Everywhere you look, Christmas trees are a vivid reminder of the holiday season. A special kind of Christmas tree, which can be found at several Ortonville churches, is helping to make the holidays a little brighter for the less fortunate of the community. The Giving Tree program, organized by the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund (OCEF), […]
The opening night of the 2003-04 boys basketball season came with a few first-game jitters for both Brandon and Goodrich. However, when the dust settled, it was the host Blackhawks who were triumphant, defeating the Martians 69-53 in their Dec. 9 contest. Senior center Joe Turscak led the Blackhawks (1-0) with 25 points, including 9-of-11 […]
On a night where the two local high school hockey teams tested their skills against one another, it was a freshman that made the difference. Brandon forward Brandon Newman notched a hat trick as the host Blackhawks defeated Goodrich 6-3 on Dec. 6 at the Polar Palace in Lapeer, improving their season mark to 3-0. […]
The Goodrich hockey team, buoyed by a sensational game from sophomore forward Max Hawkins, routed host Clio 8-1 in a Dec. 8 contest. Hawkins scored five of the Martians? eight goals on their way to the win. Goodrich outshot Clio 49-4 in the game. Clio actually scored the game’s first goal at 42 seconds of […]
It was a tale of two matchups as the Brandon wrestling team hosted a quad meet Friday, Dec. 5. The Blackhawks cruised to a 72-12 win against Mt. Morris, but were in turn routed by Montrose 70-12. The split left the Blackhawks with a 2-2 record on the young season. The Panthers did not field […]
The Goodrich hockey team, buoyed by a sensational game from sophomore forward Max Hawkins, routed host Clio 8-1 in a Dec. 8 contest. Hawkins scored five of the Martians? eight goals on their way to the win. Goodrich outshot Clio 49-4 in the game. Clio actually scored the game’s first goal at 42 seconds of […]
The Brandon hockey team received a lift from forward Mike Ross against host Lake Orion Dec. 13. Ross, a junior, scored two goals and assisted on another as the Blackhawks defeated the Dragons 5-2, improving their season record to 5-0. Anthony Bartalone put the Dragons on the board first, scoring an unassisted goal at 12:10 […]
The Brandon boys basketball team seemed to pick up steam as their Dec. 16 game against visiting Fenton progressed. In the end, several Blackhawks contributed to their 62-38 win against the Tigers, which improved Brandon’s season mark to 2-1. The Blackhawks and Tigers started off slowly, as Brandon took a 9-4 lead at the end […]
Powered by Michael Skinner’s long-distance shooting, the Goodrich basketball squad earned its first win of the season. Skinner connected on five three-point shots as the Martians defeated host Flushing 61-48 on Dec. 16 to improve to 1-2 on the campaign. Skinner wound up with 19 points, while Kirk Elsworth added 13 points and Brett Bowers […]
Brandon’s wrestling squad got back on the winning side of the ledger at the Lake Fenton Duals Saturday, Dec. 13. The Blackhawks captured four out of five matches at the competition, earning a second-place finish and improving its record to 6-5 on the season. The lone loss for Brandon came at the hands of Pontiac […]