The troops helping to fight the war on terror have never seen Hadley Township resident Louise Downs ? yet she has made an indelible impact on many of them. Downs, known affectionately as the ‘Desert Angel? by those whose lives she has touched, has dedicated herself to sending ‘Desert Angel Kits? and good wishes to […]
The Brandon hockey team just keeps on rolling. Mike Ross and Joel Pappas scored two goals each as the Blackhawks remained undefeated on the season with a 6-0 win at host Linden Dec. 19. David Hughes made 24 saves for Brandon (7-0). After a scoreless first period, the Blackhawks erupted for three goals in the […]
After two recent blowouts, the Goodrich hockey team had a little bit tougher outing Dec. 20 against Lake Orion. Ryan Mortimer’s goal on an assist from Lance Keene with 1:24 left in the third period enabled the Martians to tie the Dragons at 5, moving the Martians? record to 7-2-1. Keene scored first for the […]
In their first action of the 2003-04 campaign, the Goodrich volleyball squad split the difference. The host Martians went 2-2-1 at an early bird tournament Saturday, Dec. 20. They defeated Bendle 15-0, 15-3 and Imlay City 15-7, 15-10, lost to Lapeer East 15-6, 15-7 and split with Byron 18-6, 8-15. Tara Garman had a productive […]
Before a raucous home crowd, the Goodrich basketball team made sure they would have a good Christmas break. Even Santa Claus was in attendance as the Martians defeated visiting Lake Fenton 58-52 in their first home contest of the year Dec. 19, improving their season mark to 2-2. The win was a team effort, as […]
The Brandon wrestling squad had a very successful outing Dec. 17. The host Blackhawks won both their matches that evening in a quad meet, defeating Flint Northern 58-20 and Flushing 40-33 to improve to 8-5 on the season. Against Northern, Austin Hickman (275) started out for the Blackhawks by pinning Andre Elliot in 1:46. Both […]
January: ‘The Brandon varsity basketball team added a big win to their resume Jan. 21, handing the host Hamady Hawks their first loss of the season. In the Blackhawks? big win, Nick Emery led the team with 20 points. Gino Torelli added 12 points and led the Blackhawks with 14 rebounds, while Tom Mahaffey tallied […]
Heading into the 13th annual Goodrich Tournament of Champions, the host Martians were heading into rough waters even with a full squad. However, things got tougher for the Martians when one of their top wrestlers, senior Jeff O’Mara, could not compete at the tourney Dec. 27-28. The Martians, who fielded an eight-man unit, failed to […]
Recently, one National Football League player demonstrated conduct opposite of what athletes playing in any team sport at any level should emulate. Meanwhile, another NFL player showed uncommon fortitude in the most trying of times. We’ll start with the former example. In a recent NFL game between the host New Orleans Saints and the New […]
Goodrich hockey coach Doug Van Kuren is ‘pretty confident? the Martians? 4-4 tie against Lapeer West Jan. 2 will be overturned. In a phone interview Jan. 5, Van Kuren said he has filed an appeal of the game with the Genesee Area Conference regarding a last-second goal by Lapeer West’s Phil Hill. Van Kuren said […]