Manchester girls’ softball camp a hit!
submitted by Laurie Luckhardt On August 15, Manchester Area Youth Sports hosted a 3-day softball camp for girls entering grades 1st through 8th grades. Former University of Michigan All-American player and current Varsity softball coach in Saline, Alicia Seegert, ran the camp. This year, 28 girls attended camp. Because of the weather, this year’s camp […]
Manchester Equestrians weather the storm to win first meet
Manchester High School Equestrian Team prevailed over torrential rains and their opponents to win the Division B, District 10 horse riding meet on Saturday, August 27th at the Lenawee County Fairgrounds in Adrian. In total, the meet included 17 area high schools from Washtenaw, Jackson, and Lenawee counties which make up District 10. As defined […]
Event builds team spirit for the Dutch football program
“Friday Night Lights” started off early last Friday at the Manchester Athletic Complex, with about 30 Varsity and JV football players and 30 more members of the Youth Football program joining together on the field for a fun team-building event organized by varsity players Caleb Goodell and Hunter Carson. Starting at 8 pm on Friday, […]
Manchester’s own Paul Schulte now a color commentator!
It may have been a while since wheelchair Olympian Paul Schulte was featured in Manchester news coverage, but it’s doubtful that too many local readers have forgotten about his amazing achievements. Paul, who was seriously injured in a car crash at the age of 10, started playing basketball from his wheelchair four years later. By the time he […]
Run Manchester – 2016 race results
Runners enjoyed, beautiful, warm & sunny weather Saturday morning for the 8th annual Run Manchester. The male and female 10K winners were both from Manchester this year. Placing 1st in the male category and finishing the race 1st overall was 17 year old Sean Sangster with a time of 43:50. Finishing 2nd was 32 year old […]
Pistol Prodigies compete in Nationals
Manchester’s own Pistol Prodigies Youth Shooting Team, competed in the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) National Championships on July 15th. The Prodigies have 17 members, but were represented by six shooters at Nationals: Hannah Foltz, Eli Lobbestael, Andrew Hartley, Nathan Huddleston, Phoebe Huddleston, and Braden Osborne. Hannah, Eli, Andrew, Nathan all competed in both pistol […]
MAYS Opening Day
Manchester Area Youth Sports (MAYS) kicked off its season last Saturday to bright skies and crisp air. It was perfect baseball weather. The newly-renovated Kirk Park fields of pristine red clay and green outfields were soon covered in tiny cleat marks as the kids made the fields Manchester’s baseball home. Due to the bridge constructions, MAYS had to […]
Register Now for the Manchester Moonlight Mile
March 12th, kick off Spring sports, support Manchester varsity track, and enjoy physical activity with your whole family. The Manchester Moonlight Mile is a fun fundraiser, held under the bright lights of the high school track, where kids as young as kindergarten can participate. K-3rd students will run a timed 800m. All other participants will […]
Adult Indoor Soccer Team Wants You!
The Manchester Wellness Center is a great place to work off winter weight. But if competition is more your exercise style Jeff Sangster and Chris Ray have a solution for you. Not content with just coaching soccer, they are forming an indoor, co-ed, adult soccer team. Under the speculative name “Old Hits and Some Mrs”, […]
MAYS Spring Softball & Baseball Registration has Begun
Online registration has begun for Manchester Area Youth Sports (MAYS) Spring softball and baseball for boys and girls ages 4-14. Details for online registration can be found on the MAYS Facebook page. In addition, parents can also register their children at the Village office in February on Wednesday, Feb. 17 from 6-8 pm and Saturday, […]
