Brandon’s varsity boys swimming team ran into a buzzsaw Feb. 9. Flint Powers came into town and dominated the meet with the Blackhawks, winning 111-72. Brandon’s dual meet record is now 7-3. Powers won eight of 12 events on their way to winning the meet, including the first three events. Powers took a 34-12 lead […]
The Brandon varsity hockey team clinched their second straight Flint Metro League championship with a flourish. Kyle Doan scored four goals and two assists, and Brandon Newman added three goals and five assists as the Blackhawks defeated the visiting Mustangs 11-3 Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Polar Palace in Lapeer. Brandon improved to 12-7 overall […]
It took two overtimes to get the job done, but Goodrich’s varsity basketball team earned a hard-fought win against LakeVille. Matt Christensen scored eight points in the two overtime periods and Zac Glynn added seven in overtime as the Martians defeated the Falcons 57-54 in Genesee Area Conference action Feb. 10 at Goodrich. The Martians […]
In the male-dominated world of high school wrestlers, two local female students are feeling right at home with their respective teams. Freshmen Shana DeVoe of Brandon and C.C. Weber of Goodrich have seen action for their varsity teams this season, and both say they have been accepted as part of their teams and are learning […]
Brandon and Linden are on opposite ends of the Flint Metro League boys basketball standings. However, the Blackhawks had their hands full with the host Eagles Feb. 14 before putting them away in the fourth quarter for a 60-42 victory. The win improved the Blackhawks to 14-1 overall and 10-1 in the league, while Linden […]
Two Goodrich wrestlers earned the right to call themselves the best in the Genesee Area Conference at the Feb. 10 league tournament. Sophomores Mark Weber (112) and Grant Overcashier (130) won first place in their respective weight classes at the tournament, helping the Martians finish in fourth place out of 10 teams at the tournament. […]
Goodrich’s varsity volleyball team bounced back from a loss in Genesee Area Conference play to remain in the hunt for the league title. The visiting Martians defeated Genesee 25-11, 25-4, 25-9. Goodrich improved to 7-2 in the GAC Red Division and 16-14-5 overall. The Martians are currently in third place in the GAC Red, trailing […]
As they head toward the finish line in the Flint Metro League race, Brandon’s varsity volleyball team earned a key league victory Feb. 13. The visiting Blackhawks defeated Linden 25-17, 25-17, 18-25, 25-22, to improve to 5-5 in the league and 16-15-6 overall. Brandon coach Brian Williams said defeating the Eagles was a big plus […]
Brandon-Oxford’s girls skiing team just missed out on finishing in the top three at the Southeast Michigan Ski League divisional meet Feb. 7-8. The team finished fourth overall with 122 points. Fenton won the meet, while Grand Blanc finished second and Flushing third. Karen Offer finished second in the meet in giant slalom and first […]
Four Brandon varsity wrestlers placed for the Blackhawks at the Flint Metro League meet Saturday, Feb. 11 at Linden. Highlighting the list was Travis Murphy, who won first place in the 103-lb. weight class. Andrew Hyde (152) took second place, while Aaron Hyde (160) and Ryan Claycomb (171) won their third-place matches. As a team, […]