The crowd at Wednesday's non-league contest between the Manistee Chippewas (Manistee, MI) and the host Kalkaska Blazers (Kalkaska, MI), observed Manistee's football squad edge Kalkaska by a count of 16-12.

The Chippewas now own a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Mason County Central for a non-league contest on Wednesday, August 30. Manistee will encounter a Spartans squad coming off a 27-7 non-league win over Godwin Heights (Wyoming, MI). The Spartans record now stands at 1-0.

Coming up next, the Blazers encounter the Morley Stanwood Mohawks (Morley, MI) in a non-league contest, on Wednesday, August 30. Kalkaska will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record. The Mohawks go into the contest with a 1-0 record after their 36-0 non-league win over Central Montcalm (Stanton, MI).