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. […]
Dutch finish their regular season play, head to crossover
The Manchester Flying Dutch varsity played Grass Lake last Monday and suffered a 66-38 loss. “We struggled to shoot once again and Grass Lake really played well,” said coach Zach Neal. “We did get contributions from many different guys in the second half, and that will help us moving forward. We were led offensively by […]
Rec Soccer is back!
submitted by Tracey Hittle, VP of Recreational Soccer, Manchester Soccer Association The Manchester Soccer Association is thrilled to announce that RECREATIONAL SOCCER is back! The season starts April 9th and runs through June 4th, taking off the weekends of Easter and Memorial Day. There are two co-ed age divisions: U6 (birth years 2016-2017) and U8 […]
A tough week for Dutch hoops
Coming off the high of a win at Little Caesar’s Arena, the Dutchmen had a rough week, losing to Conference rivals Hanover Horton and East Jackson, both at home. On Tuesday, the Hanover-Horton Comets came to town to hand the Dutch a 62-30 loss in what coach Zach Neal called, “a tough game from the […]
Dutchmen victorious at Little Caesar’s Arena!
It was a busy and exciting week for the Flying Dutch varsity team. On Wednesday, the 12-1 state-ranked Vandercook Lake Jayhawks came to town, but the Dutchmen held in for the first half. A small 24-22 deficit at the half, however, turned into a very rough second half. “We got great contributions from the bench […]
