Brandon and Lapeer West played it close to the vest for about a half during varsity girls basketball action Tuesday, Sept. 26. However, in the second half, it was all Blackhawks, as Brandon outscored the Panthers 24-9 in the half to earn a 42-29 victory in Flint Metro League action at Brandon. The win enabled […]
Kelsey Carmean is making a habit out of finishing first this year. The Brandon High School senior led the charge for the Blackhawks? girls cross country team once again at the Linden Classic Saturday, Sept. 23, finishing first among all competitors with a time of 20:03, beating out St. Clair’s Amy Hanekow (20:20). She has […]
Renee Hand said the inaugural Goodrich Tennis Challenge went so well, she’s anticipating the event will be an annual tradition. ‘We had such a good turnout,? the Goodrich varsity girls tennis coach said. ‘At the end of the day, everyone was telling us how much fun they had.? Approximately 60 people showed up to the […]
A combination of bad weather and special teams miscues spelled a bad weekend for the Brandon varsity football team. In a game which was stopped because of lightning Friday, Sept. 22 and restarted the following day, the Blackhawks lost to the Lapeer West Panthers 40-25, dropping Brandon’s season record to 1-4. Brandon coach Ron Gill […]
Despite a subpar Flint Metro League record this season, Coach Wayne Thompson said the Brandon boys golf team still has a chance to achieve some good things this season. ‘We’re hoping for some improvement,? he said. The Blackhawks concluded their regular season dual meet schedule with a 157-170 loss to visiting Swartz Creek Monday, Sept. […]
Dan Hartley believes as well as the Goodrich varsity boys soccer team has done this year, the future could be even brighter. As the Martians? junior varsity soccer coach, Hartley, who also teaches at Goodrich High School, has a direct stake in the future of the program. Currently, the Goodrich JV team is 14-0, including […]
By Jeff Patrus Sports Writer A day of Homecoming festivities in Goodrich ended with the Mt. Morris varsity football team celebrating. The Panthers overcame a 14-6 halftime deficit and earned a 24-14 victory against the Martians in Genesee Area Conference action Friday, Sept. 29. Mt. Morris improved to 4-2 overall, while Goodrich fell to 1-5. […]
Brandon and Goodrich’s varsity girls cross country teams both had reasons to hold their heads high after the Brandon Invitational Friday, Sept. 29. Led by senior Kelsey Meyers? sixth-place performance, the Martians won the girls? division of the invitational with 51 points, defeating Rochester Hills Stoney Creek, which had 63 points. Meanwhile, the Blackhawks placed […]
Rachael and Heather Langolf are bringing a dose of sibling power to this year’s Brandon varsity girls swimming team. Rachael, 16, a junior, and Heather, 15, a sophomore, are one of two pairs of sisters on this year’s Blackhawks ? the other being Kristina Kovariak, a senior, and younger sister Kathleen, a sophomore. Both siblings […]
Once again, turnovers hampered the Brandon varsity football team and prevented them from a victory. The host Oxford Wildcats took advantage of five Blackhawk turnovers and earned a 34-7 win against the Blackhawks in a Sept. 29 Flint Metro League contest, improving to 4-2 overall and 4-1 in the league. Brandon fell to 1-5 overall […]