By itself, a rivalry game is a high pressure environment. Throw in playoff implications, and the pressure can become too much to handle. “The first game,” head coach Don Hess said, “we played...

There’s an old Frank Sinatra song that goes, “And now the end is near and so I face the final curtain.” Never has that line rung truer in my life than now. My time here at Manhattan High is nearly...

Near the end of the semester, it becomes difficult to stay focused on education. Many students neglect to do work, switching to coast mode instead. “The end is near,” they say. “Why should I care?”...

In many English classes at Manhattan High, students are focused on reading the next section of the required novel or writing the next required essay. Morgan Jobe chooses to teach English a different way. “I...

Excellence has become the norm at Manhattan High. The journalism department upheld its end of the bargain last week, as six students came away from the Kansas Scholastic Press Association state contest...

Coming into the doubleheader against Manhattan High, Shawnee Heights was undefeated. The Indians (8-4, 6-4 Centennial League) would change that, swiftly taking game two from the Thunderbirds (8-1, 6-1)...

Sometimes, the best part of building something is watching it destroy other things. “[I joined] because robots are cool and destroying robots is even cooler,” sophomore Noah Jayne said. Jayne,...

A simple throw from shortstop to first base would have ended the top of the fifth inning. Instead, it was just beginning.   In a microcosm of Manhattan High’s season, MHS’ throw was errant,...

While many students at Manhattan High are learning foreign languages, the chances to put that language into practice are few. For 12 German students, Thursday’s German Language Diploma 1 exam (DSD1)...

After the 28-run game against Wichita East (2-4) last week, Manhattan High expected a repeat. Instead, the Indians (5-1) played in a pitchers’ duel against the Blue Aces, pulling out a 4-2 victory in...

If you’ve spent any amount of time around seniors recently, I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “Man, senioritis is hitting me hard.” It’s a common trend among high school seniors who are ready...

In baseball, the name of the game is pitching. “In the game of baseball,” head coach Don Hess said, “it’s who you have on the mound, and Carson [Marsh, senior] was lights-out the first game,...