 7. The Martians won 1-3-1 at the tournament, and are now 3-4-3 overall. Goodrich’s lone win came against Owosso 25-22, 25-19, while the Martians lost to Waterford Kettering 23-25, 19-25; Mt. Morris 20-25, 16-25; and Flushing 25-21, 15-25, 8-15. Goodrich also […]
Brandon’s varsity boys swimming team ran into a buzzsaw Jan. 10. The visiting Holly Bronchos soundly defeated the Blackhawks 124-62 in a Flint Metro League showdown, taking first place in 10 of 12 events in the process. Brandon’s lone wins came in 1-meter diving, which Zach Cotton won with a total score of 161.2, and […]
Brandon’s Jeff Hammond stepped up to the plate and gave the Blackhawks? varsity hockey team a big-time performance Saturday, Jan. 7. Hammond, a junior goaltender for the Blackhawks, stopped all 35 Lapeer East shots in a 2-0 victory against the Eagles in Flint Metro League action. He now has a 2.49 goals-against average and an […]
On the surface, Goodrich’s varsity boys basketball game had a bad week. In their Jan. 10 game at Byron, the Bulldogs pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 65-58 victory, the Martians? third straight loss. Goodrich is now 3-5 overall and 3-3 in Genesee Area Conference play. However, Goodrich coach Gary Barns said the […]