Kannon Duffing named to the MHSAA’s Student Advisory Council
Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) announced last week that eight student-athletes who will be juniors at their schools during the 2022–23 academic year have been selected to serve two-year terms on the MHSAA’s Student Advisory Council. Manchester High School’s Kannon Duffing from class 2024 is one of the eight who was selected. Joining Kannon […]
Lady Dutch post three great wins in busy week; fall short in tournament play
submitted by Scott Somerville The Manchester Lady Dutch Varsity Soccer team completed a very busy sixth week of competition, playing five games in a six-day span from April 25-30. The first game of the week, on Monday April 25, featured a rare home appearance for the Lady Dutch vs the Cardinals from Michigan Center High […]
Manchester Dutchmen track & field teams kick off a strong start for spring season
submitted by Cheryl Smith On a cold spring evening in early April, both the Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams finished in the top of their division brackets at the Whitmore Lake Trojan Relays and brought home trophies and many individual medals. It was so great to see our skilled athletes back on the […]
Lady Dutch Varsity Soccer defeat Temperance-Bedford
submitted by Scott Somerville The Manchester Lady Dutch Varsity Soccer team completed their fifth week of competition with a game against the Division 1 Temperance-Bedford Kicking-Mules on Saturday April 24 in Temperance. Playing in sunny 75 to 80 degree conditions, the Lady Dutch jumped out to an early lead 2:43 into the game from a […]
Girls’s varsity soccer now 1-0-1 for the season following tie with Bulldogs
Submitted by Scott Somerville The Manchester Girls Varsity Soccer Team played their second match of the season on Saturday April 9 at home vs. The Bulldogs of Chelsea High School. This was the first meeting between the two teams since 2017 when Chelsea prevailed, at home, 1-0. On a “feels like” 31 degree Fahrenheit day […]
Varsity girls’ soccer kicks off 2022 season
Submitted by Scott Somerville The Manchester Lady Dutch Varsity Soccer Team kicked off the 2022 season with their first match on March 25 vs. the Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central Kestrels. On a cold spring evening, the visiting Kestrels looked to avenge last year’s divisional semi-final playoff loss to the Lady Dutch. During the first […]
Manchester wrestlers bring home a state champ for 2022
“When it came to the end of the season, our young squad really showed up,” said coach Steve Vlcek. But in the end, one standout wrestler came home a State Champion, and that was Senior Jacob Bunn. “Jacob had an amazing weekend which ended with what every wrestler dreams of — a State Championship,” Vlcek […]
A pause for the Manchester-Clinton football rivalry
After 100+ years, the Manchester-Clinton football rivalry is taking a hiatus. It hasn’t been an easy decision for Athletic Director Lon Pinhey, who was forced to make the determination in January. “When you come down to it, it’s a numbers game and we’re going in the wrong direction,” he said. “And after the numbers, it […]
Wrestling team advances to state competition, falls to Bronson
“It has been another outstanding year for the Flying Dutchmen wrestling team, as we finished the season with a 22-7 record,” said coach Steve Vlcek. “This was a very young team as we had 13 freshmen who all contributed to our success. This group will be our future for sure.” Those freshmen were Onyx Ostrom, […]
Dutch bring together a “complete win” in crossover
In the Varsity Dutchmen’s only game of the week last Thursday, they brought in a 66-57 victory over Springport in the regular season-ending crossover game. “We started off the game slowly, down 10-0 in the first two minutes,” said coach Zach Neal. “But we battled back and outscored Springport 66-47 the rest of the way. […]
