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Science Olympiad prepares for State Tournament

Science Olympiad prepares for State Tournament

Jack Speigel, Senior Staff Writer March 28, 2024

The Manhattan High Science Olympiad team begins their trek to the Kansas State tournament. With a strong showing at the Regional tournament with a second place finish, all that is on their minds is State. “We...

A Junior Varsity golfer drives the ball off of the number seven tee box at Stagg Hill

Golf season gets underway

Jack Speigel, Senior Staff Writer March 28, 2024

The 2023-2024 Manhattan High Boys Golf season is officially underway with both teams practicing for their first tournament on Thursday, April 4, at the Wamego Country Club.  Last year, the Varsity...

Wrestling wins State Championship

Wrestling wins State Championship

Ava Hernandez, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

Last weekend, the Manhattan High School boys Wrestling team won the State tournament, catching 185 team points.  Almost every Varsity wrestler qualified for State at the Regional meet last weekend,...

The Science Olympiad Approaches the Final Stretch

The Science Olympiad Approaches the Final Stretch

Jonathan Bowling, Staff Writer February 13, 2024

The MHS Science Olympiad team is going to Regionals with momentum. "The season is going very well,” coach Austin Becker said. “I think working on builds [will be a focus] a lot of our students have...

Envirothon takes first in Regionals

Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief April 11, 2022

Manhattan High Envirothon teams placed at the Regional competition in Council Grove last Wednesday, with the upperclassman Team A taking first and the freshman Team B placing fourth.  The upperclassmen...

MHS takes sixth place at Science Olympiad Regionals

Laneya Christian, Staff Writer March 2, 2022

Science teachers Craig Ackerman and Doug Andresan coached Manhattan High’s Science Olympiad team to sixth place last Saturday at Johnson County Community College. “Normally we go to Salina for the...

One bowler qualifies for State at Regionals meet

One bowler qualifies for State at Regionals meet

Taryn Robinson, Sports Editor March 1, 2022

The Manhattan High School boys and girls bowling team finished Regionals with a surprising outcome: senior Jasmine Bridges qualified for State. The team competed on Friday, Feb. 25 against many Topeka...

Boys wrestled qualify nine to State

Boys wrestled qualify nine to State

Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief February 21, 2022

The Manhattan High boys Varsity wrestling team qualified nine of their fourteen wrestlers for State on Saturday and placed fourth in the tournament after a grueling western Regional.  They finished...

Scholars Bowl takes second place at state

Ayana Jones, Features Editor February 19, 2022

The Scholars Bowl teams’ season came to an end after placing second at State on Feb. 14th. “It was a higher level of competition,” said senior Grace Higgins. The team had some eventful weeks...

Girls wrestling places ninth in regionals

Girls wrestling places ninth in regionals

Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief February 13, 2022

Manhattan High brought eight girls to the KSHSAA 5A-6A Regional C tournament on Saturday and finished eight with 39 team points and one Regional champ. “For a first-year program, we only got one going...

MHS football set for quarterfinal matchup

MHS football set for quarterfinal matchup

Advith Natarajan, Staff Writer November 6, 2021

After a game-tying score by Gardner Edgerton late in the fourth quarter, the Manhattan offense had three minutes to drive down the field and win the game. With strong and consistent running gains from...

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...

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