Sports

 Marsha Chartrand

Manchester student to play Water Polo at Washington & Jefferson College

submitted by Char Major On Thursday, May 1, high school senior Chloe Marjorprice signed her intent to play water polo for Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, PA. Chloe lives in Manchester and attended Manchester Co-op Nursery School and Klager Elementary through grade four. She will graduate from Skyline High School in Ann Arbor. She […]

 Sara Swanson

EJ Dome Classic and Napoleon Dual Recap

EJ Dome Classic and Napoleon Dual Recap

submitted by Michael Coltre, Coach, Manchester Track and Field  At the EJ Dome Classic the boys took home the 2nd-place trophy with 105 points in the field of 12 teams! Hanover-Horton won the boys’ side. The girls finished in 8th place with 41 points. Grass Lake won the girls’ side. Last year in comparison the […]

 Sara Swanson

Blackhawk Invitational and Michigan Center Dual Recap

submitted by Michael Coltre, Coach, Manchester Track and Field  The Dutch competed in the Blackhawk Invitational on Friday April 25 and fought through some heavy rain in the middle portion of the meet. The Boys took home 2nd place out of nine teams with 111 points and only trailed host Leslie. The boys won six […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Hillsdale Gina Relays and Leslie Dual recap; Fletcher breaks school record in discus

  submitted by Michael Coltre We didn’t have any school records on Saturday, April 19, in Hillsdale, but we got to run on a mondo track and the performances were outstanding. The Jump Crews were really leveling up with their efforts. It appears just about everyone on the team had a PR in something at […]

 Sara Swanson

Napoleon Invitational and Grass Lake/East Jackson Dual recap: Grant Johnson breaks school record in 300m hurdles

submitted by Michael Coltre, Coach, Manchester Track and Field  Napoleon Invitational Recap —Friday, April 11 The Flying Dutchmen had a great day on the track. The boys’ team took 6th overall with 77 points out of 15 teams and only trailed 1st place by 19 points. In comparison, last season Manchester scored 25.5 points at […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Spring sports roundup for week of April 7

submitted by Will Gross On a beautiful spring afternoon in Manchester, three varsity sports took the field to cap off their first weeks of competition. Varsity baseball took down Leslie in a close one, 8–7. With the win, the Dutchmen improved their record to 1–2 after a pair of losses to Madison. Baseball has two […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester track and field pre-season outlook

Manchester track and field pre-season outlook

submitted by Michael Coltre, Coach, Manchester Track and Field  The Manchester Track and Field program is off and running for its spring season. This season will be like no other as the team has high expectations with a good blend of returning talent and newcomers and will also be juggling the construction going on around […]

 Sara Swanson

Spring sports getting underway at Manchester High School

Spring sports getting underway at Manchester High School

by William Gross Spring weather is here and so are spring sports at Manchester High School. Teams have already begun practicing for games beginning in early April. Baseball leads off their season on the road against Dundee on April 5 and Addison on April 7. The Dutchmen begin their home season on Friday, April 11, […]

 Sara Swanson

Legolas Stewart places first in APF/AAPF State Championship

Legolas Stewart places first in APF/AAPF State Championship

submitted by Amanda Stewart Legolas Stewart, a 21-year-old Manchester resident, participated in the Michigan APF/AAPF State Championship on March 8, 2025, at the Royal Oak Gym in Royal Oak, Mich. He won first place and was awarded “AAPF Heavyweight Man’s Best Lifter.” He squatted 232.5 kg/512 lbs. He benched 172.5 kg/380 lbs. He deadlifted 290 […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Mistaken identity photo: Blake Sloan, state champion!