Team effort leads Brandon cagers to rout of Fenton

A quartet of double-digit scoring performances helped the Brandon varsity girls basketball team deal a severe blow to Fenton’s league title hopes. The Blackhawks routed the host Tigers 59-27 in a Nov. 7 Flint Metro League game. With the win, the Blackhawks improved to 11-4 in the league, 1-1/2 games behind league-leading Swartz Creek (12-2). […]

Goodrich’s Purdy heading to Puerto Rico

While other Goodrich students may be spending this winter at home, senior Ty Purdy will be working on his baseball skills in Florida and Puerto Rico. Purdy, a member of the Martians? varsity baseball team, is scheduled to travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico Feb. 5-11 as a member of the Coast to Coast elite […]

Brandon icers equipped to defend Flint Metro championship

The Blackhawks are returning 14 players from the team that won the Flint Metro League championship in 2005-06 and advanced to the state Division 3 quarterfinals. Brandon went 19-9-0 last season. Heading up the list are senior captains Brandon Newman and Matt Cinader, along with senior forwards Chris Nelson and Blake McLellan and junior Kyle […]

Martian icers ready to get started with first-year coach

First-year Coach Bryan Tangney has an equal mix of veterans and newcomers in his first year at the helm of the Goodrich varsity hockey program. A total of 16 players, eight returnees and eight first-year players, comprise this year’s Martian hockey program, which is scheduled to begin Saturday, Nov 18 against Auburn Hills Avondale. The […]

Martians await start of districts after finishing year victorious

Right now, it’s a matter of waiting for the Goodrich varsity girls basketball team. The Martians concluded their regular season with a 59-14 win against Durand in their regular season finale Tuesday, Nov. 7. Kortni Elsworth scored 23 points, connecting on four three-pointers in the process, to lead the Martians. Ashley Short added eight points […]

League champion Martians rolling as districts await

Goodrich’s varsity girls basketball team continues to steamroll its competition with districts about a week away. In a Genesee Area Conference home game Oct. 31 at Goodrich, the GAC Red Division champion Martians soundly defeated Montrose 65-30, improving to 15-2 overall and 13-1 in the league. The Martians clinched the league title outright with a […]

Ortonville residents team up to conquer Free Press Marathon

Ortonville residents Christine Ladd and Colleen Cordner, along with three other runners, proved that ‘last is not least? when it comes to running a marathon. Ladd, 43, and Cordner, 44, teamed up with Cordner’s sister, Maureen Lobdell, 43 of Charlotte, North Carolina, her mother, Ilene Lanfear, 66, and friend Lori Hamilton of Flat Rock to […]

Brandon girls harriers headed to third straight state meet

Brandon’s varsity girls cross country team has now qualified three straight years for the state finals. The Blackhawks held off second-place Birmingham Seaholm to capture the Division 2, Region 16 championship Friday, Oct. 27 at Clintonwood Park in Clarkston. Brandon finished with a team score of 56 points, nine points better than Seaholm. Bloomfield Hills […]

Martians capture regional crown in first year at Division 2

Although they competed in a new division this year, the Goodrich varsity girls cross country team experienced a familiar result in regional action. The Martians had three runners place in the top five as they won the Division 2, Region 14 meet at Goodells Country Park in Marysville Saturday, Oct. 28. Goodrich finished with a […]

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