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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,...

The Varsity football players line up to hike the ball to the quarterback. The boys won 56-24 on Sept. 20, the annual Homecoming game.

Varsity football dominates second half in homecoming game

Cole Schmitt, Social Media Manager September 23, 2019

Thanks to a strong second half from the Indians, the Manhattan High Varsity football team (2-1) defeated the Seaman Vikings 56-24 for the annual Homecoming game last Friday night.  There were stars...

Manhattan takes win from Great Bend in last seconds of match

Kris Long, Opinions Editor September 23, 2019

Manhattan took the win against Great Bend High 2-1 in extra time after going down 1-0 in the first half of the match away Thursday afternoon.  While MHS usually beats Bend, the team was stronger...

Cross country takes seventh place at Joplin

Sophia Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief September 23, 2019

While the Manhattan High cross country team has felt their beginning successes, they have also felt their losses, placing seventh at the Missouri Southern Stampede between both boys and girls Varsity. Unlike...

Girls Golf continues winning streak at Seaman invitational

Hannah Heger, Trending Editor September 16, 2019

Coming off of their unusual match at the Seaman Invitational on Sept. 4, the girls Varsity golf team continued their winning streak by placing first as a team at Salina Central. With the team’s first...

Senior Kate McGee passes the ball over the net during one of her doubles matches on Sept. 14. McGee played with freshman Maura Weins and they scored 1-3, ultimately taking eighth place.

Girls tennis teams play together for Emporia Invitational

Madison Ritz, Blue M Student Life Editor September 16, 2019

Girls Varsity’s top six players and Junior Varsity tennis squad played in Emporia on Saturday, Varsity played against Blue Valley, Shawnee Mission East, Conway Springs, Derby, Andover, Emporia and Lawrence...

Freshman Amelia Knopp barrels toward the finish line, leading as Manhattans second runner. Knopp placed third with a time of 20:43.9, having ran a 5K at the Warner Park meet on September 7.

Athlete of the Week

Julianna Poe, Sports Editor September 9, 2019

Freshman Amelia Knopp Manhattan’s second Varsity girls runner Placed third on Sept. 7 with a time of 20:43.9, contributing to their first-place team score of 37 points How long have you been...

Freshman Zachery Goscha fights for a time win against a Topeka runner. Goscha placed 22nd with a time of 20:10.2, -- just one tenth of a second away from 21st -- having ran a 4K at the Warner Park meet on September 7. The boys Junior Varsity team placed first with a score of 19, Garder-Edgerton second with 68.

Cross Country sweeps first meet of season

Sophia Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief September 9, 2019

The Manhattan High Cross Country teams dominated their first meet of the season, winning every single race from C-team to Varsity. The wins came after weeks of practice and personal efforts made by...

Baseball takes third place at Diamond Classic over the weekend

Kris Long, Staff Writer May 6, 2019

Manhattan High traveled to Hays last week to compete in the Diamond Classic from Thursday through Saturday. Manhattan split, winning two and losing two, putting them in third place at the end of the weekend. The...

Girls soccer secures double wins

Aloera Ostermann, Staff Writer April 29, 2019

The Manhattan High Girls soccer team brought the heat again last week beating Trinity Academy 6-1 and Blue Valley Stilwell 2-0. In their first game against Trinity Academy, the Indians dominated their...

Boys tennis prepares for League with back to back meets

Hannah Heger, Features Editor April 29, 2019

After coming off of their first place win at Salina and the Junction City Invitational, Manhattan boys tennis played back to back meets this week. The team traveled to Topeka to compete. Sophomore Daniel...

Varsity baseball trounces Topeka West

Kris Long, Staff Writer April 17, 2019

Manhattan blew the Chargers away on Tuesday, winning their first game by the biggest margin yet this season, 17-2, and the second 11-1. MHS is now 7 and 1. Things got off to a good start for Manhattan,...

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