Brandon’s girls golf team held their own against their fellow Oakland County golfers April 26. The Blackhawks placed sixth out of 17 teams at the county’s Division II meet at Pontiac Municipal Golf Course, finishing with a score of 392. Birmingham Seaholm won the meet (341), while Oxford took runner-up (366) and Waterford Kettering third […]
The Lake Orion Police Department provides these common sense suggestions to parents and homeowners to ensure a safe and enjoyable Halloween. Please review these ideas with your children in advance. Happy Haunting! Preparing Your Home ? Clear all walkways of wet leaves, clear garden hoses and other hazards in the pathways trick or treaters will […]
The Vardar U16 Girls defended their title, defeating the Michigan Hawks 2-1 in the 2008 Michigan State Cup Championship Game, held on Oct. 13 at Founders Park in Farmington. This was the fifth year in a row that the two teams met in the final, and the fourth year that Vardar took the championship crown. […]
Goodrich varsity softball coach Rick Bescoe’s first game back at Brandon as the Martians? coach did not go the way the team hoped. The Martians fell victim to a five-run first inning at the hands of the Blackhawks, who earned a 5-3 win in their April 27 contest. Bescoe, formerly an assistant to Brandon varsity […]
Despite Brandon finishing in the lower half of teams at the Saginaw Valley State Division 2 girls meet April 23, a couple Blackhawks provided some highlights. The Blackhawks finished sixth out of nine teams at the meet, finishing with 68 points. Chippewa Hills finished first with 129 points, while Linden was second with 97 and […]
Improving over three points from their previous competition, the Lake Orion High School Marching Band took second place at Saturday’s Clarkston Invitational. First place went to Plymouth-Canton with a score of 88.1, Orion was second with 80.55 and Grand Blanc rounded out the top three with a score of 78.55. The band will compete in […]
It was all about the planet and the importance of recycling at Webber Elementary last week. According to Keri Soule, media specialist at Webber, the third graders issued a recycling challenge to their fellow Webber classmates, where each classroom in the school was to try to collect the most number one plastic recyclables in one […]
Despite the windy weather conditions, the Goodrich girls soccer team had a field day against visiting Hemlock April 26. Six different Martians scored goals in their 9-1 rout of the Huskies. The win improved Goodrich’s season mark to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in Genesee Area Conference play. Amanda Bishop, Meredith Mayberry and Amber Beard tallied […]
Lake Orion is headed to the playoffs after a dominating performance against West Bloomfield in what amounted to an elimination game Friday night at Dragon Stadium. Ryan Broth scored on two first half runs, and the Dragons went on to a 26-0 victory to improve to 6-3 overall and a final mark of 6-2 in […]