In the male-dominated world of high school wrestlers, two local female students are feeling right at home with their respective teams. Freshmen Shana DeVoe of Brandon and C.C. Weber of Goodrich have seen action for their varsity teams this season, and both say they have been accepted as part of their teams and are learning […]
Brandon and Linden are on opposite ends of the Flint Metro League boys basketball standings. However, the Blackhawks had their hands full with the host Eagles Feb. 14 before putting them away in the fourth quarter for a 60-42 victory. The win improved the Blackhawks to 14-1 overall and 10-1 in the league, while Linden […]
Two Goodrich wrestlers earned the right to call themselves the best in the Genesee Area Conference at the Feb. 10 league tournament. Sophomores Mark Weber (112) and Grant Overcashier (130) won first place in their respective weight classes at the tournament, helping the Martians finish in fourth place out of 10 teams at the tournament. […]
Goodrich’s varsity volleyball team bounced back from a loss in Genesee Area Conference play to remain in the hunt for the league title. The visiting Martians defeated Genesee 25-11, 25-4, 25-9. Goodrich improved to 7-2 in the GAC Red Division and 16-14-5 overall. The Martians are currently in third place in the GAC Red, trailing […]
As they head toward the finish line in the Flint Metro League race, Brandon’s varsity volleyball team earned a key league victory Feb. 13. The visiting Blackhawks defeated Linden 25-17, 25-17, 18-25, 25-22, to improve to 5-5 in the league and 16-15-6 overall. Brandon coach Brian Williams said defeating the Eagles was a big plus […]
Brandon-Oxford’s girls skiing team just missed out on finishing in the top three at the Southeast Michigan Ski League divisional meet Feb. 7-8. The team finished fourth overall with 122 points. Fenton won the meet, while Grand Blanc finished second and Flushing third. Karen Offer finished second in the meet in giant slalom and first […]
Four Brandon varsity wrestlers placed for the Blackhawks at the Flint Metro League meet Saturday, Feb. 11 at Linden. Highlighting the list was Travis Murphy, who won first place in the 103-lb. weight class. Andrew Hyde (152) took second place, while Aaron Hyde (160) and Ryan Claycomb (171) won their third-place matches. As a team, […]
The Oxford Wildcats have been the one nemesis the Brandon varsity boys basketball team cannot shake this season. The Wildcats, who trailed the Blackhawks 56-53 with about two minutes left in the game, defeated the Blackhawks 60-56 in a Feb. 21 game at Oxford. Oxford has handed Brandon their only two losses of the year, […]
Mark Weber didn’t let one loss slow him down in his quest to win another state championship. The Goodrich sophomore, who lost his first match of the season in team districts earlier in the week, won the 112-lb. championship in individual district action Saturday, Feb. 18 at Goodrich. Weber (49-1) defeated Madison Heights Lamphere’s Brandon […]
Although the Brandon varsity wrestling team’s season is over, two of their wrestlers are still going strong. The Blackhawks? Travis Murphy and Andrew Hyde, by virtue of their finish in Division 2 individual district action Saturday, Feb. 18 at Linden, advanced to Division 2 individual regional competition Saturday, Feb. 25 at Owosso. Murphy (103), a […]