If the turnout for the recent Brandon outdoor volleyball tournament was any indication, local residents can expect the tournament to become a summer fixture. On Aug. 4-5, Brandon High School, 1025 S. Ortonville Road, Ortonville, hosted an outdoor volleyball tournament, which was split into two different sections: the coed tournament on Aug. 4, and the […]
Since the Goodrich Soccer Club first started nine years ago, Jan Martin has had an impact on how the club has been run. Pretty soon, though, she will step aside from her many duties with the club and make way for others to take on those responsibilities. Martin, a Goodrich resident, said she plans on […]
Amy Aylmer’s first foray in the Crim Festival of Races came six years ago after the birth of her third child. This year, Aylmer, a Goodrich resident, will bring that child along to the Crim, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 26 in downtown Flint. She will be joined in the 10-mile race by husband Jim, who […]
Tresa Reneaud is one of several volunteers throughout Genesee County that is helping to make the Crim Festival of Races appeal to the younger crowd. Reneaud, a Goodrich resident and physical education teacher in Clarkston, is the coach for the Goodrich Kids? Running Club, which has been meeting at 10 a.m. each Wednesday at Oaktree […]
Brandon varsity football coach Ron Gill knows the Blackhawks still have plenty of work to do, particularly on offense, before the regular season gets underway. That was evident at the team’s annual Black and Blue scrimmage, which took place Friday, Aug. 11 and was open to the public. The scrimmage lasted from 6:30-8 p.m., Gill […]
Brandon’s varsity girls tennis team may be young, but Coach Brian Moore says the team is still primed for a good season. The Blackhawks finished tied for second in the Flint Metro League standings, behind perennial league power Holly, which has won 26 straight Flint Metro titles. That finish was the Blackhawks? highest since they […]
Brandon’s sand volleyball leagues came to a close earlier this month with championships decided in each of the leagues. The leagues took place at Brandon’s six sand volleyball courts, located at Brandon High School, 1025 S. Ortonville Road, Ortonville. Participation in the leagues increased from last year’s inaugural campaign. A total of 28 teams competed […]
Brandon varsity girls basketball coach Bryan Ray hopes a combination of youth and experience will be a winning formula for the Blackhawks this season. The Blackhawks return six players from a team that went 14-6 last year and finished in a tie for third in the Flint Metro League. Among those returning are two starters, […]
Alex Hotchkiss can now count himself among the best of the best at his age in the nation at motocross racing. Hotchkiss, 17, a senior at Brandon High School, competed in the Loretta Lynn’s Amateur Motocross Championships Aug. 3 in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. He competed in two different classes, 125 B Stock and 250 Open […]
Brandon’s varsity golf team is not off to the start it had hoped for. The Blackhawks, who won the Flint Metro League championship last season, finished sixth out of nine teams at the Flint Metro League preseason tournament Monday, Aug. 21 at Sugarbush Golf Course in Davison. The Blackhawks finished with a team score of […]