Goodrich’s hockey team fell victim to a third-period comeback by Flint Powers in their Jan. 7 game. The Chargers scored two goals in the final frame to overcome a 3-2 deficit and defeat the Martians 4-3. After Powers took a 1-0 lead with 8:05 left in the first period, the Martians tied things up with […]
At Holly High School Monday, Jan. 9, the Brandon Blackhawks began league play with a disappointing five-game loss to Holly 25-21, 19-25, 25-18, 21-25, 14-16. Brandon lost to last year’s league champion, Lapeer East, in the second game of the doubleheader, 12-25, 20-25,16-25. Team captain Sandra Oliver led the Blackhawks with 38 digs to go […]
Despite a winless showing at their tournament Saturday, Jan. 14, the Brandon wrestling team showed signs of hope for the future. The Blackhawks went 0-5 in the six-team Brandon Team Wrestling Tournament at Brandon High School. Wyandotte Roosevelt went 5-0 on the day to win the event, edging second-place Linden, which went 4-1. Imlay City, […]
The Goodrich varsity volleyball team remains undefeated in the Genesee Area Conference after a hard-fought matchup against Mt. Morris. The host Martians went to five games against the Panthers before prevailing 12-25, 25-19, 25-13, 20-25, 15-11 in a Jan. 16 contest at Goodrich High School. Goodrich improved to 7-8-3 overall and 2-0 in the GAC. […]
Things went better than expected for Kirk Elsworth and the Western Michigan University football team this season. The Broncos, coming off a 1-10 season in 2004, bounced back this season under first-year head coach Bill Cubit to post a 7-4 record, including a 5-3 mark in Mid-American Conference play. Elsworth, a Goodrich native and a […]
Led by forward Max Hawkins, the Goodrich hockey team went on an offensive tear against Oxford Jan. 14. Hawkins scored four goals and added two assists as the Martians earned an 8-3 win against host Oxford at the Polar Palace in Lapeer, improving to 5-3-2 on the season. Mitch Milke and Brennen Benedict added two […]
Goodrich’s varsity boys basketball team has not found the going any easier in the Genesee Area Conference Red Division this past week. The visiting Martians fell 60-48 to Bentley in a league game Tuesday, Jan. 17. Goodrich is now 3-7 overall and 3-5 in league play. After a slow start to the game, which saw […]
Brandon’s varsity hockey team is still undefeated in the Flint Metro League thanks to a timely goal from Blake McLellan. McLellan’s goal with 5-1/2 minutes left in the third quarter gave the Blackhawks a 4-3 win against league rival Fenton Saturday, Jan. 14 at Hartland Arena. The Blackhawks are now 6-0 in the league and […]
Brandon and Linden will have to wait another day to face each other in varsity basketball action on the Blackhawks? home court. Their scheduled Jan. 17 game was postponed and rescheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 31 at Brandon. Brandon Athletic Director Larry Lamphere said the game was cancelled due to weather concerns, particularly the condition of […]
Goodrich’s varsity wrestling team had a successful night in Genesee Area Conference action Jan. 11, soundly defeating Bendle 66-17 and Bentley 72-10. Against Bendle, Joe Hopkins (160) pinned Theron Allen in 1:05; Kyle March (171) pinned Eric Olsen in 2:10; David Garr (112) pinned Zach Vanderkoss in 18 seconds; Brad Armstrong (145) pinned Brad Yencer […]