Despite playing without two starters, the Goodrich varsity softball team still had enough going for them to win a district championship. The Martians clinched the district championship with a 6-1 victory against Lapeer East in the district final Saturday, June 3 at Goodrich. Earlier, the Martians advanced to the district final with a 6-0 win […]
Brandon’s varsity softball team is staying alive in state playoff action thanks to a dramatic district final victory. Annemarie Solley scored on a passed ball in the eighth inning to give the Blackhawks a 2-1 win against Pontiac Notre Dame Prep to capture the District 60-2 championship June 3 at Notre Dame Prep. The Blackhawks […]
Ryan Morales has been following the current World Cup soccer tournament on ESPN with a great deal of interest. Morales, 17, who will be a senior on Brandon’s varsity boys soccer team this fall, is not alone. Statistics show the tournament, which started June 9 and runs until the championship game on July 9, is […]
The dream of a state championship is still alive for the Goodrich varsity softball team. The Martians scored three runs in the third inning and four more in the sixth to pull away for an 8-2 victory against St. Clair Shores Lake Shore in a Division 2 quarterfinal game June 13 in Flushing. Goodrich (35-6-1) […]
Livonia Ladywood once again proved to be an immovable obstacle for the Brandon varsity softball team. The Blazers ended the Blackhawks? season for the third straight year in the Division 2 regional finals, earning a 12-2 win June 10 at Ladywood. Brandon finished its year at 28-12-1. The previous two years, the Blazers also eliminated […]
Last year, Brandon varsity baseball coach Ron Wagner started a new award to honor the persistence and work ethic of one of his coaches. Thus, the Mark Hein Award was born, given to a player that Wagner said ‘works hard every day with no complaining, and is a true team player.? This year’s award was […]
Chalk this one up to experience. The Goodrich softball team’s season to remember ended with a 7-1 loss to eventual Division 2 champion Wayland in a June 16 state semifinal game at Bailey Park in Battle Creek. Wayland (40-3) defeated Monroe Jefferson 7-4 the following day for the Division 2 title. The Martians, who made […]
Local residents come in contact with Roxana Gallaher each day through her work in the Brandon Township offices. However, Gallaher and several other Brandon and Goodrich residents have another thing that unites them ? the thrill of drag racing. Gallaher, who said she started getting involved with drag racing in 1969, said she and her […]
Local residents come in contact with Roxana Gallaher each day through her work in the Brandon Township offices. However, Gallaher and several other Brandon and Goodrich residents have another thing that unites them ? the thrill of drag racing. Gallaher, who said she started getting involved with drag racing in 1969, said she and her […]
Brandon’s summer youth football camp once again reached new highs in participation levels under fourth-year head coach Ron Gill. A total of 55 campers were on hand at the clinic, which took place Saturday, June 17 at Brandon High School, 1025 S. Ortonville Road, Ortonville. ‘Every year we’ve done it, it seems to grow and […]