Brandon’s varsity boys swimming team arrived ahead of schedule in its quest to send competitors to the state boys swimming finals. The Blackhawks qualified for states in two different events at the River Rat Invitational Saturday, Mar. 4 at Ann Arbor Huron. The 200 yard medley relay team of Tyler Walls, Brad MacIntyre, Josh Collier […]
Goodrich’s varsity basketball team was outmatched in their district semifinal game against Flint Southwestern Wednesday, Mar. 8. Alex Hamo scored 17 points and Derrick Smith added 11 as the Knights defeated the Martians 77-25. Goodrich’s season ended with an 8-13 overall record. The Knights led Goodrich 40-9 at halftime, and a running clock started with […]
Goodrich’s youth will be well-served at the state individual wrestling finals Mar. 9-11 at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Sophomore Grant Overcashier leads a contingent of three Goodrich wrestlers who qualified for the state meet in Division 3 regional action Feb. 25 at Goodrich. Overcashier captured the 130-lb championship by defeating Vassar’s Frank Knickerbocker 7-3 […]
Goodrich’s varsity hockey team couldn’t quite figure out a way to defeat both Lapeer-area high school hockey teams. The Lapeer West Panthers of the Flint Metro League eliminated the Martians with a 5-3 victory in Division 3 pre-regional playoff hockey action Mar. 1 at Ice Mountain Sports Complex in Burton. The Panthers (10-15) advanced to […]
Karen Offer closed out her high school skiing career by finishing strongly at the state ski meet Feb. 27-28 at Boyne Mountain Ski Resort. Offer, a senior at Oxford High School, was one of about 66 girls at the state meet, according to Ed Haley, coach of the combined Brandon-Oxford ski team. She finished 28th […]
Brandon’s varsity boys swimming team wrapped up its second season with a strong sign of significant progress by the program. At the Flint Metro League meet Feb. 24-25 at Oxford, the Blackhawks finished third with 428 points, 45 points behind second-place Fenton (473). Holly won the meet with a team score of 666, while Clio […]
During his first season with the Brandon varsity wrestling team in 2003-04, Travis Murphy did not have a win the entire year. Now, Murphy, a senior at Brandon, is heading to the state individual wrestling finals. Murphy will have the opportunity to cap his high school wrestling career at the finals, scheduled for Mar. 9-11 […]
Goodrich’s varsity volleyball team faced ? and triumphed against ? a familiar foe in their Mar. 1 district opener. The host Martians advanced with a 25-14, 25-10, 25-20 win against Genesee Area Conference Red Division foe Montrose. Goodrich advanced to take on Mt. Morris in a scheduled district semifinal matchup Saturday, Mar. 4, with the […]
Although Brandon’s varsity volleyball team lost their final two Flint Metro League games of the regular season, they still finished better in league play than they have in several years. At Linden, the Blackhawks lost to Lapeer East 19-25, 19-25, 19-25, and Lapeer West 25-21, 18-25, 21-25, 18-25. The Blackhawks went 7-7 in league play […]
Brandon’s varsity hockey team scored two third-period goals to hold on for a 4-3 win against Linden in pre-regional action Tuesday, Feb. 28 at Hartland Sports Center. The Blackhawks (17-8) were scheduled to take on Lake Fenton in the pre-regional final Thursday, Mar. 2. After the Eagles took a 1-0 lead in the first period, […]