Manchester Women’s Soccer begins state playoff run
article and photos by Scott Somerville The Manchester Girls’ Varsity Soccer Team began their state playoff run this past week with district 58 playoff matches against Lenawee Christian School and Clinton High School. As the district host, the Lady Dutch played both matches in Manchester providing the team with the all-important home field advantage as […]
Dutch Finish Strong in Conference Championship Meet and Send 3 Events to D3 State Meet
submitted by Coach Michael Coltre, Manchester Flying Dutchmen Track and Field program coach On a hot and sunny day in Adrian, perfect for Track and Field, the Flying Dutchmen were posting personal best times in all areas at their D3 Regional at Madison on Saturday, May 18th! Sophomores Grant Johnson and Siera Jedele highlighted the day with their […]
Manchester Girls Varsity Soccer team ranked #5 in the state!
by Scott Somerville The Manchester Girls Varsity Soccer team completed their seventh week of competition with wins against Columbia-Central, Jonesville, and Hanover-Horton. On Monday, May 13, the visiting Eagles of Columbia-Central played a close and defensive match that was stalemated at 0–0 going into halftime. At the 61-minute mark, Lady Dutch sophomore winger Madelynn Bennett […]
Track Recap: East Jackson Dome Classic
submitted by Coach Michael Coltre, Manchester Flying Dutchmen Track and Field program coach Last Friday night, May 10, was the 17-team EJ Dome Classic and Manchester once again had some great performances! The boys took 8th place overall and the girls, who faced some adversity, took 15th overall. Grant Johnson led the way in winning […]
Track Recap — Grass Lake Dual
submitted by Michael Coltre, Manchester Flying Dutchmen Track and Field program coach Last Tuesday, the Dutch had a big night on the Track! In a race not only against Grass Lake, but also the weather, the men’s team locked in 2nd place in the East Division with a grind-it-out 75.5-61.5 win. The boys finish the […]
Track Recap — Leslie Dual and Manchester Metrics
submitted by Michael Coltre, Manchester Flying Dutchmen Track and Field program coach It was another great week for the Manchester Track and Field program. The Dutch Track team picked up 2 upset wins Tuesday at home against Leslie as they defended their home track! The girls defeated Leslie 77–60, and the guys won 74–63. Both […]
Flying Dutchmen take 2nd at Coed Royal Invitational and dominate East Jackson in home dual!
submitted by Michael Coltre, Manchester Flying Dutchmen Track and Field program coach On Saturday, the Track and Field team took home the second-place trophy in the Coed Royal Invitational at Blissfield in cold and windy conditions! Grant Johnson was named “King of the Meet” for his first-place finishes in the long jump and 300m hurdles, […]
Manchester track recap: Napoleon Invitational and Napoleon-Michigan Center Dual
submitted by Michael Coltre, Manchester Flying Dutchmen Track and Field program coach The Manchester Flying Dutchmen Track and Field program is off to a great start! On Friday, April 12, the Dutch traveled to the highly competitive Napoleon Invitational. The Boys’ team finished in 8th place out of 15 teams. The shorthanded Girls’ team finished […]
Youth wrestling state championship results
submitted by James Tobias, Head Coach — Manchester Wrestling Club May 21–24 was the MYWAY state wrestling championship. Manchester youth wrestling had 12 kids competing: Graysen Chambers, Cole Norgaard, Brody Brooks, Elijah Simpson, Logan Velez — 4th place, Logan Lawson, Thomas Dyer — 3rd place, Dylan Dyer, Skylar Morgan — 6th place, Vince Budd — […]
Still time to join Junior Equestrian Team
submitted by Lydia Coval, Manchester Equestrian Team Coach The Manchester Junior Equestrian Team will compete on Saturday, May 18, at the Lenawee County Fairgrounds. The team consists of riders in 6th through 8th grade. The junior team is a great way for young riders to learn what the high school equestrian team is all about. […]
