Goodrich senior Michael McCormick is known largely for his pitching prowess. However, in the Martians? district championship game against Bendle June 2, it was his bat that led the Martians on their way to a district championship. McCormick, who will be attending the University of Michigan on a baseball scholarship next season, hit a grand […]
Winning district championships has become habit-forming for Sarah Barns, Kristie Cole and Christina Saindon. The three Goodrich softball players have been on the varsity team their entire careers, and have been part of four district championship teams, one under former coach Dan Sellers and three under current coach John Doerr. Their most recent district crown […]
Brandon’s girls track season came to a close with the Flint Metro League meet. The Blackhawks finished sixth at the meet, held May 21 at Lapeer East, earning a total of 50 points. Brandon ended their league season with a league dual meet record of 2-4, good for fifth place in the league. Brandon’s best […]
Senior Adam Hyde officially wrapped up the Brandon boys track season May 31. Hyde finished 10th in the 300 meter intermediate hurdles at the Division II state track meet, with a time of 40.9 seconds. The Blackhawks wrapped up their first season in the Flint Metro League in a tie for sixth place, but Coach […]
The Goodrich girls soccer team’s season ended June 3 at the hands of the best in the state. The Martians lost to defending Division III state champion Madison Heights Bishop Foley 6-1 in regional semifinal action at Macomb-Lutheran North. Amanda Bishop scored Goodrich’s lone goal in the game. The loss ends the Martians? season with […]
Goodrich’s girls track team earned a couple of places at the Division III state track meet May 31 ? and broke two school records in the process. The 3,200 meter relay team of Samantha Minkler, Jill Zirnhelt, Kristen Poulos and Janee? Jones took home a sixth place finish, setting a new school record. Jones set […]
Goodrich-Bus driver Loretta Hovis has put the bus in the parking lot for good. Hovis, 62, has retired after 33 years driving buses for students in grades K-12 in Goodrich. A reception for Hovis and four other outgoing school employees was held June 13 at Atlas Valley Country Club in Atlas Township. She has seen […]
Jonathan Schechter knows critters and critters have come to know him. ‘There’s more of a chance of someone getting in an accident while talking on a cell phone than there is of someone finding a rattlesnake,? said Schechter, an Ortonville naturalist and part-time employee with the Brandon Township Fire Department. At the department’s headquarters June […]
Three Brandon Township Board officials are moving on to other phases in their lives. At their June 16 meeting, the board accepted the resignations of Becky Gilpin, recording secretary for the Planning Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals; Deea Emmons, recording secretary for the Brandon Township Board, Village of Ortonville and Brandon Township Fire […]
The Goodrich baseball team’s dream season ended just short of their ultimate objective. Three errors cost the Martians in their Division III state semifinal game against second-ranked Morley Stanwood June 13 at Bailey Park in Battle Creek. Although they had their chances in the latter part of the game, Goodrich fell to Morley Stanwood 4-3, […]