Brandon’s boys tennis team continues to show they’re a force to be reckoned with in Flint Metro League play. The visiting Blackhawks handily defeated Lapeer East 7-1 in league action April 29, improving to 7-1 overall and 3-0 in Flint Metro competition. Brandon won three of four singles matches and swept all four doubles matches […]
After a rough first period for the Wolves at the championships with Lake Orion, they needed a break. A pep talk from Coach Adam Bican during half time did the trick. ‘Relax,? Bican told his team. ‘It will come to you.? The Clarkston Varsity Soccer team won the district title 4-3 Saturday against rival Lake […]
Biff! Bam! Boom! ‘To the Batpole, Boy Wonder.? * * * Ah, it’s October. The colors, the (thanks to global warming) warm days and relatively cool nights, pumpkins all turn a young man’s attention to things warm and cuddly. And, if you’re Dave Kugler, that can only mean one thing, bats. Kugler, of Ortonville is […]
Despite Amber Beard’s best efforts, the Goodrich girls soccer team had to settle for a tie against Millington May 4. Beard accounted for both Goodrich goals scored against the host Cardinals, but Millington countered with two goals of their own as the teams battled to a draw. In a May 3 contest, the visiting Martians […]
The Brandon girls golf team’s first league meet of the season yielded mixed results. In a Flint Metro League tri-match May 3 at Tyrone Hills Golf Course (par 36), the Blackhawks finished second out of the three teams competing. Fenton finished first with a score of 207, while Brandon shot 230 and Lapeer East 240. […]
In youth we know we’ll live forever. In aging we know we will not. Which brings me to the topic of the week: How are you going to pick a burial plot? Subjects like that come up at many ‘viewings,? like my most recent one following the death of a friend. Of course, some don’t […]
Sisters and teammates Katelyn and Jenna Coates are enjoying the Wolves? Varsity Volleyball team successful season, winning league this past weekend and becoming OAA Champs. ‘Close,? Katelyn described this year’s team. ‘The Varsity team is a good team and the best Clarkston has seen in years.? For the last six years senior Katelyn, 17, has […]
In their first Flint Metro League contest of the season, the host Brandon boys track squad dropped an 82-55 decision to Oxford April 28. Four Blackhawks earned first place finishes on the day: Ryan Smith in the high jump (5?4?), Steve Pierce in the pole vault (9?6?), Stewart Olney in the long jump (17?1-2?), and […]
Brandon’s girls soccer team experienced mixed feelings at the end of their three most recent games — because all three were ties. The most recent example came May 3 when the host Blackhawks earned a 3-3 tie against Holly, leaving Brandon with a record of 1-5-3. Amanda Loeffler, Jessica Jennings and Cassie Shepherd scored the […]
Clarkston Boys Varsity Soccer’s 3-1 victory over Milford Oct. 18 put them in the district championships. In the last five minutes of the first half, Clarkston made two goals. The last goal for the half was made in the last three seconds. With no defense blocking or preventing Oliver Kupe from the goal, he took […]