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 […]
Manchester resident wins Best Lifter at APF Tri-state Invitational
Manchester resident, 19-year old Legolas Stewart, won the 2022 American Powerlifting Federation Tri-state Invitational Best Lifter in Men’s Raw Division on November 12 in Brentwood, Tennessee. Stewart was able to squat 507 pounds, deadlift 617 pounds, and bench 374 pounds. He has been training on his own since he was 13.
Dutchmen end season with heads held high
by Marsha Chartrand It’s been Manchester’s longest and most successful football season in several years. Old records have been broken; new records have been made. The post-season also promises awards and accolades to several Dutchman players. But for now, it’s over. A 42–13 loss to the Napoleon Pirates is not the way anyone wanted to […]
