Football strong-arms Grass Lake for a close 21–20 win
by Marsha Chartrand It was a rainy night for a football game, but the Dutchmen showed up with their typical determination last Friday and prevailed in a close game over the visiting Grass Lake Warriors. “Grass Lake is a well-coached team filled with fine athletes,” said Manchester varsity coach Ben Pack. “Our players showed grit […]
Dutch keep rolling over EJ, 55–8
by Marsha Chartrand The Flying Dutchmen’s focus and attention to assignments continued during last Friday’s game versus East Jackson, and the team was rewarded with another substantial victory, carrying forward a 5–1 record into next week’s game against Grass Lake’s Warriors and a new school record into the history books for Manchester High School. “The […]
Equestrian: The relationship between a horse and its rider
submitted by Coach Donna Clark Horses and riders develop close relationships. Not only do riders communicate through verbal language and tone, but body language is read easily by your horse. Having a stressful day? The tension that you hold in your body is felt by your horse, making him or her anxious also. It’s hard […]
Dutch concentrate on a homecoming win, 55–12
by Marsha Chartrand The Flying Dutchmen made a resounding comeback in Friday night’s homecoming game, defeating Leslie 55–12. “After the setback the previous week, I was extremely happy to see how focused our players were during practice the entire week,” said Coach Ben Pack. “This proved to continue on Friday. The first half was the […]
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 […]
