BY HARRY KNITTER Clarkston News Staff Writer If you asked any group of high school students to identify the sport that they would be likely to pursue while a teenager, bowling would most likely be rated somewhere near the low end of the scale. But the sport is making a comeback and dozens of high […]
Art, and more specifically Christmas art, is a family thing for Clarktson resident Margaret Cobane. ‘I have always loved art. It runs in my entire family,? Cobane said. ‘I was born to be an artist. It is just what I like to do.? Cobane has been able to take her passion and turn it into […]
The Brandon boys basketball team seemed to pick up steam as their Dec. 16 game against visiting Fenton progressed. In the end, several Blackhawks contributed to their 62-38 win against the Tigers, which improved Brandon’s season mark to 2-1. The Blackhawks and Tigers started off slowly, as Brandon took a 9-4 lead at the end […]
Powered by Michael Skinner’s long-distance shooting, the Goodrich basketball squad earned its first win of the season. Skinner connected on five three-point shots as the Martians defeated host Flushing 61-48 on Dec. 16 to improve to 1-2 on the campaign. Skinner wound up with 19 points, while Kirk Elsworth added 13 points and Brett Bowers […]
Brandon’s wrestling squad got back on the winning side of the ledger at the Lake Fenton Duals Saturday, Dec. 13. The Blackhawks captured four out of five matches at the competition, earning a second-place finish and improving its record to 6-5 on the season. The lone loss for Brandon came at the hands of Pontiac […]
?2004 Student Ski & Snowboard Club: Students at Brandon Fletcher Intermediate school, Brandon Middle School, and Brandon High School can now sign up for our 2004 Ski & Snowboard Club! The dates are Fridays, January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 2004. Brandon School District provides transportation to Mt. Holly after school. The buses return […]
Bolstered by a four-goal second period, the Goodrich hockey team soundly defeated visiting Swartz Creek 7-3 in their Dec. 12 contest. Max Hawkins and Matt Hill each notched a hat trick in the victory, as the Martians improved their season mark to 5-2. Swartz Creek started the game’s scoring with 11:56 left in the first […]
St. Daniel Catholic Church’s Giving Tree is helping eight charitable organizations this holiday season. Giving Tree chairperson Janet Glasgow was joined by family and church members in sorting the gifts after Mass Dec. 14. ‘This has become part of our holiday tradition,? Glasgow said. ‘We try to do something that helps.? The organizations that will […]
It was a grueling day for the Brandon volleyball team, but it had a happy ending. After losing their first two matches of the Okemos Tournament Saturday, Dec. 13, the Blackhawks came back to defeat Mason 15-12, 15-13 and win the championship of the tournament’s silver division, capping off an 11-hour day in which the […]
It was a great day for Goodrich wrestler Jeff O’Mara ? but not for the Martians as a whole. O’Mara, a senior, captured the 189-lb. title at the Howell Individual Championships Saturday, Dec. 13, defeating Greg Mixon of Howell by a 6-2 decision in the title match. However, the Martians only finished 14th at the […]