Despite a 53-37 loss to Grand Blanc Oct. 28, the Goodrich girls basketball squad is in good shape as the regular season winds down. The Martians are guaranteed at least a share of the Genesee Area Conference Red Division title, and still sport a strong 12-3 season record despite the loss. Host Grand Blanc outscored […]
They may be young, but Brandon’s girls cross country team earned an opportunity to compete with the best in the state. The Blackhawks claimed a spot in the Nov. 1 state finals at Michigan International Speedway by finishing third at the Division 2 regional meet at Goodells County Park, west of Port Huron. Brandon, who […]
Despite the Brandon soccer team’s 1-0 loss to Fenton in the district finals Oct. 25, Coach Nathan Hunter was not discouraged. Far from it. ‘It was a very positive game for us, and for the most part, we dominated the game,? he said. ‘We were very much in the game and could have won it. […]
No, the final score of the Brandon girls basketball team’s Oct. 28 game against visiting Fenton is not a misprint. Fortunately for the Blackhawks, they came out on the winning end of a 25-21 contest against the Tigers, improving their record to 6-10 overall and 6-3 in the Flint Metro League. Fenton fell to 6-10 […]
The Brandon boys cross country team finished its 2003 campaign with a seventh-place finish at the Division 2 regional Oct. 25. The Blackhawks were one of 13 teams at the meet, which was held at Goodells County Farm Park and hosted by Marysville High School. Brandon finished with 214 points. Flint Powers won the meet […]
It’s beginning to sink in for the Goodrich girls cross country team. The Martians clinched the school’s second state championship in any sport with a win in the state Division 3 girls cross country meet Nov. 1 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. Goodrich scored 62 points at the meet, easily outdistancing second-place Hillsdale (114) […]
Going into their Oct. 31 district game against Capac, the Goodrich football team had won only one playoff game in the school’s history. Adam McAuliffe and his Martian teammates made sure to add another playoff win to the school’s ledger. The Goodrich senior scored on a 33-yard touchdown run with 58 seconds left in the […]
Brandon’s girls cross country team plans to use their experience at the Division 2 state cross country meet as a building block for the future. The Blackhawks, who were competing in their first-ever state meet, placed 24th out of 27 teams (finishing with 581 points) at the meet, held Nov. 1 at Michigan International Speedway […]
The youth-laden Brandon girls basketball team learned a harsh lesson about closing out games Nov. 4 against Oxford. Brandon, who had trailed 18-9 at halftime, had taken a 36-32 lead with 32 seconds remaining. However, Oxford junior Megan Stumph scored four of the Wildcats? final five points, including the game-winning shot as time expired, as […]
Goodrich sophomore Nykole Pfaff has emerged as the girls basketball team’s most consistent scoring threat in recent weeks. That was evident once again Nov. 4, as the Martians defeated host Byron 62-43, improving to 14-3 overall and 12-1 in the Genesee Area Conference Red Division. Goodrich took command of the game with a 15-5 second […]