New Brandon boys soccer coach Nathan Hunter hopes he has started a tradition with the program. Hunter and a group of 33 players from the varsity and junior varsity teams headed up north to Empire, near the Traverse City area, Aug. 10-14. The team worked on preseason conditioning and team-building exercises. During each of the […]
Brandon’s girls tennis team returned from summer vacation in good fashion. The Blackhawks traveled to a tournament in Lapeer Aug. 14 and came away tied for third place with Lapeer East. Davison won the tournament, while Romeo took second. In singles action, senior Nicole Barth took third place at #1 singles, while Jessica Sandy lost […]
It was not a good start for the Brandon boys golf team in Flint Metro League action. The Blackhawks finished seventh out of seven teams in the league’s preseason golf tournament Monday, Aug. 18 at Sugarbush Golf Club in Davison. Brandon finished with a score of 397. Lapeer West and Fenton both led the pack […]
Brandon’s football team will have to carry on without one of their leaders. Senior Chad Rabideau, who was expected to be in the mix at tailback this season, has transferred from Brandon because of his father’s job transfer, Brandon head coach Ron Gill said Wednesday. “We had a little setback,” he said of Rabideau’s transfer. […]
A local service station manager may have uncovered the person responsible for several change scams in the area. Darlene Dondineau, store manager at the Shell gas station on 1765 S. Ortonville Road, Ortonville, reported an attempted scam that took place at about 1:34 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16 at the station. According to a report by […]
Brandon’s girls tennis team ran into a buzzsaw Monday, Aug. 25. In their opening dual meet of the season, the Blackhawks were swept by visiting Flushing 8-0 in nonconference action. Flushing, who also competed in their first full meet of the season, defeated Brandon in straight sets in both singles and doubles competition. In singles […]
After a decisive win in their first game of the season, the Brandon boys soccer squad came back to earth Monday, Aug. 25. The Blackhawks dropped a 2-0 contest to host Pontiac Notre Dame Prep that day, evening their record at 1-1. Matt Kalson and Paul Halabu each scored a goal for the Irish. “Honestly, […]
It’s the type of incident that should never happen at any high school — and it’s even more disheartening when it happens at your alma mater. An Aug. 18 article in the Detroit Free Press detailed an alleged altercation that took place Aug. 14 at my alma mater, Notre Dame High School, a Class Double-A […]
In a hard-fought soccer contest between two neighboring schools, perhaps it was appropriate the game ended in a tie. The visiting Goodrich Martians rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the second half against Brandon Sept. 2, and took a 4-3 lead with ten minutes left. However, the Blackhawks scored one more goal before the end […]
The Goodrich football team had their chances to win against host Richmond, but a couple of key plays late spelled the difference. Travis Pietrykowski rushed for two fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead Richmond past Goodrich 27-14 in opening-game action Aug. 28. The two teams were deadlocked at 14 heading into the final period when Pietrykowski scored […]