Athlete of the Week
Cole Schmitt, Staff Writer
December 17, 2018
Filed under Athlete of the Week, Boys Swim and Dive, Sports, Winter Sports
Xander Say Swimming Won the 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 200 freestyle relay, and 400 freestyle relay this past week What inspired you to become a swimmer? The 2012 Summer Olympic games inspired me to become a swimmer. In particular, Missy Franklin, who was 17 yea...
Swim and Dive takes first at home meet
Anika Nyp, Junior Online Editor-In-Chief
December 17, 2018
Filed under Boys Swim and Dive, Sports, Winter Sports
For the first time this season the Manhattan High swim and dive team has taken first place. Their swim meet at 3:30 p.m. last Wednesday at the Kansas State Natatorium was a lot smoother running and had almost no mishaps. “I think we all showed up at each and every event not just physically but mentall...
Girls punch out another win, rivalry next
Micheal Simmons, Blue M Editor-In-Chief
December 17, 2018
Filed under Girls Basketball, Sports, Winter Sports
Defense was the name of the game for Manhattan High girls basketball as they win once again against Hayden, 53-36. The team now has a 5-1 record after dominating their rivals, Junction City, 72-16 last Tuesday. “Our defense did a lot of different things,” head coach Scott Mall said. “Hayde...
Wrestling Takes Fourth in Nebraska
Kamryn Bussmann, Staff Writer
December 17, 2018
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports, Wrestling
The Manhattan High wrestling team had another successful weekend in Grand Island, Nebraska traveling on Thursday, having a day of bonding with practice that ended on Saturday. As a team, they went 6-2 and had two undefeated wrestlers, seniors Bubba Wilson and Quincy Sadler. “Our team got closer this...
MHS Varsity basketball faces a fierce test
Cole Schmitt, Staff Writer
December 17, 2018
Filed under Boys Basketball, Sports, Winter Sports
MHS Varsity Basketball (4-2) went 1-1 this past week, downing their rival Junction City (3-1) 51-49 last Tuesday in the Nest, but falling to the Hayden Wildcats (1-2) 44-47 at home last Friday. The last three games for Manhattan have been decided by less than three points. “I thought [junior]...
Athlete of the Week
Sophia Comas, Sports Editor
December 11, 2018
Filed under Athlete of the Week, Sports
Raeshon Riddick Junior Basketball How do you think the season is going for you so far? Right now I think that it’s going well. I mean, there’s always things to improve upon. What do you hope to improve upon? Mainly, I want to work on ball handling because I had a lot of turnovers in the la...
Boys Swim and Dive dominates meet
Anika Nyp, Staff Writer
December 11, 2018
Filed under Boys Swim and Dive, Sports, Winter Sports
The Manhattan High Swim and Dive team finished in the top half at two meets last week, finishing second at home on Thursday and ninth at Olathe on Friday. Friday’s Varsity-only Olathe Invite was 6A teams who the swimmers might be going up against in state. Senior Zane Kohl won first place in ...
Boys basketball wins overtime thriller
Cole Schmitt, Social Media Manager
December 11, 2018
Filed under Boys Basketball, Sports, Winter Sports
Manhattan High Varsity boys basketball (3-1) defeated the Seaman Vikings (1-1) with a score of 49-48 in overtime last Friday night. They gained some confidence before heading into a week filled with two games, one being a rivalry. “A lot of things we need to get better at ...
Girls basketball defeats Seaman in home-opener
Micheal Simmons, Blue M Editor-In-Chief
December 11, 2018
Filed under Girls Basketball, Sports, Winter Sports
No lead no problem for the Manhattan High girls basketball team (3-1) as they rebound early in the second half from being down by seven early in the first quarter to beat Seaman (0-2) 48-39 in the home-opener. “I thought the Seaman defense did a great job. They collapsed inside really hard on t...
Wrestling hosts weekend matches
Kamryn Bussmann, Staff Writer
December 11, 2018
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports, Wrestling
The wrestling team fell short of a win on Thursday but came back on Saturday to get second at their home duals. Bonner Springs visited to dual the team on Thursday, which also was the team’s senior night. “We’ve had four years to get better,” senior Jake Mitchell said. “We are basically...
Athlete of the Week
Sophia Comas, Sports Editor
December 4, 2018
Filed under Athlete of the Week, Sports
Zane Kohl Boys Dive What inspired you to become an athlete? I started doing gymnastics when I was in Kindergarten and my P.E. teacher noticed my talent from very early. He started recruiting me in Kindergarten to join the high school diving team. Since Kindergarten, I’ve done sports ...
Intramurals spark excitement
Aloera Ostermann, Staff Writer
December 4, 2018
Filed under Sports
As basketball season comes up for many high school students, some get ready for a different kind of basketball: intramurals. Intramurals are a fun way for anyone to play basketball. The games are only played on half of the court and with three players at a time for each team. Both boys and girls ca...