Skiers find rollerblading helpful during layoff

Whether at home or at practice with his Brandon-Oxford ski teammates, Justin Hickmott is doing his best to stay in shape for skiing. A lack of snow has prevented Hickmott, 17, an Oxford High School junior, and his teammates from taking to the slopes at Mt. Holly Ski Course, 13536 S. Dixie Highway, Holly, since […]

Brandon cagers defeat Linden for first win of season

Buoyed by a 25-point second quarter, the Brandon varsity boys basketball team earned its first win of the 2006-07 campaign Tuesday, Jan. 9. The visiting Blackhawks defeated Flint Metro League foe Linden 64-54, improving to 1-5 overall and 1-1 in league play. ‘We came out and played hard in the first half, which is something […]

Brandon netters experience mixed results in Flint Metro action

Brandon’s varsity volleyball team started off strong but quickly found themselves in a hole against the host Holly Bronchos Monday, Jan. 8. The end result was Brandon’s first loss of the season in Flint Metro League play. The Bronchos defeated the Blackhawks 25-22, 28-30, 28-30, 26-28, 25-4. Brandon is now 3-5 overall and 1-1 in […]

Swan Valley defeats Martian icers

Goodrich’s varsity hockey team dropped a 4-1 contest to Swan Valley-Hemlock in a Jan. 6 league game. The Martians fell to 3-6 overall and 2-2 in the league with the loss. Swan Valley-Hemlock scored their first two goals of the game in the first period by virtue of deflections off of Goodrich defenders. Goodrich scored […]

GHS bowlers above .500

Goodrich’s girls bowling team defeated Bendle 27-8 on Saturday, Jan. 6 to improve their season mark to 3-1. Tonya Bentley led the Martians with scores of 142 and 191. The boys team was edged out by Atherton, 19-16, dropping to 3-1 on the season.Adam Bishop rolled a 187 and 115 for the Martians, while Justin […]

Goodrich volleyball struggles at invite

The Flushing Tournament proved to be another stern test for the Goodrich volleyball team Saturday, Jan. 6. The Martians compiled an overall tournament record of 1-3-1, dropping their season record to 1-6-2. Goodrich went 0-4 in pool play, losing to Owosso 18-25, 16-25 and Lapeer East 19-25, 17-25. Coach Richard Sirna said the team started […]

Power failure halts games

Brandon Twp.-Power troubles at Brandon High School, 1025 S. Ortonville Road, delayed the school’s Jan. 4 athletic schedule. Brandon Assistant Principal/Athletic Director Tom Rodenbaugh said the school dealt with power outages on three different occasions that day, resulting in the postponement of Brandon’s scheduled swim meet against Fenton. The outages also caused two delays of […]

Dream season ends for Martian gridders

Close ? but not quite enough. The Goodrich football team had already made history heading into their Nov. 15 regional final game at Erie-Mason, as this year’s team was the first in school history to win two playoff games in one season. However, the undefeated Eagles proved to be just a little better, as junior […]

Kettering eliminates BHS girls cagers in district opener

The Brandon girls basketball team will use their Nov. 17 district game against Waterford Kettering — and the entire season, for that matter — as building blocks for the future. The Captains simply had too much firepower and rebounding prowess for the visiting Blackhawks, getting 15 points from Jessica Kim and 11 from Chaz Miller […]

Martians advance to district finals with rout of Richmond

The Goodrich girls basketball team is one step away from a district title. The Martians dominated Richmond 72-30 in a Class B district semifinal game Nov. 19 at Mt. Clemens High School. Goodrich (19-3) advanced to take on Mt. Clemens in the district final Friday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. In their district opener Nov. […]

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