Lady Dutch Soccer dominates LCS, close win over Clinton
On Tuesday, May 2nd the Manchester girls soccer team took the short trip down to Lenawee Christian to continue league play. The Lady Dutch came out strong straight from kickoff, Rayna Edwards putting Manchester 1 – 0 up with less than 3 minutes gone in the game. Manchester’s 2nd came from captain Delanie Osborne, a low […]
An Exciting Week of Girls Varsity Soccer
submitted by Sam Sibilski Monday The Manchester Lady Dutch soccer program took the short trip down to Columbia Central on Monday and came back with an important 1 – 0 win. Manchester’s only goal came from an Emma Mrocko header off a Mikayla Ball corner kick. All in all the Lady Dutch looked organized defensively […]
Girls Soccer loses close game against Chelsea
submitted by Sam Sibilski Lady Dutch returned to action Tuesday with a short trip to Chelsea. Right from the warm up Manchester looked focused and knew what was ahead from a much bigger school. The Lady Dutch stepped up to the mark defensively. The back line, led by Senior Maddy Andreone looked organized and battled […]
Manchester High School wrestling team earns Academic All-State Honors for 2017 season
Earlier this month, Manchester High School’s wrestling team was named the top third team in Division 4 for Academic All-State Honors from the Michigan Wrestling Association. The team averaged a GPA of 3.42, coming in just .05 points under Clinton who averaged 3.47 and New Lathrop who averaged 3.49. The school received a certificate and […]
Lady Dutch win 3-1 over Tecumseh in tough post-spring break game
submitted by Sam Sibilski Playing three games in five days the week after Spring break was always going to be difficult and although the team couldn’t get out of first gear, the Lady Dutch soccer program showed great resilience and determination beating D2 Tecumseh by 3 goals to 1. Freshman Taylor Psarouthakis made her first […]
Lady Dutch takes down Monroe in 2nd game of the season
Lady Dutch traveled down to Monroe for the their 2nd game of the season. Right from the start Manchester took control and camped in the opposition half. The Lady Dutch was more composed in possession and played with a purpose. It wasn’t long before freshman Natalie Bargardi opened the scoring with a screamer from 22 yards out. Manchester kept […]
Lady Dutch win season opener 3 – 1 over Lincoln
The Manchester girls soccer welcomed Division 1 Ypsilanti Lincoln High School to start their 2017 campaign. The Lady Dutch looked to take control of the game early through a midfield trio of Natalie Bargardi, Rayna Edwards and Rylee Spitler, Lead by senior captain Delanie Osborne. Manchester maintained possession and took control of the game early, After […]
Vintage baseball to return to Manchester Village
This summer, during the first week of August, the Village of Manchester will be holding its very own 150th birthday party, the Sesquicentennial. As a part of the week-long celebration, sports and history lovers are planning a vintage baseball tournament made up of local teams. “What local teams?” you ask. The newly appointed Manchester Vintage […]
Manchester Kids Win at K of C Regional Free Throw Contest
The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Competition held its regional competition on February 25th in Brighton. Six Manchester children participated, and three qualified for the State competition. The three who qualified are Jase Punches, 9, Lila Harvey, 9, and Peyton Fether, 10. Mckenna Marsh and Canon Duffing also participated. Elizabeth Taylor, 11, made runner up […]
Manchester Girls Basketball holding fundraising tournament
The Manchester Girls basketball program is holding a 5th and 6th grade girls basketball tournament on Saturday, January 7th as a fundraiser. The funds raised will go to help cover the mandatory $6,000 the Middle School and High School basket ball teams are required to raise this year. In addition to a Manchester 6th grade team playing in the tournament, teams from Chelsea, […]