Orchard Lake St. Mary’s routs Brandon in district finals

Brandon’s varsity baseball team could not get untracked in their Division 2 district final against Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Saturday, June 3. The Eaglets scored three runs in the first inning and four more in the second inning on their way to defeating the Blackhawks 12-1 in a five-inning game at Pontiac Notre Dame Prep. […]

Powers Catholic outduels Martian kickers

Goodrich’s varsity girls soccer team played a different caliber of team in districts than what they were used to during the regular season. Flint Powers soundly defeated the Martians with a 4-0 victory in a district semifinal game Thursday, June 1 at Powers. The loss ended the Martians? season at 11-3-2. The Chargers scored their […]

Morgan, Martians shut down district softball foes

Despite playing without two starters, the Goodrich varsity softball team still had enough going for them to win a district championship. The Martians clinched the district championship with a 6-1 victory against Lapeer East in the district final Saturday, June 3 at Goodrich. Earlier, the Martians advanced to the district final with a 6-0 win […]

Brandon captures district title in extra innings against ND Prep

Brandon’s varsity softball team is staying alive in state playoff action thanks to a dramatic district final victory. Annemarie Solley scored on a passed ball in the eighth inning to give the Blackhawks a 2-1 win against Pontiac Notre Dame Prep to capture the District 60-2 championship June 3 at Notre Dame Prep. The Blackhawks […]

Appleton ready for repeat trip to Big Fish Triathlon

Barbara Appleton hopes a different approach will lead to better results at the upcoming Big Fish Triathlon. Appleton, 52, of Hadley Township, will compete in her second straight Big Fish Triathlon, slated for Saturday, June 17 at Big Fish Lake State Park, which is part of the Ortonville Recreation Area in Hadley Township. The Big […]

Brandon girls track captures second straight league title

The Brandon girls track team continued their spring tradition of winning league championships at the May 24 Flint Metro League meet. The Blackhawks won their second straight Flint Metro League championship, and their seventh league championship in nine years, by taking first place in the meet at Linden High School with 123 points. Fenton was […]

Brandon nine sweeps Goodrich in twin bill between local schools

In a pair of high-scoring contests, it was the Brandon varsity baseball team that had a little bit more firepower than their Goodrich counterparts. The Blackhawks outlasted the Martians in the May 24 twin bill at Brandon, winning the first game 11-7 and the second game 17-7. Andy Harding was the big hitting star for […]

Seven-run fourth helps Martians advance in districts

Goodrich’s varsity baseball team is staying alive in Division III district baseball action. The Martians outlasted Genesee Area Conference rival LakeVille 14-12 in pre-district action May 30 at Goodrich. The Martians (21-10) are scheduled to take on Linden in district semifinal action Saturday, June 3, with the district final scheduled for later that day. A […]

Kwiatkowski ready to take next step with OU women’s golf

Laura Kwiatkowski has the combination of academic excellence and golf talent Oakland University women’s golf coach Dave DeWulf is looking for. As a result, Kwiatkowski, a senior at Brandon High School, will be making her way to the Golden Grizzlies? program beginning with the 2006-07 season. Kwiatkowski, who said she was also considering Grand Valley […]

Garman’s homer helps Martians advance

Tara Garman served notice early on that the Goodrich varsity softball team was intent on advancing in district action. The Goodrich senior hit a three-run home run in the first inning to spark the Martians to an 8-3 win against visiting LakeVille in predistrict action Tuesday, May 30. The Martians advanced to take on Linden […]

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