Stockbridge Community Schools
Hot Shooting Chelsea Ends Panthers Season in Districts
The Stockbridge basketball team could not overcome the hot outside shooting of Chelsea Thursday night as the Panthers fell to the Bulldogs 62-43 in the Division 2 district semifinals. The Bulldogs sank 11 triples on the night, including six in the third quarter as Chelsea blew open a close game and ended the Panthers season […]
Lady Panthers Season Ends in District Semifinals
The Stockbridge girls’ basketball team could not overcome a slow start as the Panthers fell to Chelsea 46-37 in the Division 2 district semifinals at Tecumseh Wednesday night. The Panthers were cold from the start as they fell behind the Bulldogs 12-0 with 54 seconds left in the first quarter. It wasn’t just cold shooting […]
First- and second-round interviews take place for new school superintendent
by Amy Haggerty On March 15 and 16, 2021, six candidates from various parts of Michigan interviewed for the Stockbridge Community Schools superintendent position. The new superintendent will replace Mr. Karl Heidrich, who left the district in the fall of 2020, and Mr. Bruce Brown who stepped in as the interim superintendent. The first-round candidates […]
Lady Panthers Rout Blissfield in District Opener
A fast start from the opening whistle by the Stockbridge girls’ basketball team helped the Panthers take a big early lead and cruise to a 74-33 rout of Blissfield in the Division 2 district opener at Tecumseh Monday night. The Panthers jumped out to a 10-1 lead in the opening two minutes and never looked […]
Panthers Knock off Olivet in Finale
The Stockbridge basketball team played one of its best games of the season in the season finale and came away with a 48-37 win over Olivet Thursday night spoiling any chance of a GLAC title for the Eagles along the way. The Panthers used a strong start to take and early lead and were able […]
Lady Panthers Send Seniors Out with a Win. Districts Next
The Stockbridge girls’ basketball team wrapped up its regular season by sending its four seniors out with a win Saturday beating Fowlerville 60-54. Senior’s Chelsey Asquith, Kaylee Dalton, Grace Hall, and Madison Mazuca played in their last home game and made sure they went out with a bang. Fowlerville did not make it easy for […]
Lady Panthers Make it Back-to-Back GLAC Championships
It came down to one game for all the marbles for the GLAC girls’ basketball title Thursday night when Stockbridge traveled to Olivet for a winner take all match-up. Olivet had handed the Panthers its only league loss in February when a fourth quarter Panthers collapse and a 24-point fourth quarter by Olivet helped lift […]
Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball Teams Facing GLAC Title Showdowns This Week
It is down the the final week of the season and the girls and boys basketball teams still have GLAC title hopes heading into tonight’s games with Leslie. The boys face a must win situation tonight when they face the league leading Blackhawks. The Panthers trail Leslie by two games with two remaining. Stockbridge would […]
Judy Brune joins SCN board of directors
March 3, Stockbridge Community News’ directors elected Judy (Young) Brune by unanimous vote to a three-year term on the organization’s board of directors. The monthly meeting was held virtually due to COVID-19. Patrice Johnson, president and editor in chief, said she was pleased to announce Brune’s addition. “Judy and I served together on the board […]
Staff Spotlight: Staying positive and promoting a ‘CAN DO’ attitude among students is what Lynn Balkus does best
by Amy Haggerty Lynn Balkus has been working with our youngest populations in the school district’s Superhero Classroom and the Kids Club program for 17 years. Being a paraprofessional with the 11-years-old-and-under set is not an easy job. You need to be patient and creative and have lots of fun activities planned to keep the […]