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After beating Derby, the Varsity boys basketball team celebrates with a selfie.

Boys basketball punches ticket to State

Grant Snowden, Sports Broadcaster March 7, 2022

For the first time since the 2020 season, Manhattan High boys basketball is heading back to the State tournament. Manhattan entered as the 13 seed, before beating (4) Wichita Northwest, and (5) Derby in...

Bowling goes to state

Bowling goes to state

Taryn Robinson, Sports Editor March 7, 2022

Senior Jasmine Bridges wrapped up the Manhattan High School bowling season at State last Thursday. Bowling with tough competition at Wichita North Rock Bowling Alley, Bridges did not place, but was happy...

Girls basketball falls short of State

Girls basketball falls short of State

Julianna Poe, Online Editor-in-Chief March 6, 2022

The Manhattan High Varsity girls basketball team ended their season to Washburn Rural on Friday, going 47-27, after defeating Hutchinson 36-31 as the underdog team the previous Tuesday. “We were all...

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 basketball prepares for postseason

Boys basketball prepares for postseason

Grant Snowden, Sports Broadcaster March 1, 2022

Manhattan High Boys Basketball (7-13) wrapped up their regular season play on Friday against Hayden. After starting the month 4-2, including three straight wins against Washburn Rural, Highland Park, and...

Girls basketball ends regular season with win

Girls basketball ends regular season with win

Julianna Poe, Online Editor-in-Chief March 1, 2022

After a rocky season of wins and losses, the Manhattan High Varsity girls basketball team added a win against Hayden, 65-40, for their last home game of the season on senior night. “It felt really...

Senior Dache Island-Jones wrestles her Marysville opponent on senior night on Feb. 3. Island-Jones won her match while the team lost 6-18.

Girls wrestling team has historic first season

Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief March 1, 2022

The girls wrestling team may not have won state this year, but they did make history. This season yielded the first girls State, Regional and Centennial League Champion and first girls-only team ever at...

Logan Lagerman wrestles his opponent in the third place match on Feb. 26.

Boys wrestling places 6th at State, girls 21st

Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief February 28, 2022

After a tough weekend, Manhattan High boys wrestling placed sixth and medaled eight wrestlers at the State tournament. Meanwhile, the only girls qualifier, Sage Rosario, pinned her way to a championship...

Junior Mitchell Burger swims for Manhattan High during the boys State tournament on Feb. 19 in Topeka.

Boys swim and dive close season at State

Avery Inman, Staff Writer February 21, 2022

Closing out the 2021-2022 Varsity Boys swim and dive season, seven members of the MHS team competed at State in Topeka Feb. 17-19. The team took 13th place overall.  For senior Zeke Kohl this was...

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...

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...

Boys take third at league

Boys take third at league

Avery Inman, Staff Writer February 11, 2022

On Thursday the Manhattan High Boys swim and dive team competed in Topeka at the Centennial League meet. This is one of the biggest meets of the season and the last of the season for most of the team....

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