March 11, 2017
Michael Simmons, Staff Writer
March 10, 2017
Filed under Girls Basketball, Sports, Winter Sports
Perfection is what the Manhattan High girls Varsity basketball team presented yesterday in state quarterfinals when they defeated the Olathe Northwest Ravens, 63-52, moving to 22-1.
The first quarter began neck and neck, with Manhattan leading 7-5 at the 6:00 mark, but they were...
Michael Simmons, Staff Writer
March 6, 2017
Filed under Girls Basketball, Sports, Winter Sports
Despite a scare when sophomore Garin Williams left the basketball court late in the first half with an ankle injury, followed by a slow fourth quarter only scoring eight points, the Manhattan girls managed to beat the Lawrence Fr...
Micheal Simmons, Staff Writer
February 28, 2017
Filed under Girls Basketball, Sports, Winter Sports
Despite playing backward of how they usually do, Manhattan High girls beat Shawnee Heights 65-30 on Friday to walk away with the Centennial League title.
Manhattan High started the game off stronger than ever going on a 23-6 run by th...
Jacob Clanton, Sports Editor
February 23, 2017
Filed under Athlete of the Week, Girls Basketball, Sports
26 against T-High Tuesday, 12 against HP Friday
Basketball coaches always stress the “inside-out game.” Junior Chrissy Carr used it to her advantage, scoring 26 points against Topeka High on Feb. 14. She follo...
Michael Simmons, Staff Writer
February 23, 2017
Filed under Girls Basketball, Showcase, Sports, Winter Sports
The Manhattan High Varsity girls basketball team started off strong in the first quarter of the game against Highland Park, which they later won 63-39 on Friday at MHS The Senior Night game included a new starting line up with sen...
Michael Simmons, Staff Writer
February 9, 2017
Filed under Girls Basketball, Sports, Winter Sports
The Lady Indians beat Washburn Rural 49-46 thanks to a fourth quarter comeback and a buzzer-beater three-pointer from Gigi McAtee, both of which had the fans resisting the urge to storm the court. Manhattan High had one of the...
Micheal Simmons, Staff Writer
January 31, 2017
Filed under Girls Basketball, Sports, Winter Sports
The Lady Indians faced disappointment at the McPherson tournament, losing to Olathe South in the championship game, and losing an undefeated season, making them 10-1 overall, but still undefeated 8-0 in the Centennial League. T...
Michael Simmons, Staff Writer
January 23, 2017
Filed under Girls Basketball, Sports, Winter Sports
The Manhattan High girls Varsity basketball team beat Seamen 61-38 on Friday at MHS, making their record 8-0. Although the score doesn't reflect it, this game had a few surprises for the Indians.
The Indians got off to a sl...
Michael Simmons, Sports Editor
December 19, 2016
Filed under Girls Basketball, Sports, Winter Sports
The Girls Varsity Basketball team beat their Junction City rivals 70-40 in their first home game of the season, making them 4-0 last Friday night. Although the 70 points scored by Manhattan High School girls Indians is now a season-high,...
Jacob Clanton, Sports Editor
December 5, 2016
Filed under Girls Basketball, Sports, Winter Sports
Winning any sort of title once is hard enough. To go out and defend that title, and to win it again, just ups the difficulty.
Manhattan High (3-0) girls basketball did just that, as it beat TMP (2-1) 68-55 to win the Hays C...
