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The student news site of Manitou Springs High School

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The student news site of Manitou Springs High School

The Prospector

Manitou Springs High School cheerleaders, get the crowd involved in cheering on the football team at Richardson Field, Friday, October 15, 2021.  Many former cheerleaders watched from the stands this year.

MSHS cheer is down 10 members from last year

Piper Larsen, Reporter October 27, 2021

A total of 10 cheerleaders quit the Manitou Springs High School cheer team during both the 2020 and 2021 cheer seasons. Towards the end of the 2020 cheer season, two girls quit. Then a couple weeks after...

Ethan Boren (12) and Caleb Allen (12) return as seniors to lead this years  boys basketball team.

Winter Sports Preview: Boys Basketball

Serena Holvenstot, Reporter October 18, 2021

As the weather gets colder, the basketball boys warm up their shots in pre-season. In many past years, these Mustang boys were diligent and robust, which led them to a handful of wins, even through all...

Aidan Coté (12) races breaststroke for the MSHS Girls Swim & Dive team during the winter high school sports season.  Coté trains year round on her club team, the Colorado Torpedoes.

Club sports participation positive for single sport athletes

Gideon Aigner, Guest Reporter October 14, 2021

Many student athletes at Manitou Springs High School participate in club sports, and this has had both a positive and negative impact on the MSHS athletic program for over a decade. MSHS has lost student...

The team poses with its first championship trophy since 1990. The change to football in the spring made it possible for the team to pick up basketball players Joah Armour, Isaiah Thomas, and Caleb Allen.

Football takes State!!!

Gideon Aigner, Guest Writer May 17, 2021

On May 14th, 2021, the Manitou Springs football team played their first State Championship game in 30 years. This game, played at the CSU-Pueblo Thunderdome, caused school to be cut short for the day....

Football plays for 2A state title tomorrow

Football plays for 2A state title tomorrow

Gideon Aigner, Guest Reporter May 13, 2021

The MSHS variety football team heads to CSU Pueblo tomorrow to play in the class 2A spring state championship game against Flatirons Academy after beating Buena Vista last week. In this COVID shortened...

THREE! Senior Thor Flett takes the open three against James Irwin while the James Irwin bench and fans look on.

Reflection: On the road to the final four

Gideon Aigner, Guest Writer May 12, 2021

I remember day one of practice. I walk into the gym, sit down and take a look around. Most faces are familiar, some are not. And that’s perfectly fine. As I marvel at the machine that keeps...

CELEBRATION ENSUES.  After the fans rushed the snowy field, Varsity celebrated in the snow.

Boys Soccer makes HISTORY

Gideon Aigner, Guest Writer April 16, 2021

Manitou Springs High School was founded in 1938, and the first class was held in the building where the elementary school is located now. Thousands of students have walked through those doors, along with...

An open letter to CHSAA

An open letter to CHSAA

Katy Vance, Guest Writer March 1, 2021

Good Afternoon: My name is Katy Vance. I am a junior attending Manitou Springs High School. I play volleyball and have aspirations of playing in college. I am writing to you about the high...

The Manitou Pool is back in business with Girls Swim.

Girls Swim motivated for the season

Eliana Dutil, Reporter January 29, 2021

Despite the turbulent school year it is finally time to celebrate because winter sports have been cleared. All year athletes have been waiting in anticipation to hear about their sport(s) and whether or...

Wearing masks during sports can be dangerous

Wearing masks during sports can be dangerous

Matt Davis, Guest Writer January 27, 2021

People lately have been more cautious when it comes to sports because of the Corona Virus, however, there are still sports going on from the professional level, all the way down to the high school...

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