With one regular-season game left before the start of districts, the Brandon varsity basketball team is hoping to shake that losing feeling. The Blackhawks lost two games within a week’s span, including a 66-58 loss to host Haslett, ranked fourth in Class B, in a Feb. 28 game. The loss dropped the Blackhawks to 15-4 […]
The Oxford Wildcats have been the one nemesis the Brandon varsity boys basketball team cannot shake this season. The Wildcats, who trailed the Blackhawks 56-53 with about two minutes left in the game, defeated the Blackhawks 60-56 in a Feb. 21 game at Oxford. Oxford has handed Brandon their only two losses of the year, […]
Mark Weber didn’t let one loss slow him down in his quest to win another state championship. The Goodrich sophomore, who lost his first match of the season in team districts earlier in the week, won the 112-lb. championship in individual district action Saturday, Feb. 18 at Goodrich. Weber (49-1) defeated Madison Heights Lamphere’s Brandon […]
Although the Brandon varsity wrestling team’s season is over, two of their wrestlers are still going strong. The Blackhawks? Travis Murphy and Andrew Hyde, by virtue of their finish in Division 2 individual district action Saturday, Feb. 18 at Linden, advanced to Division 2 individual regional competition Saturday, Feb. 25 at Owosso. Murphy (103), a […]
First the joy, then the heartbreak. The Goodrich varsity basketball team lost a Feb. 16 Genesee Area Conference game to visiting Lake Fenton 57-55 when Lake Fenton’s Ridge Warren hit a layup as time expired before a raucous crowd at Goodrich High School. The Lake Fenton fans stormed the court in excitement while Coach Gary […]
The Boyne Highlands Ski Resort in Boyne City has become quite a familiar hangout for Karen Offer. Offer, a senior at Oxford High School, will be making her third straight trip to the state finals, held at Boyne Highlands, as a result of her performance in the Southeast Michigan Ski League (SEMSL) regional meet Wednesday, […]
Brandon’s varsity hockey team, which has already clinched the Flint Metro League championship, remains undefeated in league play. Matt Cinader notched a hat trick for the Blackhawks, including the game-winning goal with 6:25 left in the third period, as the Blackhawks defeated host Linden 3-2 in a Feb. 16 contest. Brandon is now 13-8 overall […]
Brandon’s varsity boys swimming team took one on the chin against Milford Feb. 21, losing 110-76. The Blackhawks started out on a positive note in the 200 yard medley relay, as the team of Tyler Walls, Brad MacIntyre, Tyson DeLandsheer, and Josh Collier won the 200 yard medley relay in 1:54.77. However, from that point […]
Six Brandon-area churches are, to paraphrase a Beatles song, ‘coming together? to celebrate their Christian faith during the upcoming Lenten season. Beginning the week after Ash Wednesday (Wednesday, Mar. 1), the churches are taking turns sponsoring five community Lenten services each Thursday and then a community Good Friday service Apr. 14. Pastor Dave Gerber of […]
After more than nine years as the Brandon High School athletic director, Larry Lamphere is moving on to other challenges. Lamphere has submitted his resignation to the Brandon School District effective Friday, March 3, and will be starting another job afterwards. He declined to comment on specifics regarding his new position. The resignation came approximately […]