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Boys Track earns 3rd at State, consistent season overall

Boys Track earns 3rd at State, consistent season overall

Avery Inman, Mentor Editor-in-Chief May 29, 2023

From starting off the season with two team first places to setting new records and ending up third in State, the MHS boys track team had an overall very consistent successful season.  “I felt...

Freshman Jalissa Jobity competes in the 3200 meter race.

Track boys 3rd, girls 9th at LFS barriers meet

Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief April 26, 2022

Boys track took third and girls placed ninth out of 23 schools at the competitive Lawrence Free State barriers meet on Friday. The meet had an atypical scoring method, with athletes earning medals based...

Varsity track competes at Lansing, Riley County

Varsity track competes at Lansing, Riley County

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

Varsity track took its jumpers, throwers and sprinters from the boys and girls squads to Lansing on Friday, where boys finished first and the girls finished second. Meanwhile, Varsity distance headed to...

Boys 1st, girls second at opening JC track meet

Boys 1st, girls second at opening JC track meet

Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief April 5, 2022

Manhattan High Varsity track kicked off their season on Friday at the Junction City track meet. The boys team took first with 199 points -- dominating the meet, as Junction City made second place with...

Track Mid-Winter Relays canceled

Track Mid-Winter Relays canceled

Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief March 25, 2022

Varsity track’s first meet of the year, the Topeka West Invitational Mid-Winter relays that was scheduled for Thursday, was canceled and will not be rescheduled due to inclement weather.  “They...

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...

Athlete of the Week

Julianna Poe, Sports Editor May 13, 2019

Dan Harkin Varsity Cross Country, Track, Tennis     Harkin has been playing tennis for 12 years and has been running since about age seven. In 2018, Harkin received seventh...

Track competes at League, boys come in second, girls take first

Micheal Simmons, Blue M Editor-In-Chief May 13, 2019

The Manhattan High track team battled at the Centennial League track meet last Thursday, which the girls took first and the boys come in second after a scoring error. Right before the final event of...

Breaking Records

Mason Alberto, Assistant Photo Editor April 23, 2019

Track takes double first place finishes, breaks school record

Micheal Simmons, Blue M Editor-in-Chief April 15, 2019

Despite having two meets last week, the track team managed to dominate at home on Friday, taking home first place in both the boys and girls category by enormous margins. Boys won with a 90-point lead...

Track sets eyes high in the sky, looking at state

Micheal Simmons, Sports Editor April 10, 2018

The list of challenges for the Manhattan High track team runs long, but competitors seem to be last on that list as MHS starts off the season with a first-place for boys and a second place finish for the...

Track sees improvement with several first-place finishes

Michael Simmons, Staff Writer April 3, 2017

Improvement is nothing short of what the Manhattan High athletes showed head coach Jesse Woodard as they competed against several other schools in Friday's Varsity track meet and came home with several...

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