By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Detroit — The 2024 Goodrich Martian Division 4 State Championship football season is now just a little sweeter. The Detroit Lions have named Tom Alward of Goodrich High School the 2024 Detroit Lions High School Football Coach of the Year. The award followed a 35-6 Martian win over Niles for the D4 […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — Michigan deer harvest numbers for the regular firearm season were down from 2023, according to statistics compiled by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The harvest is also the lowest over the last three years. According to reports as of Dec. 2, following the close of firearm deer season […]
Martian Head Coach Tom Alward hoists the MHSAA D4 State Championship trophy at Ford Field following a 35-6 win over Niles on Nov. 29. Photo: Kim Eaton
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — Martian Girls Varsity Basketball Head Coach Jason Gray waited 259 days for an opportunity to reach an amazing sports pinnacle. On Tuesday night the Lady Martians tipped off the 2024-25 season with a 67-25 win of Flint Metro League foe Kearsley Hornets notching Gray’s 500 career win all at […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp. — The three year plan for a mile section of Green Road on the township-Goodrich border is moving forward. Ditching is ongoing for the thoroughfare and will continue during the winter months. In September 2022 the township board of trustees voted 4-0 to apply for a Michigan Department of Transportation Small Urban grant to […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — On Nov. 25 the Goodrich Board of Education moved forward with a repair project of the high school auditorium roof. The district received 12 bids and selected Michigan-based Quality Roofing for the replacement project at a cost of $236,715. The roof had been in place since 2001. “During heavy […]
Groveland Twp. — Earlier this summer the Ortonville Cemetery Association added a new columbarium bookcase style niche, a structure that holds cremated remains of the deceased. Thanks to a generous anonymous donor, the original octagon style columbarium located on the south side of the cemetery installed about 30 years ago is nearing capacity. Each niche […]
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 […]