Try as they might, the Brandon Blackhawks could not rally from a first quarter deficit against visiting Lakeland Jan. 6. Lakeland outscored the Blackhawks 16-8 in the opening stanza on their way to a 45-40 victory, dropping Brandon’s record to 2-3. The Blackhawks got out of the gate slowly, as Lakeland’s offense made several long-distance […]
Goodrich’s hockey team is on its way to fullfilling first-year Coach Doug Van Kuren’s goal of restoring pride back to the Martians? hockey program. As of press time, the Martians are currently 8-2-2 as the midway point of the season appraoches. The Martians may have another win added to their ledger if their protest of […]
The Goodrich volleyball squad, playing without one of their top members, had a rough time of it at the Northwood Invitational Saturday, Jan. 3. The Martians finished third in their four-team pool at the meet in Midland, going 1-3 that day. Their overall mark is now 3-5-1. Goodrich’s lone win came against Brown City, where […]
The Brandon wrestling squad earned an 11th place finish out of 16 teams at the Roosevelt Tournament Saturday, Jan. 3. David Geeham and Andrew Hyde led the charge for the Blackhawks, earning fourth place finishes at 135 lbs. and 140 lbs., respectively. Geeham is now 11-7 on the season, while Hyde sports a record of […]
Brandon coach Kim Rackel could not find any bright spots in the Blackhawks? performance Jan. 5 against visiting Oxford. The Blackhawks could not get untracked against the Wildcats in their Flint Metro League opener, dropping a 2-15, 8-15 match which left their overall record at 5-8. ‘Our performance lacked any type of intensity,? Rackel said. […]
Despite a furious fourth-quarter comeback attempt by visiting Byron, the Goodrich basketball squad notched a league victory Jan. 6. Wayne Coulman scored 13 points and Craig Van Wagoner added 10 points, three steals and three assists as the Martians defeated Byron 49-41. The two teams started out slowly, with Goodrich taking a 6-5 lead at […]
As ESPN anchor Dan Patrick would say, you couldn’t stop Michael Skinner ? you couldn’t even hope to contain him. The junior Goodrich basketball player scored 20 points and connected on four 3-point shots as the host Martians defeated North Branch 56-43 in a Jan. 13 Genesee Area Conference Red Division matchup. The game was […]
The visiting Brandon Blackhawks broke through in the win column in the Flint Metro League Jan. 12. Brandon defeated Lapeer West 11-15, 15-6, 15-12 to improve to 7-13 overall and 1-2 in league play. Sandra Oliver had 15 service points to lead the Blackhawks, while Brittany Kelley added eight. Brandon coach Kim Rackel said Oliver […]
The Brandon boys basketball squad could not get over the hump against visiting Flint Hamady Jan. 13. Joe Gilliard led all scorers with 18 points as Hamady defeated the Blackhawks in a non-league matchup 46-38, dropping Brandon to 2-5 on the season. The loss was Brandon’s fourth straight after a 2-1 start. Hamady outscored the […]
It was a mixed bag for the Goodrich wrestling team at the Chesaning Tournament Jan. 10. The Martians went 2-3 in the tournament, winning matches against Saginaw Nouvel and Carrollton while dropping contests against Pinconning, Chesaning and Central Montcalm. Erik Fernelius and Garrett Higdon anchored the Martians that day, both winning all their matches to […]