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Cross Country Advances to State

Will Ivester, Sports Editor October 26, 2023

The Manhattan High School boys and girls cross country teams advanced to State after both teams placed top three at Regionals. The boys team placed second at Regionals held at Wichita East with 65 points...

Senior Tate Brown blocks the ball at SubState.

Students should be accepting of all sports

Jack Speigel, Senior Staff Writer October 23, 2023

Among high schools across the country, sports are a huge part of student culture. From Friday night football games to winter basketball games, sports are a highlight of the American high school experience.  However,...

Cross country places second at league

Cross country places second at league

Will Ivester, Sports Editor October 20, 2023

The MHS boys cross country team placed second at Centennial League in Topeka with a score of 45. Senior Lucas Holdren placed 1st with a time of 15:12 just one second off of the school record. Senior Cooper...

JV Boys Dominate at Home Meet

Kael Stock, Staff Writer September 6, 2023

JV boys get the season started off quickly at the warner park home meet. They proceeded to continue the manhattan high tradition of winning and earned first place in the 5k race. This was the manhattan...

Manhattan takes first in all races at home

Will Ivester, Sports Editor September 3, 2023

The Manhattan cross country team won all five of their races in their one home meet early Saturday morning. “This is our home turf,” senior Lucas Holdren said, “so we came this weekend to defend...

Cross Country boys runners up at State, girls fifth

Cross Country boys runners up at State, girls fifth

Julianna Poe, Online Editor-in-Chief October 31, 2021

From State in Augusta, both Manhattan High Varsity cross country teams took home top-five finishes out of 12 total teams, with boys in second and girls in fifth.  “The race itself was not fun,...

Cross country takes second at Regionals

Cross country takes second at Regionals

Julianna Poe, Online Editor-in-Chief October 24, 2021

State is on the horizon for both the girls and boys Manhattan High Varsity cross country team after two Regional Runner-Up titles. “I feel like we did really well as a team and we accomplished our...

Cross country dominates consistently in top three

Cross country dominates consistently in top three

Julianna Poe, Online Editor-in-Chief October 19, 2021

Moving up the ranks each week, the Manhattan High Varsity cross country teams walked away with top three finishes at the Haskell Invitational on Oct. 9 and at League on Saturday. “It really helped...

Cross country struggles at Rim Rock, achieves at Baldwin

Cross country struggles at Rim Rock, achieves at Baldwin

Julianna Poe, Online Editor-in-Chief October 4, 2021

By the middle of the cross country season, both the girls and boys cross country teams have walked away with lessons learned and big wins at the Rim Rock Classic and Baldwin Invitational. “We did...

Adjusting his camera for the perfect shot, senior Max Bowyer gazes at the world through a lens. About three years ago, Bowyer started a YouTube channel and since then has participated in a number of video production opportunities to further his skills. Courtesy Photo

MHS runner attends running, media workshop

Amelia Knopp, Page Editor September 20, 2021

Max Bowyer flew down Oregon’s gravel roads in a van full of elite collegiate and high school runners. Running media icon Ben Crawford sat behind the wheel. With his Canon M50 camera in hand, Bowyer leaned...

Second sweep of season

Second sweep of season

Julianna Poe, Online Editor-in-Chief September 17, 2021

In a last minute meet, the Manhattan High cross country team knocked the socks off the teams competing at the Hays Invitational on Thursday, taking first across boys and girls Varsity and Junior Varsity. “You...

Girls Cross Country 1st, boys 2nd

Girls Cross Country 1st, boys 2nd

Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief September 14, 2021

Manhattan High Cross Country placed their girls and boys Varsity teams in first and second respectively at the Emporia Invitational meet, their second competition of the season, on Saturday.  “The...

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