The Brandon volleyball team was eliminated in the first round of district action March 5 against eventual district champion Lapeer East. The Blackhawks dropped a 12-15, 5-15 contest to the Eagles. The Blackhawks hung tough in the first game, and actually led the Eagles 6-0 at one point. However, Lapeer East came back to earn […]
Despite a loss in regional action March 4 against Brandon, Goodrich hockey coach Doug Van Kuren said the program has grown by ‘leaps and bounds? in the past year. Van Kuren said the team has come a long way in restoring pride back to the program. He also said other teams? coaches, as well as […]
Barrett Johnson had been to the state individual wrestling finals the previous two years, only to bow out after the second round each time. This year, the Goodrich senior was not to be denied. Johnson captured the 189-lb. state title in Division 3 competition March 11-13 at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Johnson is Goodrich’s […]
In the past, Goodrich varsity boys basketball coach Gary Barns has said it’s tough to beat the same team three times in one year. That adage was proven true in the Martians? district semifinal game against Genesee Area Conference Red Division rival Montrose March 11 at Mt. Morris. The Martians, who had defeated the Rams […]
Next year, Goodrich High School will officially become part of an up-and-coming high school sport. The Goodrich bowling club, which has been in existence at the high school for the past two years, will become a varsity sport beginning with the 2004-05 season. They will be considered a winter sport. This season was the first […]
Same score, different game. That was the assessment of Brandon hockey coach Brian Moore following the Blackhawks? 7-1 loss to eventual state champion Cranbrook-Kingswood in the Division 3 state quarterfinals March 10. Last year, the Cranes also defeated the Blackhawks 7-1 in the state quarterfinals. However, that was the only similarity between the two games, […]
No movie this year has generated as much talk as Mel Gibson’s movie, The Passion of the Christ. Released on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 25, the movie depicts Christ’s last hours on earth, from His betrayal at the hands of Judas, one of his 12 apostles, to His crucifixion. Gibson, a devout Catholic, directed and produced […]
Toby, a Shihtzu-poodle mix, has experienced quite a lot in his three months on this earth. Now, Ortonville resident Mary Ann Cargo hopes to find a worthy owner for the young puppy, who had a hole in his heart repaired about a month ago. So far, a couple of people have expressed interest, but no […]
Spring is officially upon us ? although it’s tough to recognize that here in Michigan. The signs of warmer weather to come are evident in the sports world. Spring training baseball games are wrapping up, and the regular season is soon to come. College basketball’s Final Four has been set after another exciting round of […]
Under the tutelage of one of their fellow students, the Brandon powerlifting team did well for themselves against the state’s best. Three Brandon students ? James Kennedy, Jesse Trahim, and Eric Cook ? competed at the state championship powerlifting meet March 20 in Montrose. They were accompanied by Brandon junior Andrew Spry, who took over […]