Josh Williams had a chance to experience a different lifestyle pace as a high school student in Tennessee last year. Now that he is back in his Ortonville hometown, Williams is ready to help the Brandon High School varsity boys golf team contend for the Flint Metro League championship. Williams, now a sophomore at BHS, […]
Brandon’s varsity girls basketball team was hitting on all cylinders in their Sept. 6 game against neighboring Goodrich. The end result was a 51-41 win for the host Blackhawks, improving their season mark to 2-1. Goodrich fell to 1-1 with the loss. The Blackhawks bounced back from a loss five days earlier, when they dropped […]
Brandon’s varsity boys soccer team has stonewalled its opponents so far this season. The Blackhawks shut out two opponents in as many days last week to improve their season mark to 3-0, and their Flint Metro League record to 2-0. In their most recent game Sept. 7, the Blackhawks defeated Clio 4-0. Brandon led 1-0 […]
Brandon’s varsity football team stood their ground and knocked off the defending league champions Sept. 9. Ryan Smith’s 48-yard interception return in the fourth quarter set up a 20-yard touchdown run by Andrew Hyde with 8:25 left in the quarter as the visiting Blackhawks defeated Lapeer East 27-20 in their Flint Metro League opener Brandon […]
The Martians defeated Durand 6-2 in a Sept. 7 matchup, winning all four singles flights in the process. Meredith Mayberry won at #1 singles 6-0, 6-1; Noel McAuliffe won at #2 singles 6-0, 6-4; Kristen Bentley won at #3 singles 6-3, 6-2; and Nathalie Iden won at #4 singles 6-1, 6-0. Goodrich also took two […]
Prior to taking a 12-day hiatus, the Brandon varsity girls basketball team came from behind to defeat Flint Southwestern Academy 57-51 in a Sept. 8 contest. The Knights took a 19-12 lead at the end of the first quarter, and led 29-21 at the half before Brandon rallied to tie the game at 37 at […]
It seems the Brandon varsity boys soccer team is making a habit of shutting out opposing teams. After their first loss of the season Sept. 10, the Blackhawks recorded yet another shutout two days later. The host Blackhawks defeated Lapeer East 1-0 in a Flint Metro League matchup Sept. 12, improving their record to 4-1 […]
The Goodrich varsity football team got a much-needed boost from a returning player. The Martians got on the winning side of the ledger with a 31-22 win against Durand Friday, Sept. 9 in their Genesee Area Conference opener. With the win, the Martians improved to 1-2 overall and 1-0 in league action. A balanced offensive […]
Even though it didn’t show in the final standings, Brandon girls swimming coach Todd Duncan said the Blackhawks held their own at the Midland Dow Invitational Sept. 10. The Blackhawks finished sixth out of six teams at the invite with 80 points. Dow finished first with 448 points, well ahead of second-place Mt. Pleasant (209) […]
Goodrich’s varsity basketball team was on the winning end of a couple of blowouts in recent action. On Sept. 13, the Martians defeated LakeVille 57-13. Kortni Elsworth scored 15 points and Casey Tubbs 12 for the Martians, who were ahead 16-1 after the first quarter. The Martians also dominated in a 59-3 win against Mt. […]