Their season may have ended on a down note, but the Goodrich girls basketball team still has a lot to look forward to next season. The Martians ended their season Nov. 21 with a 57-50 loss to host Mt. Clemens in a Class B district final. However, Goodrich still managed a stellar 19-4 record (good […]
Everywhere you look, Christmas trees are a vivid reminder of the holiday season. A special kind of Christmas tree, which can be found at several Ortonville churches, is helping to make the holidays a little brighter for the less fortunate of the community. The Giving Tree program, organized by the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund (OCEF), […]
The opening night of the 2003-04 boys basketball season came with a few first-game jitters for both Brandon and Goodrich. However, when the dust settled, it was the host Blackhawks who were triumphant, defeating the Martians 69-53 in their Dec. 9 contest. Senior center Joe Turscak led the Blackhawks (1-0) with 25 points, including 9-of-11 […]
On a night where the two local high school hockey teams tested their skills against one another, it was a freshman that made the difference. Brandon forward Brandon Newman notched a hat trick as the host Blackhawks defeated Goodrich 6-3 on Dec. 6 at the Polar Palace in Lapeer, improving their season mark to 3-0. […]
The Goodrich hockey team, buoyed by a sensational game from sophomore forward Max Hawkins, routed host Clio 8-1 in a Dec. 8 contest. Hawkins scored five of the Martians? eight goals on their way to the win. Goodrich outshot Clio 49-4 in the game. Clio actually scored the game’s first goal at 42 seconds of […]
It was a tale of two matchups as the Brandon wrestling team hosted a quad meet Friday, Dec. 5. The Blackhawks cruised to a 72-12 win against Mt. Morris, but were in turn routed by Montrose 70-12. The split left the Blackhawks with a 2-2 record on the young season. The Panthers did not field […]
The Goodrich hockey team, buoyed by a sensational game from sophomore forward Max Hawkins, routed host Clio 8-1 in a Dec. 8 contest. Hawkins scored five of the Martians? eight goals on their way to the win. Goodrich outshot Clio 49-4 in the game. Clio actually scored the game’s first goal at 42 seconds of […]
The Brandon hockey team received a lift from forward Mike Ross against host Lake Orion Dec. 13. Ross, a junior, scored two goals and assisted on another as the Blackhawks defeated the Dragons 5-2, improving their season record to 5-0. Anthony Bartalone put the Dragons on the board first, scoring an unassisted goal at 12:10 […]
The Brandon boys basketball team seemed to pick up steam as their Dec. 16 game against visiting Fenton progressed. In the end, several Blackhawks contributed to their 62-38 win against the Tigers, which improved Brandon’s season mark to 2-1. The Blackhawks and Tigers started off slowly, as Brandon took a 9-4 lead at the end […]
Powered by Michael Skinner’s long-distance shooting, the Goodrich basketball squad earned its first win of the season. Skinner connected on five three-point shots as the Martians defeated host Flushing 61-48 on Dec. 16 to improve to 1-2 on the campaign. Skinner wound up with 19 points, while Kirk Elsworth added 13 points and Brett Bowers […]