Boys Basketball Falls to Sterling
Alyssa Prince, Reporter
March 13, 2017
The Manitou Mustangs faced a hard, final loss against Sterling's Tigers last night at the state tournament Great 8 game, ending a phenomenal season. The boys led going into the second quarter, and fell behind by six going into halftime. As Sterling picked up momentum in the second half, Manitou battled...
Basketball Boys Secure Spot In The Great 8
Alyssa Prince, Reporter
March 8, 2017
The boys basketball team fought a tough battle Saturday, March 4 against the Roaring Fork Rams. The Mustangs beat Montezuma-Cortez Friday night, 57-39, while the Rams beat Manual 73-64. The Mustangs led the Rams heading into the second half 29-19, and held a decent lead until the tail end of the fourth...
Seniors Qualify For State Two Years in a Row
Alyssa Prince, Reporter
February 24, 2017
Seniors Atticus Fredrickson and Julian Sanchez both qualified for the State Tournament last year and continued their legacy this year when they qualified at Regionals. Fredrickson placed third while Sanchez took home a win, securing them both spots in the brackets for State this past weekend, February...
Girls Basketball Breezes Over Buena Vista
Alyssa Prince, Reporter
February 14, 2017
The Manitou Mustangs girls basketball team swept the Buena Vista Demons away on Saturday, February 11 at a home conference game. Manitou beat Buena Vista by nearly 50 points. The Mustangs were expecting an easy win when they led into the second half 43-10. Shelby Megyeri (12) came close to scoring...
Mustang Basketball Keeps Momentum in Win Against Salida
Alyssa Prince, Reporter
February 8, 2017
The Mustangs traveled away to Salida on Friday, February 3. They went into the second half ahead by six points 21-15. The Spartans tried to make a comeback, as they scored double the points the Mustangs did in the second quarter, but did not succeed and lost their home conference game 55-30. Cole Sienknecht...
Mustangs Lose Hard Fought Battle Against CSCS
Alyssa Prince, Reporter
January 27, 2017
Both basketball teams suffered a frustrating loss after the struggle against the CSCS Lions on Tuesday, January 24. The girls kept the game close the entire time until the last possible second. They trailed behind by a mere point going into the half 15-14. They fought to tie it up by the middl...
Manitou Wrestling Loses Momentum in Meet Against Palmer
Alyssa Prince, Reporter
January 19, 2017
The wrestling team went against Palmer on Tuesday, January 17. Palmer won by 6 points due to having the majority of their participants forfeit, since Manitou had no competitors for their specific weight class to go against. The forfeits resulted in a short, bittersweet last home meet for the teams'...
Boys Basketball Defeats Rye
Alyssa Prince, Reporter
January 17, 2017
Boys basketball had an easy win over Rye Thursday, January 12. The boys dominated over the visiting team, heading into the second half with 26 points. Cole Sienknecht (11) led the Mustangs in points for the first half, with 14. Lucas Rodholm (12) also aided in the win over Rye, with 13 points over all,...
Long-Anticipated Assembly Discusses Death of Former Student and Distracted Driving
Aubrey Hall, Photography Editor
March 17, 2016
In November of 2015, after Manitou’s annual Drive Smart campaign had drawn to a close, a large portion of the student body expressed their collective dissatisfaction with the content of it. This was primarily due to the omitting of an incident that had occurred several months prior: the death o...
Heartbreaking Loss for Reigning State Cheer Champs
Aubrey Hall, Photography Editor
December 15, 2015
As Manitou’s cheer team took to the performance floor on Friday, December 11 at the Denver Coliseum, they carried with them the hard work of a long and arduous week. Along with the usual pressures leading up to the cheerleaders’ most important annual competition, there was the loss of their hea...
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