By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Detroit — Mission accomplished. The Goodrich Martians capped off an impressive 36-5 record over the last three seasons, with an overwhelming display on both sides of the line of scrimmage earning the schools first state championship on Nov. 29 with a 35-6 win over Niles at Ford Field. “It was an […]
Lansing — On Dec. 3 the Goodrich Martian Girls Varsity Basketball team opened the 2024-25 season with a win over the Kearsley Hornets 67-25 in a Flint Metro League game at Goodrich. GHS #12 Kayla Hairston was the leading scorer with 18 points and five rebounds. GHS #4 Baylor Lauinger tallied 15 points and eight […]
Lansing — On Nov. 30, the Goodrich Varsity Boys Bowling team finished second of 23 teams at the Kick Off the Season Baker Eliminator Tournament, Royal Scot Golf & Bowl, Lansing. Goodrich finished sixth in qualifying and then defeated Flushing and Grand Blanc in match play before falling to Grand Rapids Northview in the final […]
GHS #10 Kash Bohlem and #28 Cole Bastion celebrate during the Martians 28-14 win over Harper Woods during the State Semi-Finals at Stoney Creek, Rochester Hills on Saturday. The win sent the 12-1 Martians to the Division 4 State Finals at Ford Field on Friday. Photo:Kim Eaton
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — From 5-8 p.m., Dec. 5, Santa Claus will return to Goodrich Downtown Christmas. Santa is expected to be seeking both the naughty and nice during the evening. “The annual downtown Christmas event will be bigger and more festive than ever this year,” said Jenny McKenzie, event coordinator. “There’s plenty of […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp. — A Goodrich Middle School seventh grade student is now stepping out in style. Bella Freimark was announced the winner after more than 90 classmates entered a school-wide contest earlier this year to use their talents to design shoes. Ryan Dukes, a Michigan resident who specializes in customized sneakers […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — It’s been two decades since Grand Blanc Businessman and Waterford native Randy Wise purchased the long-time local Ford dealership at 968 Ortonville Road. Since then, the strong response from the community coupled with continued investment has established the Randy Wise-Ford team as northern Oakland and southern Genesee counties […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp — With about four days remaining in the firearm deer season which opened statewide on Nov. 15, the deer harvest lagged by about 30,000 behind the 2023 numbers, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Locally, Lapeer County hunters reported 1,974 deer harvested; Genesee County 1,151 deer tagged […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Rochester Hills — One win to go. GHS #25 Chase Burnett rushed for three touchdowns and the Martian defense held the Harper Woods Pioneers to just 48 yards on the ground as Goodrich punched their ticket to the state finals with a 28-14 win on Nov. 23 at Stoney Creek-Rochester. It […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp. — On Nov. 26, eight Goodrich High School student-athletes for the class of 2025 signed letters of intent to play sports at the collegiate level. Layla Jordan will attend The Ohio State University for track & field, and cross country and study biomedical engineering. Layla is the daughter of […]