Brothers on ice: Doyles, Hammonds skate for Blackhawks

Two sets of local brothers are hoping to contribute their part to their extended family known as the Brandon varsity hockey team. Ryan and Sean Doyle, as well as Jeff and Doug Hammond, say they are getting to know each other better as teammates for the Blackhawks, who opened their season with a 7-4 win […]

Carmean to join locals on OU women’s cross country, track

Brandon senior Kelsey Carmean is now the second Blackhawk in as many years to join Oakland University’s women’s cross country and track teams. Carmean signed a letter of intent with Oakland to compete in the two sports for the Golden Grizzlies. She joins former Brandon teammate Kayla Doan, now a freshman with Oakland’s women’s cross […]

Goodrich’s Harlow wins Flint Kiwanis Club scholar-athlete award

A combination of athletic excellence and student achievement have paid off for Steve Harlow. Harlow, a senior at Goodrich High School, was recently selected by the Kiwanis Club of Flint as their Student-Athlete of the Month for October. A three-year member of the Goodrich varsity boys soccer team, Harlow tallied 18 goals and 15 assists […]

Grand Blanc ends Brandon cagers? season

Brandon’s varsity girls basketball team had a district championship within their sights after leading Grand Blanc in the first quarter of their Nov. 17 title game. Unfortunately for the Blackhawks, the Bobcats? star player, Pam Wilson, emerged in the final three quarters, and that led toward the end of the Blackhawks? season. Wilson, who will […]

Community remembers Frank Duda

A gardener and a giver. That’s how Ed Duda of Goodrich described his father, Frank, of Ortonville, who died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006 at Genesys Hospice Care Center. He was 89. ‘He just enjoyed working outside on everything and anything,? Ed said. ‘He loved to share and was free with helping other people. He loved […]

Stedman’s 17 leads Brandon cagers to district title game

Familiarity bred a successful result for the Brandon varsity girls basketball team in their Nov. 15 district semifinal game. Brandon senior Savannah Stedman scored a game-high 17 points as the Blackhawks defeated Flint Metro League rival Fenton 39-29 in a Nov. 15 Class A district semifinal game on the Tigers? home court. It was the […]

Goodrich’s Krych ready to take on dual challenges at Oakland

Considering her achievements in softball, it is notable that Goodrich senior Kelsey Krych has pulled off a double play as it relates to her college future. Krych signed a letter of intent with Oakland University Tuesday, Nov. 14 at Goodrich High School, and will participate on both the Golden Grizzlies? softball and women’s cross country […]

Goodrich’s Saber joins Martians for senior year

Despite attending Goodrich High School the past three years, Austin Saber has opted to play for the Honeybaked travel hockey team rather than the Martians? varsity team. That is changing this season. Saber, 17, a senior at Goodrich, has joined the Martians for this season, deciding to stay at home and ‘concentrate more on my […]

Wengren stays close to home for college softball career

Brandon softball player Chelsea Wengren had plenty of choices when deciding where to ply her softball skills at the collegiate level. In the end, she decided to stick close to home. Wengren, 17, a senior with the Blackhawks, signed a letter of intent to attend Oakland University in Rochester, where she has earned a scholarship […]

Goodrich bowling set to take aim at season with improved numbers

Kelly Bretzloff remembers when the turnout for the Goodrich bowling team was so low, they couldn’t field a full girls team. Now, Bretzloff, the Martians? varsity bowling coach, said the team has full-fledged tryouts, and the Martians have to limit the number of roster spots on both the boys and girls bowling teams. This year’s […]

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