diff --git a/src/soccer_managers.py b/src/soccer_managers.py
index 125b45e4..947dd1e5 100644
--- a/src/soccer_managers.py
+++ b/src/soccer_managers.py
@@ -102,12 +102,9 @@ class BaseSoccerManager:
         else:
             self.logger.info("Favorite teams filtering disabled. Showing all teams.")
 
-        self.config_manager = ConfigManager()
-
     def _get_timezone(self):
         try:
-            timezone_str = self.config_manager.get_timezone()
-            self.logger.debug(f"[Soccer] Config timezone: {timezone_str}")
+            timezone_str = self.config.get('timezone', 'UTC')
             return pytz.timezone(timezone_str)
         except pytz.UnknownTimeZoneError:
             self.logger.warning(f"[Soccer] Unknown timezone: {timezone_str}, falling back to UTC")
@@ -508,7 +505,6 @@ class BaseSoccerManager:
             if start_time_utc:
                 local_time = start_time_utc.astimezone(self._get_timezone())
                 game_time = local_time.strftime("%I:%M%p").lower().lstrip('0') # e.g., 2:30pm
-                self.logger.debug(f"[Soccer] Timezone conversion - UTC: {start_time_utc}, Local: {local_time}, Formatted: {game_time}")
                 
                 # Check date format from config
                 use_short_date_format = self.config.get('display', {}).get('use_short_date_format', False)
diff --git a/test/test_soccer_timezone_fix.py b/test/test_soccer_timezone_fix.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e9a91af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_soccer_timezone_fix.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Test script to verify the soccer manager timezone fix.
+"""
+
+import sys
+import os
+sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+
+from datetime import datetime
+import pytz
+
+def test_timezone_fix():
+    """Test that the timezone logic works correctly."""
+    
+    # Mock config with America/Chicago timezone
+    config = {
+        'timezone': 'America/Chicago'
+    }
+    
+    # Simulate the _get_timezone method logic
+    def _get_timezone():
+        try:
+            timezone_str = config.get('timezone', 'UTC')
+            return pytz.timezone(timezone_str)
+        except pytz.UnknownTimeZoneError:
+            print(f"Warning: Unknown timezone: {timezone_str}, falling back to UTC")
+            return pytz.utc
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error getting timezone: {e}, falling back to UTC")
+            return pytz.utc
+    
+    # Test timezone conversion
+    utc_time = datetime.now(pytz.utc)
+    local_time = utc_time.astimezone(_get_timezone())
+    
+    print(f"UTC time: {utc_time}")
+    print(f"Local time (America/Chicago): {local_time}")
+    print(f"Timezone name: {local_time.tzinfo}")
+    
+    # Verify it's not UTC
+    if str(local_time.tzinfo) != 'UTC':
+        print("✅ SUCCESS: Timezone conversion is working correctly!")
+        print(f"   Expected: America/Chicago timezone")
+        print(f"   Got: {local_time.tzinfo}")
+    else:
+        print("❌ FAILURE: Still using UTC timezone!")
+        return False
+    
+    # Test time formatting (same as in soccer manager)
+    formatted_time = local_time.strftime("%I:%M%p").lower().lstrip('0')
+    print(f"Formatted time: {formatted_time}")
+    
+    # Test with a specific UTC time to verify conversion
+    test_utc = datetime(2024, 1, 15, 19, 30, 0, tzinfo=pytz.utc)  # 7:30 PM UTC
+    test_local = test_utc.astimezone(_get_timezone())
+    test_formatted = test_local.strftime("%I:%M%p").lower().lstrip('0')
+    
+    print(f"\nTest conversion:")
+    print(f"  7:30 PM UTC -> {test_local.strftime('%I:%M %p')} {test_local.tzinfo}")
+    print(f"  Formatted: {test_formatted}")
+    
+    return True
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print("Testing soccer manager timezone fix...")
+    success = test_timezone_fix()
+    if success:
+        print("\n🎉 All tests passed!")
+    else:
+        print("\n💥 Tests failed!")
+        sys.exit(1)