Manchester Youth Wrestling hosts Monster Mash tournament
by Sara Swanson Manchester Youth Wrestling Club held a tournament in the Manchester Jr/Sr High School gym on Sunday November 2, for wrestlers ages 4 through 14. Organizers report that they had 255 wrestlers participate this year. A number of Manchester’s wrestlers placed. First placers included Cole G., Grant D., Niko V., Scott B., Carter […]
Tyler Horky wraps up an impressive basketball career
by Sara Swanson Former Dutchman Tyler Horky has just wrapped up a basketball career spanning Manchester Jr/Sr High School, Kalamazoo College, and Calvin University, earning a total of 2,507 points. His former coach Mike Ahrens stated, “Throughout his career, Tyler approached the game by maximizing every ounce of his talent by preparing harder, competing fiercer, […]
Pistol Prodigies wrap up another great season!
submitted by Scott and Lisa Poet, Head Coaches — Pistol Prodigies Youth Pistol and Rifle Team For 11 years, the Pistol Prodigies have been competing in the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP). SASP is a great nationwide youth development program that uses the shooting sports to teach life skills. Our new season begins September 1. […]
Grant Johnson places 5th in Decathlon Nationals, earns All-American!
by Sara Swanson Manchester teen and soon-to-be senior at Manchester High School Grant Johnson competed last weekend, July 26 and 27, in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Junior Olympic Games National Track and Field Championship in Houston, Texas, placing fifth and making him All-American! If you have read our coverage of the Manchester High School […]
High school boys needed for soccer team
by Sara Swanson The Manchester High School boys’ soccer team is working to get enough kids to field a soccer team this year. Do you know a boy in grades 9 through 12 who is interested in playing soccer? No experience necessary. Practice starts on August 11. Contact Dan Tar at dcrojtar@aol.com or 734-564-5766.
Manchester Varsity Softball regional champs!
submitted by Sandra Wiitala The Manchester Varsity Softball team claimed the Division 4 regional title this last Saturday at Morenci! They beat the Morenci Bulldogs 6–0 in the morning and fought hard to come out on top in the final against Summerfield 2–1. They were supported by a large hometown crowd and their coaches, Katie […]
Dutch Track finishes on a high note at State Finals!
submitted by Michael Coltre, Coach, Manchester Track and Field Manchester had a great showing Saturday, May 31, at the D4 State Finals in Hudsonville as the boys took 10th place. Manchester is now home to three new all-state athletes! All-state is anyone placing top eight in this meet as this is the best of the […]
Dutch Take 5th and 8th at Team States!
submitted by Michael Coltre, Coach, Manchester Track and Field The Flying Dutchmen competed in the D4 MITCA Team State meet on Saturday, May 24, in Hillsdale, and both teams held their own against the best teams in our division. Both backed up their season-long rankings on the track as the boys took 5th overall and […]
No Track, No Problem! Boys Win Regionals!
submitted by Michael Coltre, Coach, Manchester Track and Field Boys Win Regionals! Girls take 4th at Regionals In the week the track team lost their home track and place to practice because of construction, they were able to overcome this adversity and still claim the first Regional Championship since 2007! The Boys won the Regional over […]
Boys’ track take 3rd in the final conference standings — Conference Championship Recap
submitted by Michael Coltre, Coach, Manchester Track and Field Best night of the season thus far on the track on Friday, May 9, in our Conference Championship meet in East Jackson! PR’s all over the place! We had a two-event Conference champion in Nathan Fletcher with his wins in the discus and PR in the […]
