Recent Goodrich High School graduate Julie Owen had a number of options to play college softball next season. In the end, though, she chose someplace where her family and friends could watch her in action. Owen, a two-time All-State selection, has signed to play with Oakland University in Rochester next season. She also considered Wright […]
Brandon’s boys golf team achieved a milestone in the program’s history. The Blackhawks won the Flint Metro League preseason tournament for the first time in school history, earning a team score of 321, outdistancing second-place Fenton by eight strokes. Linden took third with 333. Josh Williams led the Blackhawks with a round of 73, finishing […]
Brandon’s girls tennis team started its season on an auspicious note. The Blackhawks won the Lapeer/Brandon Tennis Invitational Aug. 18, finishing with 57 points. Lapeer West finished second (47) and Davison third (41). Brandon took first or second in three of four singles flights as well as three of four doubles flights. At #1 singles, […]
Brandon’s varsity boys soccer team is bringing back plenty of returning players from last season. Coach Nathan Hunter hopes that experience will pay off in the form of a Flint Metro League championship for the Blackhawks. In order to prepare for this season, the Blackhawks headed to Glen Arbor Aug. 15 for a team building […]
While they still have work to do before their season opener, Goodrich varsity football coach Tom Alward said the Martians are heading in the right direction. The Martians recently returned from a trip to Port Sanilac, where they spent their first practice sessions from Aug. 8-10. Alward said the team accomplished a lot during that […]
Brandon varsity boys golf coach John Ubbing hopes this is the year the Blackhawks make a move to the upper half of the Flint Metro League standings. The Blackhawks will get an early view of how they stack up against the rest of the league at the Flint Metro preseason tournament Aug. 22 at Sugarbush […]
Brandon varsity football coach Ron Gill is hoping the 2005 campaign will go as well as the team’s offseason program. Gill, in his third year as the Blackhawks? head man, leads a team that returns between 15-20 seniors, including about 10 starters, from a team that went 3-6 overall and 2-4 in the Flint Metro […]
The Crim Festival of Races, scheduled for Aug. 27 in Flint, is within driving distance of residents in The Citizen’s coverage area. So, it stands to reason that many Ortonville and Goodrich residents will be taking part. In fact, many people are making the event a family affair and bringing their spouses, children, siblings, and […]
Last year, Kirk Elsworth was the big man on campus at Goodrich, sporting the familiar #5 jersey each Friday night during football season. This year, he’s starting from scratch as a freshman running back on the Western Michigan University football team, and he is trying to learn the ropes at the Division I level. He […]
While most people were sound asleep early July 31, a group of fishermen made their way to Metro Beach, off of Lake St. Clair. The reason for the early morning gathering was to participate in the Seventh Annual Customer Appreciation Invitational Two-man Team Bass Tournament, hosted by Jan’s Sport Shop, 7285 State Road, Goodrich. All […]