Cavaliers improve to 5-0 in league with win over Davison




FLINT TOWNSHIP — The Carman- Ainsworth boys’ basketball team had three games in a seven-day span highlighted by Tuesday’s, 65-56, victory over Saginaw Valley League rival Davison. Against the Cardinals, Carman-Ainsworth used a 21-13 advantage in the first quarter to build a lead they would not relinquish. A 10-8 edge in the second quarter gave the Cavs a 31- 21 […]

Raiders beat Mt. Pleasant, lose thriller to Milford




FLINT TWP — The Flushing/Carman-Ainsworth co-op hockey squad returned from its holiday break for a pair of contests at Iceland Arena this past Friday and Saturday. Most recently, the Raiders suffered a closely contested loss to Milford on Saturday, 7-6. The see-saw battle began with Milford grabbing a 2-0 edge after the opening frame. Flushing then surged back to grab […]

Sports Shorts



Winter races on the horizon GENESEE COUNTY — Area runners will want to mark their calendars for the first races of the New Year. Those looking to get started in running can join the Crim Training Program. Details: www.crim.org. February 16 in a new race, the Hot Chocolate 5K run at Bentley High School in Burton. Noon start. First 150 […]

Fat Guy’s Corner

Beat Down bowl

The holiday season is finally over, and so is the college bowl season. Michigan came up short against South Carolina on a lastsecond loss. It was a great game to watch on New Year’s Day. The Michigan State Spartans were winner winner, chicken dinner over TCU. The Spartans’ game was a nice late comeback-victory in the fourth quarter. Sparty On!! […]

Cavs face Michigan’s best at wrestling tourney




NEW LOTHROP — Despite their status as the top two varsity wrestling teams in the state for Div. 2 according to michigangrappler.com, St. John’s and Lowell still had their work cut out for them at the New Lothrop Invitational last Saturday. That’s because this 18-team field also included the fourth- and fifthranked squads for Div. 3 in Whitehall and Birch […]

Swimmers bow in Midland Dow dual



MIDLAND — Carman- Ainsworth/Flushing traveled to Midland Dow last Friday for a Saginaw Valley League swimming and diving meet and came home with a 132-51 defeat. The Cavaliers won one of the 12 events, with Chris Michael capturing the diving competition with 183.75 points. The host Chargers won all 11 swimming events. Carman-Ainsworth/Flushing slipped to 1-2 overall and 1-1 in […]

Cavs’ bowling puts forth impressive weekend



FLINT TWP — The Carman- Ainsworth girls’ bowling team took to Colonial Lanes in Flushing on Saturday and dominated Saginaw Valley League foe Mt. Pleasant, 28.5- 1.5. Shamonica Simon rolled games of 235 and 192, while Quinisha Burnett bowled a 193. Bernardette Gruber was able to work her way to a 202. “On Sunday, we went to Battle Creek M66 […]

DETROIT THREE MAKE BIG COMEBACK IN 2012

GM First Automaker to Sell 1M 30- mpg Vehicles in a Year

December of 2012 was a good month for GM with numbers indicating that U.S. dealers delivered the company’s highest December sales in five years, with deliveries up 5 percent year-over-year to 245,733 vehicles. “All four GM brands increased their sales year-over-year in December and we were strong across the board in cars, crossovers and pickup trucks,” said Kurt McNeil, vice […]

Ford Brand Stands Alone in ’12 With 2 Million U. S. Sales



Ford Motor Company’s U.S. sales grew across the board in 2012, with cars up 5 percent, utilities up 7 percent, and trucks up 2 percent for the year. Overall, the Ford brand ended 2012 with 2,168,015 vehicles sold – the only automotive brand to top 2 million in U.S. sales. “Ford finished 2012 strong, with retail sales showing improved strength […]

Chrysler Sales Break Through Record Barriers in 2012



Chrysler’s sales winning streak continued in December 2012 as the automaker reported U.S. sales of 152,367 units for the month, a 10 percent increase compared with sales in December 2011 (138,019 units), and the group’s best December sales mark since 2007. For the year, Chrysler Group sales totaled 1,651,787 units, up 21 percent compared with sales in 2011. “Chrysler Group […]