Hawkins, Hill lead Martians past Swartz Creek

Bolstered by a four-goal second period, the Goodrich hockey team soundly defeated visiting Swartz Creek 7-3 in their Dec. 12 contest. Max Hawkins and Matt Hill each notched a hat trick in the victory, as the Martians improved their season mark to 5-2. Swartz Creek started the game’s scoring with 11:56 left in the first […]

BHS netters win silver division title at Okemos tourney

It was a grueling day for the Brandon volleyball team, but it had a happy ending. After losing their first two matches of the Okemos Tournament Saturday, Dec. 13, the Blackhawks came back to defeat Mason 15-12, 15-13 and win the championship of the tournament’s silver division, capping off an 11-hour day in which the […]

Goodrich’s O’Mara wins Howell invididual title

It was a great day for Goodrich wrestler Jeff O’Mara ? but not for the Martians as a whole. O’Mara, a senior, captured the 189-lb. title at the Howell Individual Championships Saturday, Dec. 13, defeating Greg Mixon of Howell by a 6-2 decision in the title match. However, the Martians only finished 14th at the […]

Desert troops keep angel on their wing

The troops helping to fight the war on terror have never seen Hadley Township resident Louise Downs ? yet she has made an indelible impact on many of them. Downs, known affectionately as the ‘Desert Angel? by those whose lives she has touched, has dedicated herself to sending ‘Desert Angel Kits? and good wishes to […]

Ross, Pappas help Brandon icers remain undefeated

The Brandon hockey team just keeps on rolling. Mike Ross and Joel Pappas scored two goals each as the Blackhawks remained undefeated on the season with a 6-0 win at host Linden Dec. 19. David Hughes made 24 saves for Brandon (7-0). After a scoreless first period, the Blackhawks erupted for three goals in the […]

Mortimer’s goal propels Martians into 5-5 deadlock with Lake Orion

After two recent blowouts, the Goodrich hockey team had a little bit tougher outing Dec. 20 against Lake Orion. Ryan Mortimer’s goal on an assist from Lance Keene with 1:24 left in the third period enabled the Martians to tie the Dragons at 5, moving the Martians? record to 7-2-1. Keene scored first for the […]

Goodrich netters experience mixed results at early bird tourney

In their first action of the 2003-04 campaign, the Goodrich volleyball squad split the difference. The host Martians went 2-2-1 at an early bird tournament Saturday, Dec. 20. They defeated Bendle 15-0, 15-3 and Imlay City 15-7, 15-10, lost to Lapeer East 15-6, 15-7 and split with Byron 18-6, 8-15. Tara Garman had a productive […]

Coulman, Skinner help Martians win home opener

Before a raucous home crowd, the Goodrich basketball team made sure they would have a good Christmas break. Even Santa Claus was in attendance as the Martians defeated visiting Lake Fenton 58-52 in their first home contest of the year Dec. 19, improving their season mark to 2-2. The win was a team effort, as […]

Brandon grapplers show improvement with two wins

The Brandon wrestling squad had a very successful outing Dec. 17. The host Blackhawks won both their matches that evening in a quad meet, defeating Flint Northern 58-20 and Flushing 40-33 to improve to 8-5 on the season. Against Northern, Austin Hickman (275) started out for the Blackhawks by pinning Andre Elliot in 1:46. Both […]

A look back at Brandon and Goodrich sports in 2003

January: ‘The Brandon varsity basketball team added a big win to their resume Jan. 21, handing the host Hamady Hawks their first loss of the season. In the Blackhawks? big win, Nick Emery led the team with 20 points. Gino Torelli added 12 points and led the Blackhawks with 14 rebounds, while Tom Mahaffey tallied […]