Alex Martin knows what it’s like to deal with soccer officials, having played on the Goodrich varsity boys soccer team for three years. However, he also knows firsthand what it’s like to be a referee. Martin, 18, has officiated soccer for six years through the Goodrich Soccer club, officiating age groups ranging from U-8 through […]
Whether as a teacher or a coach in the Goodrich school district, Fritz Wolff has always felt a need to ‘pay it forward.? ‘I believe you have to help others be successful,? said Wolff, who retired this summer as a teacher after 42 years in the Goodrich school district, most recently at Goodrich High School. […]
Whenever the Buick Open arrives in nearby Grand Blanc, two local golf courses usually reap the benefits. The annual Professional Golf Association event was slated for July 27-31 at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc. Officials at Goodrich Country Club and Atlas Valley Country Club said business definitely improves when the Open […]
Considering they’re relative newcomers to the decathlon and heptathlon, Jeff Decator and Michelle Elliott, respectively, have done well for themselves. The two recently graduated Goodrich High School students will be competing in the National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships July 26-31 at Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium in Indianapolis. They both took […]
Kevin Hess knows what it’s like to be a state champion. Now Brandon hopes he can bring some of that same good fortune to their hockey program. Brandon Athletic Director Larry Lamphere said July 18 that Hess, an assistant coach with the Division 3 state champion Orchard Lake St. Mary’s hockey team, has been hired […]
As a player and coach, Joel Dohm has found sports to be a good way to build leadership abilities. Dohm, 27, a former player on the Saginaw Valley State University baseball team, will bring that experience to Brandon High School in the 2005-06 year. Dohm will teach United States History at BHS. Before coming to […]
Like many taking part in Brandon’s Sand Volleyball Leagues this summer, Sarah Privette is enjoying herself. However, Privette, 14, who will be entering her freshman year at Brandon High School in August, also has to adapt to the subtle changes that come with playing volleyball outdoors as opposed to indoors. ‘It’s harder because of the […]
Keith Blakely will have the opportunity to golf among the best of the best later this month. Blakely, 47, a Groveland Township resident and a 12-year member of Atlas Valley Country Club in Atlas Township, is scheduled to participate in the Buick Open Pro-Am Golf Outing Wednesday, July 27 (the day before the actual Buick […]
A trip to Tiger Stadium in 1953 ‘lit the fire? for Barry Ziehm and his passion for baseball and the Detroit Tigers. Ziehm, 57, a Brandon Township resident, has been involved in the game at the high school level for more than 30 years as a head coach, athletic director, and current Brandon assistant coach. […]
A new activity at the Brandon Senior Center has proven to be quite a hit. Bocce ball was recently introduced as an outdoor sport at the center, located at 345 Ball Street in Ortonville. The activity was originally scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Mondays, but it grew to be popular enough that program director Martha Tooley […]