By David Fleet Editor Goodrich — The Goodrich High School robotics teams are off to the best start in the history of the teams, and neither team has finished lower than second place during the 2023 season. Of the 480 robotics teams in Michigan, Martian Team #494 is ranked 11 and Martian Team #70 ranked […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp. —On March 25 the Truck Town Thunder Team #68, Brandon High School Robotics Team traveled to Troy Athens High School to compete at their second competition of the year. They finished qualification matches in fifth place out of 42 teams and made it through two rounds of playoffs with The Steel Armadillos Team #818, from Warren and The FEDS Team # […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon — During the regular Monday night meeting, the Brandon Board of Education awarded a contract for custodial services to ABM Janitorial. “As you know, we went out for bids several weeks ago. It was a long process, we had 9 vendors bid,” said Jan Ziesel, chief financial officer for […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — During the Monday night meeting, the Brandon Board of Education approved the purchase of three lathes and a four-sided molder/planer for the high school wood shop. The purchase of three lathes was previously approved last year, but the purchase was put on hold due needing different equipment […]
By David Fleet Editor East Lansing— The Lady Martians quest for a state title ended in the high school girls state semifinals on March 17. The Frankenmuth Eagles defeated the Goodrich Martians 37-30 in the Division 2 MHSAA State Semifinals at the Jack Breslin Event Center on the campus of Michigan State University. A defensive […]
By David Fleet Editor Lake Orion —A fourth quarter rally was not enough for the Goodrich Martians Boys Varsity Basketball team (22-5) as the Ferndale Eagles (19-8) took the Division 2 quarter-final meeting at Lake Orion High School 71-66 “We played well enough to win the game,” said Martian Veteran Head Coach Gary Barns following the game. “I’m […]
By David Fleet Editor Detroit — From March 9-11, Goodrich High School students competed in various aspects of marketing at the District 1 DECA, State Career Development Conference at the Huntington Place, Detroit. DECA or the Distributive Education Club of America, energize students for college and career readiness with a focus on business growth and […]
By David Fleet Editor Imlay City— The Martians are on a mission to a state title that just passed through Imlay City. On March 15, the Goodrich Martians Varsity Boys (22-4) basketball team defeated Crosswell-Lexington (22-4) 56-39 for the Division 2 regional final at Imlay City High School. It was the Martians first Regional title […]
By David Fleet Editor Detroit— The Lady Martians are Breslin bound. In convincing fashion the Goodrich Girls Basketball team (24-3) defeated Warren Regina by a score of 52-27 at the University of Detroit Mercy in the MHSAA Division 2 Quarterfinal on March 14. Riley Place lead the way with 14 points, Kalen Williams 13 points […]
By David Fleet Editor Detroit — On Saturday, Goodrich Junior Ryen Allen, deposited a few tears on the wrestling mat on the floor of Ford Field in Detroit. At 140 pounds, Allen (7-2) defeated Senior Danni Swihart of Hanover-Horton High School for a Michigan High School Athletic Association state title. “Yep, I cried this year,” […]