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 [...]
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 [...]
GRAND RAPIDS — Warm weather and strong competition are the ideal elements to prepare for the track and field state finals. Manistee got a dose of both on Tuesday and took some hardware home from the Metro Health Sports Medicine Meet of Champions hosted by Grand Rapids Christian. The Chippewa girls medaled in five events [...]
TRAVERSE CITY — The Onekama softball team bounced back from a pair of losses to Shelby over the weekend with a sweep of Traverse City Christian on Tuesday. The Portagers (16-9) won the opener 10-4 and took the second game 11-5. Emily Bergren got the win in the opener after allowing just two hits and [...]
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 [...]
BIG RAPIDS — The Manistee softball team will head into its district quarterfinal next week on a seven-game winning streak after Monday’s sweep of Big Rapids. The Chippewas (20-3) cruised to a pair of shutout victories, topping the Cardinals 21-0 in the opener and 11-0 in the nightcap. “We came out swinging the bats hard, [...]
ONEKAMA — It’s that period of the golf season now when the West Michigan D League is already won and Division 4 district tournaments are on the horizon. Monday’s tri-match in Onekama was about preparing for the latter. “This is all practice leading up to Muskegon Country Club,” said Manistee Catholic Central senior Zack Bialik [...]
BIG RAPIDS — Big Rapids and Manistee only played one baseball game Monday, but they both made it count as the Cardinals took an 8-7 marathon victory in 11 innings. After ending regulation knotted at 4, the Cardinals (13-12) and Chippewas (8-15) held each other scoreless until the 11th inning, when Manistee was able to [...]
BIG RAPIDS — The Manistee Catholic Central softball team kept its hold on first place in the West Michigan D League with a sweep at Big Rapids Crossroads Charter Academy on Monday. The Sabers (13-3, 10-2 WMD) won the opener 20-0 by mercy rule in five innings and took the second game 16-1 in three. [...]