Although Don Pumphrey is taking a break from this year’s Buick Open, the longtime Goodrich Country Club member has plenty of fond memories of the tournament. Pumphrey, a Davison resident, has volunteered in several capacities for both incarnations of the Buick Open, first as a scorekeeper and more recently in the communications department. A member […]
Matt Lentz is on the verge of his first National Football League training camp. Lentz, 23, a Brandon High School and University of Michigan graduate, will report to the New York Giants? training camp in Albany, N.Y. Thursday, July 27. A two-time All-Big Ten selection as an offensive guard at Michigan, he signed with the […]
About 400 Goodrich-area youngsters are digging out their bats and mitts every Tuesday and Thursday this summer and heading for local diamonds. The Goodrich school district’s Community Education Department sponsors local youth recreational baseball programs, beginning with practices in May. The leagues officially begin in June and continue for a six-week period through August. The […]
As one of the captains for the 2006 Brandon varsity football team, Ian Williams has experience dealing with balancing athletics and academics. Williams, who will be a senior during the 2006-07 season, believes Brandon’s new athletic eligibility policy will help student-athletes maintain a tighter focus on the academic side of the equation. The policy, passed […]
Chris Sobeck can appreciate firsthand what it takes to make Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club look good. Sobeck, 29, an Ortonville resident, is working at the club, located at G-9057 S. Saginaw Blvd., Grand Blanc, as part of an internship through Michigan State University, where he is majoring in turf grass management with the […]
A familiar face to many of the Goodrich hockey players will be their new coach next season. Brian Tangney, who has helped coach the Martians? I-69 league entry the past three seasons, will be the team’s coach for the 2006-07 season. Tangney’s wife, Chrys, has been the team manager for three seasons under previous coach […]
Brandon and Goodrich’s varsity football teams now know their schedules for the upcoming season. The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Web site has the schedules for all Michigan high schools listed on their site. Brandon, which went 5-4 last season, is scheduled their year Aug. 25 hosting defending Flint Metro League champion Linden, while […]
Keith Blakely enjoyed his Buick Open Pro-Am Tournament experience so much last year, he’s coming back this year. Blakely, vice president of Country Folk Art Craft Shows, Inc. in Groveland Township, will be participating once again in this year’s Buick Open Pro-Am Tournament, scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 2 at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, […]
Doug Van Kuren said he has enjoyed coaching the Goodrich varsity hockey team for the past three seasons. However, he also wants to see his son, Brian, play college hockey, and coaching the Martians last season prevented him from doing so. With that in mind, Van Kuren said he has stepped down as the Martians? […]
Mike Dowdy will have a larger-than-normal amount of people to feed in about three weeks. Dowdy, a Brandon Township resident, has been the executive chef for 21 years at the Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, G-9057 S. Saginaw Blvd., Grand Blanc. As such, he will head up the crew that will prepare meals for […]