Despite snowy weather conditions, the Goodrich varsity baseball team found enough time to get one win against the Hamady Hawks Apr. 4. The visiting Martians scored eight runs in the first inning and 14 in the second to earn a 22-0 win against the Hawks in a three-inning contest. The second game was called off […]
Brandon’s varsity girls soccer team notched a win and a tie in the past week’s action. The Blackhawks? most recent game came against Flint Metro League rival Clio Monday, Apr. 3 at Brandon. The Blackhawks and Mustangs finished the game tied at two. Meg Donnay scored both Brandon goals, while Jolene Back and Stacy Woloszyk […]
Considering the Goodrich Skeet Club is brand-new, the students in the group have accomplished quite a bit. Approximately 24 students have signed up for the club this year, and the team took part in its first competition Saturday, Mar. 25 at the Genesee Sportsman Club in Flushing. A total of 11 Goodrich students participated, and […]
Meg Donnay helped make sure the Brandon varsity girls soccer team started their Flint Metro League season on the right foot. Donnay, a junior, accounted for both goals in the contest as the Blackhawks shut out visiting Holly 2-0 in a Mar. 27 game. Brandon improved their record to 2-2 overall and 1-0 in league […]
Brandon’s varsity girls track blazed a new trail in its first-ever appearance in the Saginaw Valley State University Indoor Meet. The Blackhawks finished third in the Division 2 bracket of the meet Mar. 23 at SVSU, compiling a total of 61.7 points. Ypsilanti took first among Division 2 teams with 74.5 points, while Kearsley was […]
Helping Brandon students with their college education is one of the ways the Ortonville Masonic Lodge contributes to the community. Members of Lodge No. 339 of the Free and Associated Masons, located at 21 South St., Ortonville, hosted their annual Swiss steak dinner Saturday, Mar. 25. More than 200 people attended the event, with the […]
Brandon’s varsity softball team hopes to build upon a successful 2005 season with an even more successful one in 2006. In Coach Carl Gabrielson’s first season at the helm of the Blackhawks? program, Brandon went 30-10-1 and won district and regional championships. The Blackhawks are returning 10 players from last year’s squad. Gabrielson said the […]
Elyse Kassa summed up the reason behind H.T. Burt Elementary School’s February penny drive. ‘We raised money to help find a cure for the bad disease cancer going around,? the five-year-old kindergarten student said. Elyse, along with the rest of the students and staff at H.T. Burt, 209 Varsity Dr., Ortonville, did their part to […]
Goodrich’s powerlifting team more than held their own at the state championship meet Mar. 18 at Goodrich High School. The Martians took sixth place out of 45 boys? varsity teams at the meet, while the girls? team finished fourth overall. In addition, several Martians at the varsity and junior varsity levels placed in the top […]
The Brandon varsity competitive cheer team proved this season they can excel in the classroom as well as in competition. The Blackhawks earned an academic all-state honorable mention award in Class A for the 2005-06 season. The 17 young ladies on the team combined for a team grade point average of 3.22. Two Blackhawks earned […]