Brandon varsity football coach Ron Gill is hoping the 2005 campaign will go as well as the team’s offseason program. Gill, in his third year as the Blackhawks? head man, leads a team that returns between 15-20 seniors, including about 10 starters, from a team that went 3-6 overall and 2-4 in the Flint Metro […]
The Crim Festival of Races, scheduled for Aug. 27 in Flint, is within driving distance of residents in The Citizen’s coverage area. So, it stands to reason that many Ortonville and Goodrich residents will be taking part. In fact, many people are making the event a family affair and bringing their spouses, children, siblings, and […]
Last year, Kirk Elsworth was the big man on campus at Goodrich, sporting the familiar #5 jersey each Friday night during football season. This year, he’s starting from scratch as a freshman running back on the Western Michigan University football team, and he is trying to learn the ropes at the Division I level. He […]
Goodrich’s athletic department, with an assist from their own baseball program, has taken a step to improve the quality of their varsity baseball field. The Goodrich school board, at its Aug. 22 meeting, approved the purchase of a new sprinkler system for the varsity baseball field. The winning bid was $10,938. Goodrich athletic director Al […]
Goodrich’s varsity cheerleaders will be in a warm-weather location at the start of 2006. The Martians will be performing at the Capital One Bowl in Orlando on New Year’s Day, the second time in school history the Martians will be represented there (the first time was two years ago). The squad, which is comprised of […]
The term ‘strength in numbers? is an appropriate one to describe the returning players on Brandon’s varsity girls basketball team. With 10 returning players, including two that were injured last season, Brandon coach Bryan Ray, in his fourth year with the program, is setting his sights high for the upcoming season. ‘Our goals are the […]
Recent Goodrich High School graduate Julie Owen had a number of options to play college softball next season. In the end, though, she chose someplace where her family and friends could watch her in action. Owen, a two-time All-State selection, has signed to play with Oakland University in Rochester next season. She also considered Wright […]
Brandon’s boys golf team achieved a milestone in the program’s history. The Blackhawks won the Flint Metro League preseason tournament for the first time in school history, earning a team score of 321, outdistancing second-place Fenton by eight strokes. Linden took third with 333. Josh Williams led the Blackhawks with a round of 73, finishing […]
Brandon’s girls tennis team started its season on an auspicious note. The Blackhawks won the Lapeer/Brandon Tennis Invitational Aug. 18, finishing with 57 points. Lapeer West finished second (47) and Davison third (41). Brandon took first or second in three of four singles flights as well as three of four doubles flights. At #1 singles, […]
Brandon’s varsity boys soccer team is bringing back plenty of returning players from last season. Coach Nathan Hunter hopes that experience will pay off in the form of a Flint Metro League championship for the Blackhawks. In order to prepare for this season, the Blackhawks headed to Glen Arbor Aug. 15 for a team building […]