Feb 06, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BENZONIA -- A rough start put the Manistee girls' basketball team in a hole they could not dig out of Monday night. Falling behind by 14 points, 16-2 in the first quarter, the Chippewas battled to claw their way back into the game, but never made it all t... READ MORE
Feb 05, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE – Manistee senior Caden Vansickle didn’t start playing football until his freshman year, and even then, only after a friend convinced him to go out for the junior varsity team. Now, 4 years later Vansi... READ MORE
Feb 03, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON --The Oakridge boys basketball team dominated visiting Manistee for a 57-28 victory Friday night in the West Michigan Conference Lakes Division. The Eagles took a four-point lead, 15-11, at the end of the first quarter and then limited the Chippe... READ MORE
Feb 02, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Whitehall opened a 14-point lead with 5:26 left in the game and then survived a late flurry by Manistee to earn a 44-39 West Michigan Conference Lakes Division victory over the Chippewas on Thursday night. �... READ MORE
Feb 01, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- The Manistee girls' basketball team made a valiant comeback effort on Tuesday night in a 47-41 loss to the Reed City Coyotes. The Coyotes led by 10 points in the second half before Manistee cut the lead to just three points. The Chippewas coul... READ MORE
Jan 28, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- The Manistee girls basketball team jumped on Orchard View early and had no trouble rolling to a lopsided 57-30 victory Friday in the West Michigan Conference Lakes Division. "We shot the ball well in the first half and that really helps our de... READ MORE
Jan 27, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LEROY-- A long dry spell finally ended for the Manistee boys' basketball team Friday night. The visiting Chippewas opened a big lead and cruised to a 60-24 non-conference win over Pine River. Manistee was winless in its first 11 games before Friday's vic... READ MORE
Jan 26, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Hart exploded out of the blocks with a 3-point barrage that rocked Manistee, 74-48, on Thursday night. Hart, which received votes in this week's Associated Press Division 3 rankings, went to 13-0 on the season. Knocking down... READ MORE
Jan 25, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY -The Montague wrestling team dominated a quad at Shelby High School on Wednesday evening. The Wildcats took down Holton, 72-12, and cruised by Manistee, 82-6. Savannah Winkleblack, Jimmy Thommen, Chris Aebig, Fletcher Thommen, Tristan Winkleblack,... READ MORE
Jan 25, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Anna Lundquist scored 19 points to lead the Oakridge girls' basketball team to a 44-40 West Michigan Conference Lakes Division victory over visiting Manistee on Tuesday night. The host Eagles managed to take a 7-6 lead at the end of the first ... READ MORE
Jan 21, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT -- Fremont defense was on target Friday night in a 64-35 victory over Manistee. The West Michigan Conference game was played at Fremont. "I thought we took better care of the ball and rebounded much better than we have been," said F... READ MORE
Jan 20, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- In a Coastal Conference dual against Manistee onThursday, the host Ludington boys swimming team finished with a close 91.5-87.5 victory over the Chippewas. Because of low numbers the last few years, Ludington coach Joe Sch... READ MORE
Jan 19, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Lacey Zimmerman, a senior at Manistee, chose to officially sign her letter of intent to run track at Ferris State. She said there were actually three reasons she chose to attend the Big Rapids university next year. I... READ MORE
Jan 18, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- A long season continued for the winless Manistee boys' basketball team Tuesday night, Montague dealt the Chippewas a 67-35 home loss in the West Michigan Conference Rivers Division. The Chippewas led only twice in th... READ MORE
Jan 16, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com HART -- After a fast start, there was no doubt what the outcome was going to be as the Hart girls basketball team posted a convincing 72-31 non-conference victory over visiting Manistee on Monday night. It was Hart's depth that flustered ... READ MORE
Jan 13, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT -- Three Manistee players scored in double figures Friday night in the Chippewas' 54-50 victory over the Fremont Packers The victory came after the Chippewas overcame a first-half deficit in the West Michigan Conference Lakes Division contest. Ma... READ MORE
Jan 12, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Any time a pair of longtime rivals like Ludington and Manistee meet in any sport, it always carries a little extra juice for both teams. That was the case again Thursday night when the Orioles hosted the Chippewas in a West Michigan Conferenc... READ MORE
Jan 11, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- Defense has been a mainstay for the Manistee girls basketball team this season. However, the offense is a totally different matter as the Chippewas struggle continued in Tuesday night's game with visiting Montague in the ... READ MORE
Jan 10, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com RAVENNA -- Ravenna's boys basketball team overcame a first half deficit and rallied for a 49-40 non-conference win over visiting Manistee on Tuesday night. Ravenna trailed 8-4 at the end of the first quarter and despite outscoring the Chippewas, 7-6 in th... READ MORE
Jan 09, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com SCOTTVILLE -- Victories have been hard to come by for the Lakeshore Badgers co-op hockey team. Right now, the Badgers would gladly accept any win, no matter how they get it. Good, bad, ugly, lucky. It wouldn't ... READ MORE