The Goodrich varsity softball team had a lengthy list of achievements this season. Headlining that list were three Martians who were announced to the Division 2 All-State softball team. Senior shortstop Julie Owen and sophomore outfielder Kelsey Krych were named first team All-State, while senior pitcher Jessica Morgan was named honorable mention All-State. This is […]
Goodrich’s Matt Hughes recently received state recognition for one sport, but may have to relocate to pursue his dream in another sport. Earlier this month, Hughes, a junior shortstop on the Martians? varsity baseball team, was selected to the Division 2 All-State baseball second team. He said he was ‘surprised and excited? when Goodrich coach […]
Brandon seniors Meridith Dura and Derek Foyt closed out their Blackhawk careers in top fashion Dura, an outfielder, was named to the Division 2 All-State softball first team, while Foyt, an infielder, made the Division 2 All-State baseball first team. The All-State teams are selected by the state’s coaches. Foyt was scheduled to play in […]
In an evenly fought matchup, it was one mishap that put an end to the Brandon varsity softball team’s season. Livonia Ladywood scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the eighth inning to claim a 1-0 victory in a Division 2 regional final matchup June 13 at Birmingham Seaholm. The game was originally […]
A golf outing held in August is helping several Brandon and Goodrich students attend college in 2005-06. The 15th annual Goodrich-Brandon scholarship golf outing was held Aug. 9, with 116 participants. Each year, three Brandon and three Goodrich students receive one-year, $800 college scholarships with the money raised from the event. ‘We give out everything […]
Having coached two varsity sports at Brandon in the 2004-05 season, Brian Moore had a vested interest in this year’s Flint Metro League all-sports race. In that light, Moore, who coached the hockey team and girls tennis team this year (he resigned as hockey coach at the end of the 2004-05 season), was pleased with […]
Two Brandon girls spring sports teams were rewarded for living up to the term ‘student-athletes.? At the Brandon Board of Education meeting Monday, June 13, the varsity softball and varsity girls soccer teams were recognized for earning academic All-State honors. In order to achieve team academic All-State honors, the team cumulative grade point average must […]
Hadley Twp.-A love of swimming eventually led Barbara Appleton to compete in her first triathlon last year. Appleton, 52, of Hadley Township, will be competing in her third triathlon beginning at 8 a.m. Sunday, June 19 at Big Fish Triathlon. The version of the triathlon Appleton is competing in is a shorter version of the […]
The second time around wasn’t quite as surprising, yet it was just as rewarding for the Goodrich girls track team. The Martians won their second straight Division 3 state championship in the state meet at Comstock Park June 4. They more than doubled the point total of their nearest opponent, finishing with 93 points to […]
As summer officially approaches, the Brandon varsity softball team is turning up the heat on the competition. The Blackhawks held their two most recent opponents, Auburn Hills Avondale and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, without a run to capture the district title June 4 at Brandon. Brandon defeated Avondale 10-0 in the district semifinal and Notre […]