The Brandon girls golf team’s first league meet of the season yielded mixed results. In a Flint Metro League tri-match May 3 at Tyrone Hills Golf Course (par 36), the Blackhawks finished second out of the three teams competing. Fenton finished first with a score of 207, while Brandon shot 230 and Lapeer East 240. […]
In their first Flint Metro League contest of the season, the host Brandon boys track squad dropped an 82-55 decision to Oxford April 28. Four Blackhawks earned first place finishes on the day: Ryan Smith in the high jump (5?4?), Steve Pierce in the pole vault (9?6?), Stewart Olney in the long jump (17?1-2?), and […]
The Goodrich boys and girls track teams are proving to be a tough foe in the Genesee Area Conference Red Division. Both teams took first in a league meet May 4 at Goodrich. The girls team defeated Mt. Morris 111-25 and Bendle 104-32, while the boys team defeated Bendle 104-32 and Mt. Morris 99-43. The […]
Brandon and Goodrich’s baseball teams proved to be evenly matched when they competed in an April 27 twin bill at Brandon. The host Blackhawks pulled out a 4-3 win in the bottom of the ninth in the opener, but the Martians rebounded for a 3-1 win in the nightcap. Brandon’s record is now 11-6 overall […]
Despite the fact they’ll be in opposite sides of the state, Lauhnna Waybrant and Matt Ruppert will have one thing in common next year. The two Brandon High School seniors will continue their athletic careers at the college level, each signing letters of intent at a ceremony April 27 at Brandon High School. Waybrant will […]
The Blackhawks scored a decisive 7-1 win against Lapeer West in Flint Metro League action April 22. Brandon took three of four singles matches and swept all four doubles matches to secure the win. In singles action, Jeremiah DeJose defeated Adam Zdroik at #1 singles 6-0, 6-1; Jeremy Anger defeated Kenny Marion at #2 singles […]
Despite losing a pair of close matchups, the Goodrich boys tennis team has established a couple of anchors at the top of its lineup. The Martians dropped a 5-3 contest against host Clio in an April 27 meet. Mark Mayberry, at #1 singles, and Nick Misek, at #2 singles, each won their respective match for […]
Brandon’s girls golf team held their own against their fellow Oakland County golfers April 26. The Blackhawks placed sixth out of 17 teams at the county’s Division II meet at Pontiac Municipal Golf Course, finishing with a score of 392. Birmingham Seaholm won the meet (341), while Oxford took runner-up (366) and Waterford Kettering third […]
Goodrich varsity softball coach Rick Bescoe’s first game back at Brandon as the Martians? coach did not go the way the team hoped. The Martians fell victim to a five-run first inning at the hands of the Blackhawks, who earned a 5-3 win in their April 27 contest. Bescoe, formerly an assistant to Brandon varsity […]
Despite Brandon finishing in the lower half of teams at the Saginaw Valley State Division 2 girls meet April 23, a couple Blackhawks provided some highlights. The Blackhawks finished sixth out of nine teams at the meet, finishing with 68 points. Chippewa Hills finished first with 129 points, while Linden was second with 97 and […]