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 […]
Volleyball team heads to Regionals this week
The Manchester Lady Dutch varsity volleyball team ended a busy week on Saturday by claiming the District Championship in the district finals vs. Hudson, played at Columbia Central High School. The victory was built on wins over Grass Lake on Tuesday and Columbia Central on Thursday in the first two rounds of District semi-final play. The Lady Dutch came […]
MHS Volleyball conference champs, head to district playoffs
At the end of its regular season, the Manchester varsity volleyball team’s record is currently 39-10-2, with an undefeated first place standing in the Cascades Conference. The conference tournament was held last Thursday afternoon at Michigan Center High School. “We are headed into district playoffs this week at Columbia Central,” said head coach Trisca Beasley. The […]
MHS grads run in Boston race
submitted by John Heuser Good friends and track and cross country teammates since middle school, Ben Heuser and Joe Mazur ran hundreds of miles together in and around Manchester before heading to college in 2013: Joe to the University of Michigan, Ben to Duke University. In college, though, neither maintained a regular running regimen. Ben […]
Manchester wrestlers place at preseason nationals
In a national wrestling pre-season tournament featuring 16 teams from around the country this past weekend, three Manchester girls showed their excellence in the sport! Piper Fry placed third in the intermediate division weighing in at 45 lbs. Roseanna Waters earned 6th place in the schoolgirl class, weighing in at 113lbs. And Phoenix Waters was […]
Soccer team prevails over league rivals, Lenawee Christian
The Manchester High School boys’ soccer team traveled to Lenawee Christian on Thursday October 4, and came home with a hard-fought 3-2 victory. Lenawee had already handed Manchester one of their two league losses this season, so the Dutchmen were looking for revenge. Manchester coach Travis Baker felt confident heading into the matchup. “We knew going into […]
Lady Dutch Volleyball starts off season with three wins
The MHS Lady Dutch volleyball team began their 2018 season in winning style. On September 4, the Dutch traveled to Cascades Conference rival Vandercook Lake, bringing home a commanding 3-1 victory. Team scores were 22-25, 24-17, 25-21, and 25-19. Led in hitting by Stephanie Messman, the Lady Dutch had a solid +.144 hitting percentage and a 1.74 serve-receive rating […]
