Kortni Elsworth couldn’t believe the news at first. On Friday, Dec. 1, Goodrich High School Athletic Director Al Martus and varsity girls basketball coach Jason Gray told Elsworth, a GHS junior, that she was selected to the Class B girls basketball all-state team. ‘At first, I looked at them and asked if they were serious,? […]
Joshua Collier won two individual events and was part of two first-place relay teams as Brandon’s varsity boys swimming team defeated the combined Kearsley-Davison team 102-84 in a Dec. 5 meet. The Blackhawks started out the meet strong, as the 200 yard medley relay team of Tyler Walls, Kyle Larner, Collier and Joshua Dolecki earned […]
Although their first-week record was subpar, Coach Erik Donders said the Brandon varsity wrestling team competed hard and had several solid performances. The Blackhawks went 2-4 in their first week of action, including a 1-3 record at the Birch Run Tournament Saturday, Dec. 2. Brandon lost to Swan Valley, 46-35; Chippewa Hills, 73-3; and Saginaw […]
The Goodrich High School gymnasium was packed Thursday, Nov. 30 as the Goodrich community came together to help one of their own. On that evening, a benefit basketball game between the combined Goodrich Middle School/Oaktree Elementary staff and the Goodrich High School staff took place to raise money for the family of Cayn Nance, 11, […]
Coach Gary Barns and the Goodrich varsity boys basketball team are hoping to start a new winning tradition this season. Last season, the Martians went 8-15 overall and 8-9 in the Genesee Area Conference Red Division, their first losing record in 15 years. However, the Martians return seven players from last year’s team, including five […]
Atlas Township youngster Hunter Walters has recently adapted his motorcycle racing hobby to fit the colder weather of winter. Hunter, 7, a second grader at Reid Elementary in Goodrich, has recently begun competing in indoor motorcycle racing on ice. He said it’s different from regular motorcycle racing in that ‘it’s slippier and colder and stuff.? […]
Goodrich native Kirk Elsworth and the Western Michigan Broncos will be making a part of college football bowl history. The Broncos have accepted an invitation to play in the first-ever International Bowl, scheduled for noon on Jan. 6, 2007 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, according to the Broncos? Web site, wmubroncos.com. The game is […]
The old saying that you need a program to identify the players may very well apply to this year’s Brandon varsity boys basketball team. The Blackhawks lost about four-fifths of their offense from last year’s team, which went 16-6 overall and won the Flint Metro League with a 13-3 record. Among those graduated players are […]
Goodrich’s varsity girls basketball team is one win away from a trip to the Class B ‘elite eight.? The Martians advanced to a Class B regional final matchup by defeating Williamston 67-42 in regional semifinal action Monday, Nov. 20 at Yale. Goodrich (21-2) was scheduled to take on St. Clair, ranked third in the state […]
Tim Pizzala is ready to lead Brandon varsity football players who will represent the Blackhawks with pride on and off the field. That is the main objective for Pizzala, 30, who was hired Nov. 14 as the new Brandon varsity football coach after spending the past four seasons as an assistant under former Coach Ron […]