Tresa Reneaud is one of several volunteers throughout Genesee County that is helping to make the Crim Festival of Races appeal to the younger crowd. Reneaud, a Goodrich resident and physical education teacher in Clarkston, is the coach for the Goodrich Kids? Running Club, which has been meeting at 10 a.m. each Wednesday at Oaktree […]
Brandon varsity football coach Ron Gill knows the Blackhawks still have plenty of work to do, particularly on offense, before the regular season gets underway. That was evident at the team’s annual Black and Blue scrimmage, which took place Friday, Aug. 11 and was open to the public. The scrimmage lasted from 6:30-8 p.m., Gill […]
Brandon’s varsity girls tennis team may be young, but Coach Brian Moore says the team is still primed for a good season. The Blackhawks finished tied for second in the Flint Metro League standings, behind perennial league power Holly, which has won 26 straight Flint Metro titles. That finish was the Blackhawks? highest since they […]
Brandon’s sand volleyball leagues came to a close earlier this month with championships decided in each of the leagues. The leagues took place at Brandon’s six sand volleyball courts, located at Brandon High School, 1025 S. Ortonville Road, Ortonville. Participation in the leagues increased from last year’s inaugural campaign. A total of 28 teams competed […]
It’s a fresh start for the Goodrich varsity football team. The Martians hit the practice field Monday, Aug. 7, looking to bounce back from a 1-8 campaign in 2005 to contend once again in the Genesee Area Conference Red Division. Goodrich coach Tom Alward said the Martians, who number about 34 players this year, have […]
If the turnout for the recent Brandon outdoor volleyball tournament was any indication, local residents can expect the tournament to become a summer fixture. On Aug. 4-5, Brandon High School, 1025 S. Ortonville Road, Ortonville, hosted an outdoor volleyball tournament, which was split into two different sections: the coed tournament on Aug. 4, and the […]
Since the Goodrich Soccer Club first started nine years ago, Jan Martin has had an impact on how the club has been run. Pretty soon, though, she will step aside from her many duties with the club and make way for others to take on those responsibilities. Martin, a Goodrich resident, said she plans on […]
Amy Aylmer’s first foray in the Crim Festival of Races came six years ago after the birth of her third child. This year, Aylmer, a Goodrich resident, will bring that child along to the Crim, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 26 in downtown Flint. She will be joined in the 10-mile race by husband Jim, who […]
Like other high school football teams throughout Michigan, the Brandon Blackhawks are preparing to take the field for the first day of practice Monday, Aug. 7. However, the Blackhawks also have a couple other activities in the next two weeks to give local fans a closer look at the 2006 team. The first of these […]
Having gained professional dancing experience with one Detroit pro basketball team, Chelsey Buhler is ready to take that experience to the next level. Buhler, 18, an Ortonville resident and recent Brandon High School graduate, made the final cut for the Detroit Pistons? Automotion dance team during tryouts July 20-21. She said she is the youngest […]