The Martians varsity baseball team is back for their 2008 season and ready to take over the fields. ‘We have nine returning players from a team that won 29 games,? says Varsity Baseball Coach Bob Foreback. The varsity team consists of 15 players, nine of which are returning All League Players; Brett Johnson, Nick Bourassa, […]
By Jeff Patrus Sports Writer One of the most famous lines in movie history is uttered in the 1989 picture Field of Dreams ? ‘If you build it, they will come.? In a figurative sense, the same can be said for the fledgling Brandon swimming program. On April 19, the Brandon school board approved swimming […]
A solid defense will be the Oxford girls varsity soccer team’s strength this season. Coach Larry Ferris said the team has very good personnel to perhaps improve on the squad’s third place finish last season in the White Division of the Oakland Activities Association. The team lost three seniors from last year and Ferris expects […]
Last year’s top-10 finish in the state by the Oxford boys golf team may not be in the cards this year, but Coach Terry Kelley said he has a solid group of linksters and hopes for a solid season and a return to the state championships. Kelley said he has two seniors who will lead […]
Committed to remembering all of the Goodrich High School students who are now soldiers in Iraq, GHS Teacher Bill Duso ran the names of approximately ten soldiers across the school’s marquee this week. The move commemorates the five-year anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq on March 19, 2003. Duso said as long […]
‘Discount Tickets: Discounted tickets to the following attractions are available at Brandon Township Recreation from mid-May through Labor Day: Cedar Point, Crossroads Village, Kings Island, Michigan Adventure, Michigan State Fair, Red Oaks/Waterford Wave Pool, Six Flags Great America in Chicago, Geauga Lake Ohio, Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Also this year, we are happy […]
The early returns are looking good for Goodrich’s golf team. After competing in four tournaments early in the season, the Martians are ranked third in the state in Division 3. Coach Doug Wilson is pleased with Goodrich’s performance to date, but realizes there’s a long way to go. ‘Overall, I’m very happy,? he said. ‘I […]
Oxford Middle School’s sixth, seventh and eighth-grade classes competed in a variety of wacky contests and races last week as part of the annual ‘Master of the House? event. The competition is designed to build school spirit (a.k.a. Wildcat Pride) and encourage teamwork as well as allow students to blow off some steam as spring […]
Ryan Hardtke, 7, made sure to get every bit of frosting out of the paper cup and onto the big cookie he decorated and devoured Saturday at Egg Mania, a spring-themed event hosted by Independence Township Parks and Recreation. Photos by Laura Colvin
Dwight ‘Bud? Spiker’s day job was with General Motors, but the rest of him belonged to Clarkston. Spiker, who passed away March 6 at the age of 70, helped organize community events such as Clarkston’s Fourth of July parades, Little League baseball and Chiefs football teams. He volunteered with Clarkston’s Athletic Boosters Association for more […]