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Tennis looks towards First Meet

Tennis looks towards First Meet

Will Ivester, Sports Editor March 28, 2024

The Manhattan High tennis team will play in their first meet this Thursday at the Washburn Rural Invite after it was rescheduled from Tuesday. The team will have three returning Varsity players that...

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,...

Girls Varsity, JV tennis compete in Manhattan Quad

Girls Varsity, JV tennis compete in Manhattan Quad

Amelia Knopp, Page Editor September 15, 2021

The Varsity and Junior Varsity girls tennis teams took second and third respectively at the only home meet of the season on Tuesday.  On the Varsity side, the No. 1 singles player, junior Maura...

New facilities provide practice space

Laneya Christian, Staff Writer September 14, 2021

Manhattan High opened its new sports facilities, including a new football practice field and tennis courts, at the beginning of this school year for use by PE classes, sport teams and music practice.  Head...

Varsity tennis opens season in JC

Varsity tennis opens season in JC

Amelia Knopp, Page Editor September 3, 2021

The Manhattan High girls tennis team opened the season with the Junction City Quad on Thursday, facing Lawrence Free State, Junction City and Salina South.  Junior Jillian Harkin, who competed...

Harkin goes undefeated, places third at state

Harkin goes undefeated, places third at state

Madison Ritz, Blue M Student Life Editor November 11, 2019

Serving the ball over the net and hoping for the best, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was awarded to freshman Jillian Harkin, who was undefeated in her tennis tournaments all season.  Harkin...

Athlete of the Week

Athlete of the Week

Julianna Poe, Sports Editor October 28, 2019

Senior Kira Schartz Placed in top three for three consecutive games after injury recovery   How long have you been playing tennis? "About 10 years."   What sparked the idea...

Varsity tennis players excited about successful match

Madison Ritz, Blue M Student Life Editor October 20, 2019

Manhattan won first place, still maintaining their streak of games won and placing at first. Varsity girls tennis were given time to pack and rest before their Regional Tournament this past Saturday....

Varsity tennis continues winning streak

Madison Ritz, Blue M Student Life Editor October 14, 2019

Varsity girls tennis spent their morning playing in the Centennial League against Washburn Rural, Hayden, Seaman, Emporia, Topeka High, Topeka West, Junction City and Highland Park. Varsity played at Topeka...

Varsity tennis team welcomes injured player back

Madison Ritz, Blue M Student Life Editor October 7, 2019

Varsity girls tennis won back-to-back matches last week, playing against Blue Valley West, Salina Central, Olathe West, Topeka Seaman, Topeka West, Junction City and Leavenworth in the Topeka West Invitational. Freshman...

Varsity tennis players play open-seeded tournament

Madison Ritz, Blue M Student Life Editor September 28, 2019

Varsity tennis players played in Topeka at 9 a.m. on Tuesday for their Washburn Rural Invite meet. In the last two days, Varsity has won two matches back to back. Varsity played with Washburn Rural,...

Junior Varsity girls tennis team splits into three

McKayla Clarksnodgrass, Staff Writer September 25, 2019

The Junior Varsity girls tennis team lost their meet on Sept. 10, but was split into three teams due to the team size. Normally, there would be one team  consisting of six girls but due to the...

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