Sports

Goodrich visitors’ bleachers closed off for home opener
[Aug. 28, 2008] GOODRICH — Martian football fans will have to put aside rivalries and make some room in the home bleachers for visiting Richmond spectators at the first home game today at 7 p.m. By Gary Gould

V-ball teams set to make their moves
[Aug. 21, 2008] GENESEE COUNTY — Tough schedules, determination to win and the unknown makeup of each opponent’s team has set the table for an exciting volleyball season across the area. By Lisa Paine

Solid programs could take teams far
[Aug. 21, 2008] GENESSEE COUNTY — With the ins and outs of the 2008 boys’ tennis season rapidly approaching, let’s take a look at what could lie ahead for our area teams... By Mike Selecky

Goodrich soccer team looks for similar success in 2008
[Aug. 21, 2008] GOODRICH — Evan Huizenga knows that losing the seniors who led the team to a 10-0 GAC record a year ago will be hard to replace, but feels the seniors now may have learned some valuable lessons from their leadership. By John Droke

Experience and hard work are the formula for success
[Aug. 21, 2008] GOODRICH — Plenty of returning runners from a year ago is what fourth year cross country coach Jenny Sweet knows will help both the girls’ and boys’ teams be successful this year. By John Droke

Commanding the pool
[Aug. 21, 2008] GRAND BLANC — After assisting Roger Baywol during the 2006 campaign, second-year head coach Dan Command is consistently looking to lead the boys’ water polo team just a little bit further than he did the season before. By Mike Selecky

Lady Bobcats on course to defend titles
[Aug. 21, 2008] GRAND BLANC — Senior Shana Bauer now carries the family golf tradition alone on her slim shoulders as older sisters Megan and Ashley graduated several years apart. By Lisa Paine

Deep talent pool could help Lady Bobcats
[Aug. 21, 2008] GRAND BLANC — Strength in numbers and experience on the grand stages of the regional and state swim meets certainly can’t hurt the Grand Blanc Swim and Dive team as it prepares for the upcoming season. By Lisa Paine

An ode to days gone by
[Aug. 14, 2008] GRAND BLANC — Gentlemen’s base ball was the featured attraction last Sunday as the Grand Blanc Heritage Association sponsored its third annual 1860s style vintage base ball contest featuring opposing squads from rival museums in a battle for area supremacy and yearly bragging rights. By Mike Selecky

Volunteerism key to annual Tall Pine Council clay shoot
[Aug. 14, 2008] METAMORA — A picture- perfect day of blue skies, mid-70s temperatures and a steady breeze greeted the Tall Pine Council Boy Scout troop volunteers and shooters at the 12th annual sporting clays shoot fundraiser at Hunter’s Creek Club last Friday. By Lisa Paine

Kayla Run expands memorial road races
[Aug. 7, 2008] GOODRICH — It just seems fitting that Erin O’Mara, 24, was the fastest women’s finisher in the third annual Kayla Run at Goodrich High School last Saturday. By Lisa Paine

Inline skating nets local teens bronze medal
[Aug. 7, 2008] ROCHESTER HILLS — For two Grand Blanc High incoming sophomores, the sport of inline hockey has paid off with a recent bronze medal finish at the Junior National Olympics in Rochester Hills, June 24-July 6. By Lisa Paine

Youth football options in Goodrich and Grand Blanc
[Aug. 7, 2008] GRAND BLANC — The Goodrich and Grand Blanc youth football seasons are about to start as area teams begin practice on Aug 11. By John Droke

Bobcat coach takes ice for U-M Flint
[Aug. 7, 2008] FLINT — While hockey is a physical game, it hasn’t scared away many, as witnessed by the fact that the newly formed hockey club at the University of Michigan-Flint recently completed its inaugural season with a roster of 26 die-hard athletes. By Mike Selecky