Successful season for Manchester Youth Wrestling teams
by Marsha Chartrand The Manchester Youth Wrestling Club has completed their year, which started last October and concluded April 15 with NuWay National finals last week at the Lansing Center. Parent Jessica Lawson said that the Youth Wrestling starts mid-October and runs through December, and competition for the MyWay goes from January through March. “We […]
Lions come to town, beat Manchester staff with hotly contested basketball touchdown
by Marsha Chartrand A touchdown in the final five seconds of last Friday’s basketball game put the iconic Detroit Lions alumni in a winning position, 38–35, over the Manchester Flying Dutch staff. A touchdown? In a basketball game? That’s how the Lions roll, and the Manchester staff graciously accepted defeat after a well-played game that […]
2013 Girls’ basketball state champs reflect on 10-year anniversary
by Marsha Chartrand Ten years ago this week, the Manchester Lady Dutch basketball team became the MHSAA champions after a long, exciting, and rather unexpected run for the state title. The Mirror was able to catch up with several members of the team and their head coach, Cori Kastel, to highlight some of the many […]
Wrestlers wrap up memorable season
submitted by Coach Steve Vlcek What a great weekend at Ford Field for the Manchester wrestling team! Even with the terrible weather, the kids all had a good weekend; and the team ended up bringing home five All State wrestlers. Chase Conklin had a tough draw, wrestling the number one seed right out of the […]
Photos: Best wishes to Wrestlers at State Individual tournament
All photos by Emma Woods; Story by Marsha Chartrand On Friday, March 3, nine Manchester High School Wrestlers will make the journey to Ford Field to leave it all on the mat and hopefully reach the pinnacle of success for the high school wrestling season. They will take with them friends, family, die-hard wrestling fans, […]
Wrestling team faces a formidable foe at State Finals
submitted by Coach Steve Vlcek After an exciting week of weather, the wrestling team traveled to Kalamazoo on Friday morning to face a familiar foe in Bronson, who had beaten us twice this season. Even though the kids knew we had a uphill battle on our hands, they went out positive and wrestled hard; all […]
Varsity girls Bowling team heads to state competition
submitted by Brigette Reinhardt After qualifying at Regionals qualified last weekend, the Manchester Varsity Girls Bowling Team is headed to States in Battle Creek, Michigan this week. The six-lady team competed at Regionals this past weekend and placed third. That qualified them their spot at States this Friday March 3,2023. These six ladies have become […]
Wrestlers qualify for team state; nine individuals also get their opportunity
by Marsha Chartrand, contributed by Coach Steve Vlcek The Manchester Wrestling team traveled to Capac, which was a two-hour trip, last Wednesday night. The team did an outstanding job of wrestling, first defeating Bishop Foley 68–12. Some of the key wins in that match included Thomas Gautz, Nathan Meyer, Mason Schmitt, and Nick Patrick. Next […]
Another great season for Manchester wrestling
submitted by Coach Steve Vlcek It’s been another great year for our High School wrestling team, as we finished out our league with a 7–0 record in duals and then won the League tournament by 40 points. We had five League Champions: at 106, Onyx Ostrum took home first with two first-period pins. At 113, […]
2022 was a banner year for varsity football
by Marsha Chartrand It has been a great year for the Manchester High School Flying Dutch football teams. To begin 2022, in January two Manchester community members — Larry McGee and Jack Smith — received the Honorary Membership Award to the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association for their 50 years of service to Manchester […]
