Brandon’s girls swimming team proved to be the best of the bunch in a meet involving two other teams Thursday, Sept. 14. The Blackhawks defeated Clio 82-19 and Oxford 69-32 in a battle of Flint Metro League teams at Brandon. Oxford defeated Clio 83-18. Brandon finished first in eight events, including the opening event of […]
Goodrich’s varsity boys soccer team is getting plenty of contributions while remaining on top of the Genesee Area Conference standings. The Martians? most recent win came Sept. 19, when they shut out Durand 3-0, improving to 8-1 overall and 4-0 in the league. Chad Marler put the Martians on the scoreboard in the second half […]
It was a good day for the two local girls high school tennis programs. Goodrich hosted its annual tennis invitational Saturday, Sept. 16, and Brandon offered use of its tennis courts to help provide enough space for the tournament’s eight teams to compete. When the competition was said and done, it was the Blackhawks who […]
In a back-and-forth football game between Goodrich and Montrose, it was the host Rams who ultimately prevailed. Micky Stiles scored his third rushing touchdown of the game for the Rams with 8:42 left in the fourth quarter as Montrose defeated the Genesee Area Conference Red Division rival Martians 26-23, dropping Goodrich to 1-3 on the […]
Despite a loss in their most recent contest, the Brandon varsity soccer team currently has a winning mark overall and in league play. The Martians lost a 3-0 contest against Birmingham Groves on Tuesday, Sept. 19, but three days earlier, they shut out Walled Lake Northern in a Saturday afternoon contest, 2-0. Sophomore Sam Roberts […]
Goodrich’s varsity girls cross country team finished in the upper third of competitors in Division 2 action at the Spartan Invitational Friday, Sept. 15 in East Lansing. The Martians placed 11th out of 34 teams at the invite, with a team score of 336. Grand Rapids Christian won the meet with a team score of […]
It took the full four quarters to get the job done, but Goodrich’s varsity football team earned its first win of the season Sept. 8. The Martians built a 20-0 halftime lead and held on for a 20-14 win against visiting Durand in a Genesee Area Conference Red Division contest. All three of Goodrich’s touchdowns […]
Brandon High School graduate Chelsey Buhler was a first-hand witness to a part of Detroit championship history. Buhler, 18, was at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit as part of the Shockwave dance team for Game 5 of the Women’s National Basketball Association finals between the Detroit Shock and the Sacramento Monarchs. The Shock defeated the […]
By Jeff Patrus Sports Writer Goodrich senior tennis captain Katie Bradley knew the Martians needed to raise money for the program. However, she wanted to find a creative way to accomplish that objective. ‘We didn’t want to do your typical car wash or bake sale,? Bradley, 17, said. ‘We were talking to the guys at […]
Milford put a damper on the Brandon varsity girls swimming team’s home opener Thursday, Sept. 7. The Mavericks earned a 121-65 win against the Blackhawks that day, earning first-place finishes in all 12 events at the meet. In three of those events, Milford also finished second. The Blackhawks earned second in all three relay events. […]