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 […]
Boys soccer team building steam as season continues
After opening the soccer season on the new turf field August 17, the Manchester High School boys’ soccer team has built an 8-4 record with some impressive wins. During the week of August 20, the team beat defending state champion Ann Arbor Greenhills 1-0, along with defending league champion Hillsdale Academy 3-1; both games were […]
Manchester Equestrian starts season with a commanding win…
On August 26 the Manchester Equestrian Team returned to their winning ways from last season and won their opening meet at the Lenawee County Fairgrounds in Adrian. This year’s team, made up of senior Julia Johnson, juniors Megan Reppert and Bailey Elliott and sophomores Carli Kerns and Brooklyn Lyos, made it known that although this […]
Soccer team “baptizes” new artificial turf on Friday night
The first sport to have a game on the new artificial turf field at the Manchester Athletic Complex was the boys soccer team, who played Chelsea on Friday night at 5:30 pm. After just nine minutes of play, the referees called a 30-minute weather delay due to thunder and potential storms. Although the rain continued, […]
Pistol Prodigies compete at Michigan Scholastic Action Shooting Program State Championships
submitted by Scott Poet Manchester’s own Pistol Prodigies Youth Pistol and Rifle team competed at the Michigan Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) State Championships June 23-24 in Sturgis, Michigan. There were 116 student athletes, from 11 teams, representing 4 states. In total there were 221 entries of action shooting of rimfire & centerfire pistol, 1911 […]
