Midway through his sophomore season, Alex Lindeman shot a 45 to lead Manistee to its first win. Two years later, that same 45 likely wouldn’t factor into the Chippewas’ score and Manistee has won every dual or tri-match heading into the postseason. “It’s changed so much,” Lindeman said after a win earlier this month, “and [...]
The Manistee Saints opened the season against the 2012 Gratiot County Baseball League runner-up. Now they get the defending champs. It’s not the ideal way to kick off the year, especially as the Saints hit the road for a doubleheader today against the St. Louis Spirits after dropping a pair against the Sidney Orioles last [...]
Jim Hunter has been giving up his August for more than 20 years. Now he’s going to get some of the winter back. Hunter, who has served as the Onekama football coach since 1989, recently resigned as the Portagers varsity boys basketball coach after three seasons. “As far as the fit and whatnot goes, I [...]
Kenn Kott doesn’t keep track of his career win tally. But, after 18 seasons coaching the Manistee girls, it’s certainly a significant number. And now that mysterious tally is frozen as Kott is done coaching the Chippewas after having to make a tough decision. He could either remain a coach and athletic director at Manistee [...]
For the first time in almost two decades, Manistee is looking for a new varsity girls basketball coach. Kenn Kott, who guided the Chippewas for the last 18 seasons and was just the third varsity coach in program history, is done as head coach after being forced into making a decision regarding his multiple roles [...]
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Most league honors are subjective, based on the votes and opinions of coaches. But, All-West Michigan D League golf accolades are based solely on performance. There’s no wiggle room in the numbers. Those who shot the lowest scores finished highest on the list and all three Manistee County teams had players selected. Manistee Catholic Central, [...]
Jen Wojciechowski first coached JV girls basketball, then varsity. After a decade away, she returned to coach JV boys. Now she’s making the next step and taking over as the Brethren varsity boys basketball coach. “To be at the top level, that’s kind of fun for me because I can really push them to be [...]
MANISTEE — The Pentwater bus was late arriving in Manistee on Monday afternoon. The Chippewas made up for it by sending the Falcons home early with an 8-0 win by mercy rule. Olivia Vadeboncoeur netted a hat trick as part of a four-point game and Mallory Stefanski chipped in a pair of goals in the [...]
MANISTEE — Matt Simmons was planning on golfing Saturday. That’s not surprising because the sophomore is one of Manistee’s top golfers. Simmons ended up helping the Chippewas earn a win on the diamond. That was surprising because, prior to Saturday morning, he wasn’t a member of the baseball team and hadn’t played the sport in [...]