Football team suffers first defeat of season
by Marsha Chartrand “The Manchester football team hit a wall Friday versus a stout Napoleon team,” said varsity coach Ben Pack. “Both teams entered the contest undefeated, and Napoleon prevailed.” The Dutch got on the scoreboard in the first quarter with a TD rush by Bubba Duffing followed up by a PAT by Jeff Sangster. […]
Varsity Flying Dutchmen are 3–0 for the season entering conference play
by Marsha Chartrand The Flying Dutchmen varsity football team improved their record to 3–0 on Friday with a win over Stockbridge. “After the first two home contests, we needed to play a game on the road, and versus a team that presented adversity for our team,” commented Ben Pack, varsity head coach. “Playing away games […]
Manchester prevails over Homer Trojans in second week of play
by Marsha Chartrand In the Manchester Flying Dutchmen’s first regular season game vs. Homer on Thursday, August 31, the team showed Homer their offensive and defensive power, scoring a 54–8 victory at home. “Blake Sloan continued to dominate,” said head coach Ben Pack, “running the ball as well as playing defense.” In the first quarter […]
Equestrian team has first meet of the season
by Donna Clark, Coach It was a sunny day and the team had lots of reasons to smile. The Manchester High School Equestrian Team pulled trailers into the Lenawee County Fairgrounds in Adrian late into the night and early hours of the morning in preparation for our first meet of the season on Sunday, August […]
Dutchmen offense hits hard on Whitmore Lake
by Marsha Chartrand Although Thursday night’s game against Whitmore Lake was cut short by lightning, there was no doubt about the outcome. A victory was declared for Manchester at 42–6, with 6 minutes remaining in the final quarter. “Our players executed very well during the first game of the season,” said varsity head coach Ben […]
Time to register for fall recreational soccer
submitted by Tracey Hittle, VP of Recreational Soccer, Manchester Soccer Association Soccer season is just around the corner, and registration for Manchester Soccer Association’s Fall Rec Soccer is open! The season starts September 23 and runs through November 4. There are three coed age divisions: U5 Little Kickers (birth years 2019–2020), U7 (birth years 2017–2018), and […]
Varsity football coach offers projections for upcoming season
by Marsha Chartrand Varsity football coach Ben Pack, heading into his fourth year of coaching at Manchester High School, is ready to take his team on the field. With a mixture of young newcomers and seasoned players, he is optimistic about the prospects for this year’s Dutchmen. “Pre-season practice sessions have been going extremely well,” […]
Pistol Prodigies wrap up '23 season and ramp up for '24
submitted by Scott & Lisa Poet, Head Coaches - Pistol Prodigies Youth Pistol and Rifle Team The Pistol Prodigies just completed a great 2022-2023 season. Some of the highlights included: participating in the Manchester Fair Parade and the MHS Homecoming Parade, hosting a successful fundraising banquet, certifying two SSSF Action Shooting Program Junior Coaches, adding […]
Helmke to continue soccer career at Baldwin Wallace University
submitted by Baldwin Wallace University Grace Helmke of Manchester and Manchester High School is one of 13 women’s soccer newcomers to continue their career at Baldwin Wallace University. Coach Wojtkun, who is in his seventh season, returns eighteen letterwinners, two All-Ohio Athletic Conference players, and 10 Academic All-OAC selections from last year’s OAC tournament-qualifying team […]
Manchester Wrestling Club brings Olympian to run all-girls’ camp
by Sara Swanson Manchester wrestling club held an All-Girls’ Wrestling Camp last Thursday, August 3, for girls ages kindergarten through 12th at the high school and brought in women’s collegiate coaching pioneer and 2004 Olympian Toccara Montgomery to run it. It is the first of what they hope to be an annual camp. Montgomery has […]
