January: ‘The Brandon varsity basketball team added a big win to their resume Jan. 21, handing the host Hamady Hawks their first loss of the season. In the Blackhawks? big win, Nick Emery led the team with 20 points. Gino Torelli added 12 points and led the Blackhawks with 14 rebounds, while Tom Mahaffey tallied […]
Heading into the 13th annual Goodrich Tournament of Champions, the host Martians were heading into rough waters even with a full squad. However, things got tougher for the Martians when one of their top wrestlers, senior Jeff O’Mara, could not compete at the tourney Dec. 27-28. The Martians, who fielded an eight-man unit, failed to […]
Recently, one National Football League player demonstrated conduct opposite of what athletes playing in any team sport at any level should emulate. Meanwhile, another NFL player showed uncommon fortitude in the most trying of times. We’ll start with the former example. In a recent NFL game between the host New Orleans Saints and the New […]
Goodrich hockey coach Doug Van Kuren is ‘pretty confident? the Martians? 4-4 tie against Lapeer West Jan. 2 will be overturned. In a phone interview Jan. 5, Van Kuren said he has filed an appeal of the game with the Genesee Area Conference regarding a last-second goal by Lapeer West’s Phil Hill. Van Kuren said […]
Try as they might, the Brandon Blackhawks could not rally from a first quarter deficit against visiting Lakeland Jan. 6. Lakeland outscored the Blackhawks 16-8 in the opening stanza on their way to a 45-40 victory, dropping Brandon’s record to 2-3. The Blackhawks got out of the gate slowly, as Lakeland’s offense made several long-distance […]
Goodrich’s hockey team is on its way to fullfilling first-year Coach Doug Van Kuren’s goal of restoring pride back to the Martians? hockey program. As of press time, the Martians are currently 8-2-2 as the midway point of the season appraoches. The Martians may have another win added to their ledger if their protest of […]
The Goodrich volleyball squad, playing without one of their top members, had a rough time of it at the Northwood Invitational Saturday, Jan. 3. The Martians finished third in their four-team pool at the meet in Midland, going 1-3 that day. Their overall mark is now 3-5-1. Goodrich’s lone win came against Brown City, where […]
The Brandon wrestling squad earned an 11th place finish out of 16 teams at the Roosevelt Tournament Saturday, Jan. 3. David Geeham and Andrew Hyde led the charge for the Blackhawks, earning fourth place finishes at 135 lbs. and 140 lbs., respectively. Geeham is now 11-7 on the season, while Hyde sports a record of […]
Brandon coach Kim Rackel could not find any bright spots in the Blackhawks? performance Jan. 5 against visiting Oxford. The Blackhawks could not get untracked against the Wildcats in their Flint Metro League opener, dropping a 2-15, 8-15 match which left their overall record at 5-8. ‘Our performance lacked any type of intensity,? Rackel said. […]
Despite a furious fourth-quarter comeback attempt by visiting Byron, the Goodrich basketball squad notched a league victory Jan. 6. Wayne Coulman scored 13 points and Craig Van Wagoner added 10 points, three steals and three assists as the Martians defeated Byron 49-41. The two teams started out slowly, with Goodrich taking a 6-5 lead at […]