Brandon softball player Chelsea Wengren had plenty of choices when deciding where to ply her softball skills at the collegiate level. In the end, she decided to stick close to home. Wengren, 17, a senior with the Blackhawks, signed a letter of intent to attend Oakland University in Rochester, where she has earned a scholarship […]
Kelly Bretzloff remembers when the turnout for the Goodrich bowling team was so low, they couldn’t field a full girls team. Now, Bretzloff, the Martians? varsity bowling coach, said the team has full-fledged tryouts, and the Martians have to limit the number of roster spots on both the boys and girls bowling teams. This year’s […]
Goodrich’s varsity girls basketball team is one win away from a trip to the Class B ‘elite eight.? The Martians advanced to a Class B regional final matchup by defeating Williamston 67-42 in regional semifinal action Monday, Nov. 20 at Yale. Goodrich (21-2) was scheduled to take on St. Clair, ranked third in the state […]
Tim Pizzala is ready to lead Brandon varsity football players who will represent the Blackhawks with pride on and off the field. That is the main objective for Pizzala, 30, who was hired Nov. 14 as the new Brandon varsity football coach after spending the past four seasons as an assistant under former Coach Ron […]
Two sets of local brothers are hoping to contribute their part to their extended family known as the Brandon varsity hockey team. Ryan and Sean Doyle, as well as Jeff and Doug Hammond, say they are getting to know each other better as teammates for the Blackhawks, who opened their season with a 7-4 win […]
Brandon senior Kelsey Carmean is now the second Blackhawk in as many years to join Oakland University’s women’s cross country and track teams. Carmean signed a letter of intent with Oakland to compete in the two sports for the Golden Grizzlies. She joins former Brandon teammate Kayla Doan, now a freshman with Oakland’s women’s cross […]
A combination of athletic excellence and student achievement have paid off for Steve Harlow. Harlow, a senior at Goodrich High School, was recently selected by the Kiwanis Club of Flint as their Student-Athlete of the Month for October. A three-year member of the Goodrich varsity boys soccer team, Harlow tallied 18 goals and 15 assists […]
Brandon’s varsity girls basketball team had a district championship within their sights after leading Grand Blanc in the first quarter of their Nov. 17 title game. Unfortunately for the Blackhawks, the Bobcats? star player, Pam Wilson, emerged in the final three quarters, and that led toward the end of the Blackhawks? season. Wilson, who will […]
A gardener and a giver. That’s how Ed Duda of Goodrich described his father, Frank, of Ortonville, who died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006 at Genesys Hospice Care Center. He was 89. ‘He just enjoyed working outside on everything and anything,? Ed said. ‘He loved to share and was free with helping other people. He loved […]
Coach Gary Barns and the Goodrich varsity boys basketball team are hoping to start a new winning tradition this season. Last season, the Martians went 8-15 overall and 8-9 in the Genesee Area Conference Red Division, their first losing record in 15 years. However, the Martians return seven players from last year’s team, including five […]