At 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, the grounds of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 270 Grange Hall Road, Ortonville, is scheduled to become a baseball field. No, it’s not the movie ‘Field of Dreams? come to life ? rather, it’s an ‘old-time? baseball game exhibition, which will be played between the Ortonville Townsmen and the […]
By Jeff Patrus Sports Writer Janelle Gutzeit is making the move from coaching middle school track to leading a defending league champion cross country team. Gutzeit, in her sixth year as an advanced algebra and geometry teacher at Brandon High School, 1025 S. Ortonville Road, Ortonville, has taken the reins of the Blackhawk girls? varsity […]
Wanted: local actors to appear in a film about professional wrestling with Sweetooth and Shark Boy. Brandon High School graduate Justin Barger, a budding professional wrestler, will be a part of the movie ‘OHW Returns,? currently in production. Barger goes by the moniker of Sweetooth(TM) during his wrestling appearances. One of the people appearing in […]
It took the full four quarters to get the job done, but Goodrich’s varsity football team earned its first win of the season Sept. 8. The Martians built a 20-0 halftime lead and held on for a 20-14 win against visiting Durand in a Genesee Area Conference Red Division contest. All three of Goodrich’s touchdowns […]
Brandon High School graduate Chelsey Buhler was a first-hand witness to a part of Detroit championship history. Buhler, 18, was at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit as part of the Shockwave dance team for Game 5 of the Women’s National Basketball Association finals between the Detroit Shock and the Sacramento Monarchs. The Shock defeated the […]
By Jeff Patrus Sports Writer Goodrich senior tennis captain Katie Bradley knew the Martians needed to raise money for the program. However, she wanted to find a creative way to accomplish that objective. ‘We didn’t want to do your typical car wash or bake sale,? Bradley, 17, said. ‘We were talking to the guys at […]
Milford put a damper on the Brandon varsity girls swimming team’s home opener Thursday, Sept. 7. The Mavericks earned a 121-65 win against the Blackhawks that day, earning first-place finishes in all 12 events at the meet. In three of those events, Milford also finished second. The Blackhawks earned second in all three relay events. […]
Goodrich’s varsity girls cross country team more closely resembled a hare than a tortoise at their most recent meet. The Martians finished second out of seven teams at The Tortoise and The Hare invitational Saturday, Sept. 9 in Dexter. The Martians compiled a team score of 61, trailing only Dexter, which finished at 49. Senior […]
Brandon’s varsity girls tennis team evened their league record at 1-1 with an 8-0 victory against Clio Tuesday, Sept. 12. In singles action, Jessica DeVoogd defeated Ashley Wagner at #1 singles 6-1, 6-1; Brittany Barber defeated Katherine Brown at #2 singles 6-4, 2-6, 6-1; Hanna Hubbard defeated Jenny McKenna at #3 singles 6-1, 6-1; and […]
Josh Polasek ran wild for Brandon’s varsity football team as they got into the win column for the first time this season. The Blackhawks scored in each of the game’s four quarters as they earned a 28-10 win against the host Clio Mustangs in Flint Metro League action Friday, Sept. 8. Polasek netted 142 yards […]