Inexperienced Goodrich hoop squad to get tested early in season

Goodrich’s varsity boys basketball team will undergo on-the-job training this season. The Martians lost 11 seniors from last year’s team which finished in second place in the Genesee Area Conference Red Division and went 15-7 before being eliminated by Flint Powers in their district final game. Among those graduated players were first team All-GAC Red […]

Stone says Blackhawk icers will learn from loss to Davison

On the surface, it is hard to look at a lopsided loss as a positive development. However, Brandon varsity hockey coach Tim Stone said the Blackhawks? Nov. 23 game against Davison can be used to make them more battle-tested later in the season and during the playoffs. The Cardinals, in their opening game of the […]

Stone says Blackhawk icers will learn from loss to Davison

On the surface, it is hard to look at a lopsided loss as a positive development. However, Brandon varsity hockey coach Tim Stone said the Blackhawks? Nov. 23 game against Davison can be used to make them more battle-tested later in the season and during the playoffs. The Cardinals, in their opening game of the […]

Duncan optimistic about future of Brandon swimming program

As he prepares for the start of the boys swimming season, Brandon swimming coach Todd Duncan looked back at the recently concluded girls swimming season. Duncan said he likes the progress the team made this year ? not necessarily in terms of wins and losses, but in terms of improvement on the part of each […]

Flint Powers eliminates Goodrich cagers in district opener

Flint Powers? girls basketball team put an end to a solid season for their Goodrich counterparts. The Chargers got going early and soundly defeated the Martians 60-36 in Class B district action Nov. 16 at Flint Southwestern Academy The loss ended the Martians? season with a record of 16-5. Powers took a 17-5 lead after […]

Veteran Goodrich ice squad seeking GAC championship

There is no substitute for experience. The Goodrich hockey team hopes that saying proves true this season as it seeks a Genesee Area Conference championship and a trip deep into the Division 3 state playoffs. Last year, the Martians finished with a record of 15-11-1, good for second place in the GAC behind Durand, which […]

Doan, Foren tally two goals each as Blackhawks win opening game

It wasn’t pretty, but it was a win. That was the sentiment of Brandon hockey coach Tim Stone after the Blackhawks won their opening game of the season, defeating Port Huron 6-4 Nov. 18 at the Polar Palace in Lapeer. Brandon got a boost from some new blood, as sophomores Kyle Doan and Nick Foren, […]

Captains edge Blackhawks in district thriller

The clock struck midnight for the Brandon varsity girls basketball team ? but not before the Blackhawks fought until the very end. In the opening round of district action Nov. 14 at Brandon, Waterford Kettering held off the Blackhawks for a 30-28 win. With the win, the Captains advanced to play Oxford Nov. 16, while […]

Martians await Pfaff, Powers in districts

Goodrich’s varsity basketball team came across a familiar face in district action Nov. 16. The Martians (16-4), who had a bye in the first round, took on Flint Powers (14-7) in Class B district competition that evening at Flint Southwestern Academy. The game took place after this edition of The Citizen went to press. One […]

Brandon’s Perry to play softball, study dentistry at UDM

The University of Detroit Mercy’s softball and pre-dental programs proved to be a winning combination for Brandon senior Jill Perry. Perry, a pitcher with the Blackhawks? varsity softball program, signed a letter of intent Monday, Nov. 14 at the Brandon High School library to play softball at UDM next season. Last season, Perry went 11-5 […]

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