A familiar face on the local sports scene is getting ready for his first season at the helm of the Goodrich softball program. Ortonville resident Rick Bescoe, formerly an assistant under Brandon softball coach Don Peters, is the new Goodrich High School varsity softball coach. In addition to his experience at Brandon, Bescoe has coached […]
In their opening meet of the spring, the Goodrich girls track team showed the depth that should make them a formidable team this year. The Martian girls finished second in the Division III/IV bracket of the Saginaw Vally State University Indoor Invitational high school track meet March 18. Goodrich finished with 71 points, trailing only […]
It was the track and field equivalent of David vs. Goliath. In this case, ‘David? — Goodrich High School’s girls track team — came well equipped to take on larger schools at the Wolverine Girls? Invitational March 30 at Eastern Michigan University. The Martians, who compete in Division 3, went up against primarily Division 1 […]
Sister Joan May believes Christians wish to become closer to God on the day they celebrate Christ’s resurrection. May, the parish administrator at St. Mark Catholic Church in Goodrich, said that is one of the main reasons church turnout is higher on Easter Sunday than on an every-week basis. ‘Some people realize this is a […]
A combination of good pitching and timely hitting proved to be just the right formula for Brandon to win its first game of the season. Jill Perry struck out 10 while allowing only four hits as the Blackhawks defeated visiting Rochester Adams 3-1 on April 6. Brandon is now 1-4 on the season. After retiring […]
After a shaky opening game, the Brandon baseball team bounced back and improved its play. The end result is a winning record for the Blackhawks heading into the Easter break. In Brandon’s most recent contest, senior Roy Reynolds led the Blackhawks to a 12-3 win against host Flint Powers April 5. Reynolds struck out seven […]
Goodrich’s track teams were not intimidated when they headed to the home of a Genesee Area Conference rival April 3. Both the Goodrich boys and girls track teams won first place at the Blue Devil Relays that day at Lake Fenton As the name suggests, all events were contested under a relay format. The Martian […]
Although they lost a number of players from last year’s league champions, the Goodrich baseball team served notice it is still a foe to be reckoned with. The Martians opened defense of their Genesee Area Conference Red Division championship by sweeping host Bendle in an April 6 doubleheader, taking the opener 11-1 and the nightcap […]
Goodrich’s softball team is off to a perfect start under new coach Rick Bescoe. Jessica Morgan won both ends of a doubleheader April 5 as the Martians defeated Bendle 12-1 in the opener and 14-0 in the nightcap. The Martians are now 4-0 on the season and 2-0 in Genesee Area Conference Red Division play. […]
After an opening-game setback, the Brandon girls soccer team bounced back in style against Goodrich April 5. The host Blackhawks shut down the Martians to earn a 3-1 win, improving to 1-1 on the season. Meg Donnay scored a goal and assisted on another for the Blackhawks, while Jackie Back and Cassie Shepherd notched Brandon’s […]