Like last year, Brandon’s varsity girls swimming team is seeded second heading into the upcoming Flint Metro League meet. However, the Blackhawks faced a greater number of competitors in the league this year, and Coach Todd Duncan said the team has stood tall this year as they await the meet, scheduled for Nov. 3-4 at […]
Brandon’s varsity girls basketball team earned a 47-28 win against host Davison in an Oct. 30 nonleague matchup. Savannah Stedman scored 18 points and Sherri Lawrence added seven for the Blackhawks, who led 23-15 at halftime. Five days earlier, the Blackhawks were defeated by host Lapeer West 48-34, as Brandon fell to 9-4 in Flint […]
Joseph Byrd grew up watching pro wrestling and following his favorite performers. Now, the Goodrich resident, 22, has a chance to follow in their footsteps. Byrd currently attends Oakland Community College and Oakland University, and is studying communications and liberal arts, with hopes to attend film school. However, he also is a professional wrestler, and […]
Ron Gill said there were a number of factors that ultimately led him to leave a program to which he has devoted the past four years. Gill retired last week as the Brandon varsity football team’s head coach after the Blackhawks concluded their 2006 season with a 28-14 loss to Swartz Creek Oct. 20. He […]
Although they did not qualify for the state playoffs, Goodrich’s varsity football team ended their season with their heads held high. The Martians defeated visiting Yale 15-9 Oct. 20 in the season finale for both schools. Goodrich ended the season with a three-game winning streak to finish the year with a 4-5 record. After the […]
Erik Donders intends for his new job as Brandon’s varsity wrestling coach to be part of a full-fledged transition to the Brandon community. Donders, 37, was hired as the Blackhawks? new coach for the 2006-07 season after spending last season as an assistant to former coach Josh Cross. He previously spent time as an assistant […]
In a battle of Flint Metro League girls basketball contenders, it was the Swartz Creek Dragons that stepped up in the fourth quarter for the win against Brandon. The Dragons broke away from the Blackhawks in the fourth quarter, outscoring Brandon 18-11 for a 45-38 victory Oct. 24 at Brandon. With the win, Swartz Creek […]
In his first trip to the state golf finals, Brandon’s Ryan Bilkos finished in the upper quarter of competitors. Bilkos, a junior, shot rounds of 76 and 75 to finish with a combined score of 151 during the Division 2 state golf finals Oct. 20-21 at Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing. Bilkos? […]
Kortni Elsworth scored 20 points as the Goodrich varsity girls basketball team clinched at least a share of the Genesee Area Conference Red Division title with a 65-11 win against host Mt. Morris Oct. 24. Ashley Short scored nine points and Paige Plant added eight for the Martians, who improved to 13-2 overall and 11-1 […]
Heading into their scheduled Oct. 20 season finale at Swartz Creek, the Brandon varsity football team hopes to end a subpar season on a winning note. The Blackhawks? most recent game came against visiting Lapeer East in Brandon’s home finale Friday, Oct. 13. The Eagles scored two first-half touchdowns on their way to a 35-7 […]