Caleb Allen is a difference maker. The Manitou Springs boys basketball team got a huge lift at the University tournament last weekend when Allen returned to the court after tearing his ACL during the Season C football season. He made an immediate impact. He dropped 18 points as the Mustangs (2-3 overall) captured their first […]
Manitou Springs swim coach Whitney Nuci wasn’t sure what to expect at the Break the Ice Invitational at Berthoud High School on Dec. 11. All she knows is that she came away very pleased with the performance that the Mustangs put together. Seven of 11 girls swam state-qualifying times, which is a big accomplishment so […]
Finding success early in the season doesn’t just set standards for the remainder of the year. It also fuels the hunger and desire to maintain that success or even exceed it down the line. That’s the feeling that Bradyn Dowling felt at the Rob Mickel wrestling tournament in Salida on Dec. 11. He battled his […]
Photo by Daniel Mohrmann Katie McKiel’s indoor volleyball career at the University of Tampa came to a thrilling conclusion on Dec. 11, when she guided the Spartans to another NCAA Division II national volleyball championship. McKiel was a part of the Spartans’ 2018 championship team and even had the championship-winning kill. This time around, she […]
Photo by Daniel Mohrmann At first glance, roster size might be a bit of a concern, but this is nothing new for the Manitou Springs girls swim team. The COVID-19 season of early 2021 left Manitou’s team smaller than what the Mustangs have been used to in recent years. A large senior class graduated from the […]
Photo by Daniel Mohrmann For the first time in his career as a head coach, Brian Vecchio is seeing significant roster turnover for the Manitou Springs boys basketball team. But that’s not stopping him from telling those who are returning or who are new to the varsity team that Manitou basketball isn’t about the people on […]
Photo by Daniel Mohrmann Jessie Nunley has spent as much time in the Manitou Springs gym over the last seven years as any coach in the district. She started as an assistant with the volleyball program before joining the girls basketball team when Justin Armour took over. And now that program is hers. Armour quietly […]
Photo by Daniel Mohrmann In a way, the Manitou Springs wrestling team is at a unique advantage heading into the regular season. Emmett Wolfe is gone, and Wesley Reeves isn’t coming back. Terry Lindh is back as a state qualifier from two years ago, but this Manitou team really has to rely on recent tradition as […]
High school athletics are always special in the way that they can help tie a community together. That’s what the football and baseball teams are hoping to do on Sunday, Nov. 14, as they host a spaghetti dinner to raise funds for the programs. The spaghetti dinner is not a new venture. The Mustangs hosted […]
One measly set. That was the difference for the Manitou Springs volleyball team in its quest to reach its first state tournament since 2015. The Mustangs took the first set from Alamosa in the regional championship match on Nov. 6. But the Mean Moose won the next two before the Mustangs took a second […]
The Manitou Springs volleyball team got a slight taste of how the postseason will feel while hosting its volleyball tournament on Saturday, Oct. 30. The Mustangs rolled through Salida, getting a 25-9, 25-12 win, before falling to University in three sets in the semifinals. University went on to beat Resurrection Christian to win the […]
The feeling around the Manitou Springs football team after its 49-6 loss to The Classical Academy on Oct. 29 was disappointment. That’s the way it usually goes when a football season concludes, and the team involved doesn’t get to continue into the postseason. The departing seniors walked off Richardson Field for the final time. A […]
Photo by Daniel Mohrmann There is no doubt that Henry Ilyasova has been fast. The Manitou Springs senior made it to the state cross-country meet for the third time over the weekend and for the second time, he was one of the 10 runners honored at the podium when his race was over. For a […]
The Manitou Springs boys soccer team ended its three-game scoreless streak and now needs to focus on getting back into the win column. The Mustangs traveled to Thomas MacLaren on Sept. 16 and lost 4-2 to last year’s Class 2A state runner-up. The loss wasn’t what the Mustangs (2-4 overall) were hoping for, but […]
Henry Ilyasova continues to show that he’s not just one of the best runners in Class 3A, but one of the best runners in all of Colorado. Ilyasova got his second win of the season at the Fountain-Fort Carson Invite over the weekend, finishing his race in 15 minutes, 57 seconds. He was 23 seconds […]
There may not be a better way to measure a team’s level of play than taking on the state’s top team. That was the test facing the Manitou Springs volleyball team as it hosted Lamar on Sept. 17. The Mustangs couldn’t hang with the No. 1-ranked team in Class 3A and suffered a 3-0 […]
Friday, Sept. 24 Football: At Alamosa, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28 Volleyball: At Colorado Springs Christian School, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29 Boys soccer: Arrupe Jesuit at Manitou, 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30 Volleyball: At St. Mary’s, 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1 Cross-country: At Doherty Spartan Invite (Bear Creek Park), 2:30 p.m. Football: Montezuma-Cortez at […]
A rare week off for the Manitou Springs football team may have come at the best of times for this year’s squad. Originally slated to play St. Mary’s on Sept. 17, the Pirates dropped their program before the season started. The Mustangs picked up a Week 1 game against Rye, which they lost 21-20, and […]
Photo by Daniel Mohrmann With one of the more daunting tee shots ahead of him, Davis Mack just tried to keep every bad thought out of his head. It wasn’t necessarily working. Mack later said he had no desire to share the nightmare scenarios flashing through his mind before he swung his driver and blasted […]
Friday, Sept. 17 Boys golf: Tri-Peaks tournament at Hollydot (Colorado City), 9 a.m. Volleyball: Lamar at Manitou, 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18 Cross-country: At Fountain-Fort Carson Invite, 9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 20 Boys golf: Regionals at Murphy Creek Golf Course (Aurora), TBD Tuesday, Sept. 21 Volleyball: Dolores Huerta at Manitou, 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23 […]
