Cavaliers baseball season comes to a close




SWARTZ CREEK – Carman-Ainsworth’s baseball season came to an end on Saturday when it fell to Saginaw Heritage, 11-2, in the district semifinal after drawing a firstround bye. Heritage was on fire on both sides of the game, collecting 14 hits and four home runs while pitcher Brandon Smith went 6-1/3 innings while giving up only two earned runs. For […]

Kettering University introduces Vehicle City Gridiron Classic




FLINT – Flint’s Atwood Stadium has played host to many athletic events over the years, and starting this fall, a few area schools will make their debut at the Kettering University-owned facility. On Atwood’s 50-yard line on Tuesday morning, a press conference was held to announce the inaugural Vehicle City Gridiron Classic, set for Thursday, Aug. 24. It will consist […]

Sports Shorts



Ruth Mott Foundation provides funding for Y Safe Places Programs. FLINT – The YMCA of Greater Flint is proud to announce the Ruth Mott Foundation provided the Y Safe Places Program with a $100,000 grant. Y Safe Places is an offsite summer and after school program offered by the YMCA of Greater Flint and supported through the Ruth Mott Foundation […]

Div. 1 at East Kentwood



Carman-Ainsworth’s track season came to a close on Saturday, as its state-qualifying athletes competed in a 60-team field at the Div. 1 meet at East Kentwood. The top-eight for each event medaled and earned All-State honors. BOYS 400 relay – 11. Carman-Ainsworth (Arron Williams, Marshall Brooks, Trent Barron, Randall Broome) 42.89 800 relay – 14. Carman-Ainsworth (Williams, Brooks, Barron, Broome) […]

SUMMER CAMPS AND CLINICS



Editor’s Note: To have your camp/clinic listed, send details to Sports Editor Lisa Paine at lpaine@mihomepaper.com June 19-21: Lady Broncos “Court” Camp 2017. Open to girls entering grades 2-6 for the Fall 2017. Volleyball 8:30-10:30 a.m., supervised lunch 10:30-11 a.m., basketball 11 a.m.-1 p.m. North Branch Middle School Gym/ Ruth Fox Gym. COST: $60 each; includes camp T-shirt. Additional siblings […]

Family Fun And Adventure Starts With A Ford



Growing numbers of families are answering the call of the road by embarking on adventures in RVs built on Ford chassis. Ford is America’s best-selling motorhome chassis manufacturer. RV shipments were up 15 percent year-over-year in 2016, hitting their highest level in 40 years, according to the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association. The association estimates the RV industry provides 290,000 U.S. […]

Suspicious bag at Bishop Airport turns out to be harmless




FLINT TWP. – An unattended bag caused the evacuation of Bishop Airport this morning, stranding some 200 passengers on the tarmac while authorities investigated.State, local and federal authorities descended on the airport at around 11 a.m. today when airport security discovered an unattended bag left in the terminal. Officials said the airport was evacuated, though planes are still arriving as […]

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