When the dust settled on Tuesday night, Dec.11, just two points separated the Goodrich Martians and the New Lothrop Hornets, who hadn’t lost in 39 games. The Martians lost 54-52. The Martians showed New Lothrop some heart in the third quarter, cutting an 11-point deficit with 6:30 left. The Martians started the fourth quarter down […]
The Goodrich Martians hockey team were defeated by Linden on Dec. 5 by a score of 5-2. Mitchell Syrowik tallied for Goodrich and assisted Chris Easton with the second goal. Joe Zito also had two assists, and Kyle Arwood had one. Martian netminder Michael Underwood turned away 21 shots. On Dec. 8 the Martians won […]
The Brandon boys basketball team took its second loss of the season on Dec. 7 to Fenton. The Blackhawks walked off their home court with a 46-43 loss. Tate McNally had 13 points and ten rebounds, James McCoy had 11 points and eight boards, and Dustin DeShais had ten points for the Blackhawks.
Lady Blackhawk Danielle Kwasiborski hit the winning shot on Dec. 7 as the Brandon Blackhawks slipped past Fenton in an overtime thriller 50-48. Kwasiborski scored with just 0.5 seconds remaining in the first overtime and contributed five points in the fourth quarter. Kwasiborski held their all-state player Christiana Rivette to 10 points, she was averaging […]
The Goodrich Martians girls basketball team opened the season with a 58-22 win against Atherton High School Dec. 5. Leading the girls was Brittany Bertrand with 13 points, five rebounds, and three assists. Closely following Bertrand was Kortni Elsworth with 10 points, six steals, and four assists. Jolynn Zirnhelt also had six points and five […]
Kevin Sosnowski fits right in this winter with Mt. Holly’s atmosphere: a lot of snow, snowboarders, and skiers. With a name like his, it’s not surprising that Sosnowski spends his winters as a ski instructor at Mt. Holly which opened Nov. 24 for its 51st season. Mt. Holly opened Nov. 19 last year, but had […]
Let the games begin. Well, almost. Completion of the new Brandon High School Activities Center moved one step closer on Tuesday when a section of press box was delivered and installed by construction workers. The $7 million project, part of a $73 million district bond extension passed by voters last year, started last spring. It […]
Blackhawk Hockey has become a family affair. Since 2003, a set of siblings have played on the team every season. During the 2003-2004 season, brothers Chris Nuccio (junior) and Troy Nuccio (senior) played together for two seasons. Later, in the 2005-06 season Jeff Hammond and his little brother Doug Hammond also played two seasons on […]
Brandon High School’s Christy Lowe will perform in the Detroit Thanksgiving Day Parade Nov. 22. Lowe is a high school senior and is also captain of the Brandon varsity pompon team. This past summer Lowe tried out for the Mid-American All-Star Pompon Team at the Mid-American summer camp. There were four different camps, and out […]
The Brandon Varsity Girls Swim team placed second behind Fenton, who had 613 points overall, at the Metro Swimming and Diving Championship Nov. 2-3 at Oxford High School. The Brandon Blackhawks, who came out with 358 points, out swam Lapeer (276 points), Oxford (219 points), Swartz Creek (185 points), Holly (184 points), and Clio (55 […]