Week at a glance

Brandon Varsity Sports Mon 9-20 Boys Soccer vs. Lapeer West (A) 4:30 p.m. Boys Golf vs. Oxford (A) 3:30 p.m. Girls Tennis vs. Avondale (A) 4 p.m. Tue 9-21 Girls Basketball vs. Linden (A) 7 p.m. Cross Country ? Tri-Meet at Linden (A) 4:30 p.m. Girls Tennis vs. Holly (A) 4 p.m. Wed 9-22 Boys […]

Brandon Township Recreation Briefs

‘Septemberfest 2004: Mark your calendars ? Saturday, September 25 is Brandon Township’s annual Septemberfest in downtown Ortonville. We will have all the music, entertainment, food and fun for which this festival is famous. Space is still available for vendors and displayers on Mill and South Streets available ($35 for 10? by 10? space). You must […]

Brandon golfers drop league opener

Brandon’s boys golf team is starting their Flint Metro League season off on the wrong foot. The Blackhawks lost a Sept. 13 matchup against visiting Fenton, 147-165. The win improved Fenton to 2-0 in the league, while the Blackhawks fell to 0-2. Will Hubbard and Ryan Bilkos each shot a 40 to lead the Blackhawks. […]

Brandon netters split with Notre Dame Prep

The Blackhawks split a Sept. 13 matchup with Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, with each school winning four matches. Brandon had more success in doubles competition, with the Blackhawks taking three of four flights. Brandon’s lone singles win came at #4 singles, where Jill Perry defeated Katie Woodstock 6-3, 6-2. The Blackhawks? Lynsey Crain and Holly […]

Goodrich girls harriers stand tall at Meet of Champions

Goodrich’s girls cross country team more than held their own against some of the best teams in the Midwest. Five runners scored to lead the Martians to a fourth-place finish at the Midwest Meet of Champions in Hilliard, Ohio on Saturday, Sept. 11. Goodrich finished with 172 points, nearly 100 behind first-place Clarkston, which finished […]

Martian cagers win pair of routs

Goodrich’s girls basketball team was on the victorious end of a couple of blowouts in a week’s span. The Martians defeated host Byron 66-17 on Sept. 14 to improve to 4-0 overall and 1-0 in Genesee Area Conference play. Julie Owen and Nykole Pfaff led the Martians with 11 points each. On Sept. 9, the […]

Martian golfers setting pace in Genesee Area Conference

Goodrich’s golf team is still perfect in Genesee Area Conference competition. The Martians defeated Bentley 158-172 on Sept. 13 to improve to 3-0 in GAC action. Jared Swanson was the medalist for the meet with a score of 37, while Ben Richards shot 39. The Martians played two tournaments within one setting Sept. 7 ? […]

See new PBS kids’ show at Septemberfest

Ortonville – Festival-goers will have a chance to preview a new PBS show at Saturday’s Septemberfest. ‘Paperbag Theatre?, a professionally filmed family production, will be shown from 10 a.m. to noon at the Old Town Hall during Septemberfest Sept. 25. The entertaining matinee features costumed paper-bag puppets, says Sue Marquis, administrative assistant of Bridgewood Church […]

Bush and Kerry and elections, oh my

Give me a Y. Give me an I. Give me a K. Give me an E and a S, what’s it spell? Yikes . . . Yikes! YIKES! Now that the two parties in control of politics here and across the nation have had their weeks in the spotlight all I can say is, yikes. […]