MYWAY wrestlers bring home state successes!
The Manchester Wrestling Club sent 16 qualifiers to the MYWAY State Tournament on March 29-31, and seven medalists brought home state honors. Qualifiers included Piper Fry, Danny Steinman, Carter Steinman, Caleb Benedict, CJ Porter, Vince Budd, Vince Klapperich, Jacob Gautz, Kameron Mahoney, Gunner Carson, Adam Grebe, Dom Kelley, Zachary Jarels, Marcus Grebe, Ben Gautz, and […]
Avery Collins reaches beyond her goals
It’s only happened three times in Manchester High School history. But it’s a goal that senior Avery Collins set her sights on long at least six years before. On Feb. 8, at a varsity basketball game in Hanover-Horton, Avery became the fourth to score the 1,000th point of her high school career. “I’ve been playing basketball since I was […]
Spring soccer season registration update
MSA’s Recreation U6/U8 and U10 Academy soccer is currently open for registration! More information, along with registration forms, are located on the MSA website. A direct link to Manchester Soccer Association’s registration site may be found at: https://www.manchestersoccer.us/Default.aspx?tabid=1298433 If you have additional questions about spring soccer, please contact Lisa Somerville at president@manchestersoccer.us.
Senior Grant Tungate hits 112 career wins, qualifies for state finals
The senior year is always an exciting one, as students seem to reach an increasingly varied set of milestones each week. Student athletes, too, are no exception to this phenomenon. The Class of 2019 had one of its student athletes reach a significant milestone earlier this season, as Grant Tungate–son of Tara Bunn and Marty Tungate–won his 100th career match earlier this month, while wrestling at 135#. […]
Wrestlers ready as season begins to wind down
It’s been a banner year for the Manchester High School wrestling team. So far this year, three juniors and one senior have hit the 100-win mark in their wrestling career. The wrestling team this year has claimed both District and Regional titles and is preparing to compete at Team State competition next weekend in Kalamazoo. Coach […]
Registration open for two youth sports programs
Manchester’s two spring/summer youth sports programs are now registering for the upcoming season. Manchester Area Youth Sports (T-ball, baseball, and softball) and the Manchester Soccer Association are currently in the registration period for the concurrent seasons that begin April 27. Online registration for MAYS is available at this link; for MSA Rec programs is available […]
Phoenix Waters is MHSAA state wrestling runner-up
Manchester High School sophomore Phoenix Waters, 15, competed on Sunday at MHSAA Girls State tournament, held at Adrian College’s Merillat Sport and Fitness Center. Phoenix earned runner-up status with all of her bouts throughout the tournament ending in pins, until the final where she lost to a senior by a close decision of 4-6. In a […]
Wrestler Jacob Shelby reaches 100-win milestone
Jacob Shelby, a junior at Manchester High School and one of the co-captains of this year’s varsity wrestling team, has reached a coveted milestone for high-school wrestlers–he achieved his 100th career win at a tournament in Bad Axe on Friday night. “Jacob has been wrestling right here in Manchester since he was six,” says his mother, Jenelle […]
Volleyball ends season in state quarterfinal game
The Manchester High School volleyball team has ended its season in quarter-final play last Tuesday at Ann Arbor Huron High School. Meeting up with regional powerhouse St. Mary Catholic Central (Monroe) was the game that broke the varsity Dutch streak. SMCC won the quarter-final game 3-2 that evening, coming back from a 2-1 deficit to progress into […]
Volleyball wins Regional title, heads to quarter-finals Tuesday
With three decisive wins against Bath (25-13, 25-12, 25-10) last Thursday night, the Lady Dutch volleyball team became Regional champions for the first time since 1993, and will participate in state quarter-finals Tuesday night at Huron High School in Ann Arbor. Leading up to the regional finals was a hard fought win over Vandercook lake […]
