Before the Manitou Springs boys basketball team even started its season, it got hit with a significant injury. Andrew Rhodes, a returning starter from last year, rolled his ankle in a practice. Upon further evaluation, it was revealed that a piece of bone in his foot had actually broken off and is now pretty much […]
The Manitou Springs girls basketball team closed out its pre-winter break play with a big win that served several purposes. At no point was the result of the game against Atlas Prep in question. The Mustangs rolled to a 70-8 win after taking a 33-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. It was […]
Don’t make Wes Reeves angry. The Manitou Springs senior faced arguably his toughest challenge of the year on Dec. 16, when the Mustangs hosted Salida in a dual meet. Meeting the top-ranked 215-pound wrestler in Class 3A, Reeves suffered his first loss of the season. He was pinned by Drew Johnson, ending Reeves’ bid at […]
If there one thing that the Manitou Springs girls swim team is not afraid of, it’s measuring itself against some of the top teams in the state. Each year, heading into the holiday break, the Cheyenne Mountain Invite is the best place to make that measurement. The results weren’t what the Mustangs were hoping to […]
Tyler Maloney (boys basketball): Knocked down key shots to help Manitou battle back and take the lead in its win over Bishop Machebeuf. Michaelray Abeyta (boys wrestling): Finished third in the 113-pound bracket at the Forrest Davis Invite. Kaleena Jones (girls basketball): Was one of three Mustangs to score in double figures in a big […]
Early-season adversity is nothing new for any high school sports team. For the Manitou Springs boys basketball team, a lesson was learned in the adversity it faced at the University Tournament last weekend. Manitou went 1-2, getting a win against Frontier Academy sandwiched between losses to Middle Park and DSST: Montview. Moving forward, the players […]
For its first taste of a big meet, the Manitou Springs girls swim team saw some encouraging results as it prepares for one of the season’s toughest meets: the Cheyenne Mountain Invite. At last weekend’s Berthoud Break the Ice Invite, the Mustangs finished eighth out of 17 teams, most of which were Class 5A and […]
The Manitou Springs girls basketball team got its first taste of victory at the University Tournament in Greeley. The Mustangs started play with a 54-27 win over Middle Park. Perhaps the biggest difference in that game, compared to the previous two, was that the Mustangs (1-4 overall) got off to a fast start, which proved […]
Friday, Dec. 16 Girls swimming: At Cheyenne Mountain Invite, 3:30 p.m. Girls basketball: Atlas Prep at Manitou, 5:30 p.m. Wrestling: Salida at Manitou (Manitou Springs Middle School), 6:30 p.m. Boys basketball: Atlas Prep at Manitou, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 Wrestling: At Sheridan High School (Englewood), 9 a.m. Girls swimming: At Cheyenne Mountain Invite, 1:15 […]
The trip to Salida on Dec. 10 was well worth it for the Manitou Springs wrestling teams. The Mustangs put together solid performances on both sides, getting a total of three first-place finishes at the Rob Mickal Tournament. That led to solid team standings as the boys took sixth out of 17 teams and the […]
Abbie Reeves (wrestling) Claimed first place in the 130-pound bracket at the Rob Mickal Tournament in Salida. Roxanna Rampe (girls swimming): Finished eighth in the 500-yard freestyle at the Berthoud Break the Ice Invite. Evan Scherr (boys basketball): Set the tone early in Manitou’s win over Frontier Academy on Dec. 9.
Taking on a tough opponent early in the season can serve many purposes, and that’s exactly what the Manitou Springs swim team was counting on in early dual against Pueblo County. The Hornets have been one of the top Class 3A programs in the state for several years, so the Mustangs seized the opportunity to […]
The Manitou Springs boys basketball team has shown flashes of its potential in two wins already this season. The Mustangs opened with a 63-49 win over Peyton on Nov. 30, then followed it up with a 42-21 win over Elizabeth two days later. In each game, the Mustangs (2-0 overall) couldn’t quite put together a […]
Despite a lot of familiar faces around the Manitou Springs girls basketball team, it’s going to take some time for the Mustangs to find their chemistry. A big part of that is Juliana Argyle calling the shots as coach and the other part is the return of Grace Allen, who missed all of last year […]
Friday, Dec. 9 Girls basketball: At University Tournament (Greeley), 6:30 p.m. Boys basketball: At University Tournament, 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 Girls basketball: At University Tournament, TBD Boys basketball: At University Tournament, TBD Wresting: At Salida Invite, 8:15 a.m. Girls swimming: At Berthoud Break the Ice meet, 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13 Girls basketball: La […]
The wrestling season got off to a solid start for the Manitou Springs Mustangs. They saw their first competition of the season when they navigated south for the Pueblo Central Invite on Dec. 2 and three wrestlers came home with hardware. Wesley Reeves marked his return to the team with a championship in the 190-pound […]
John Maynard (boys basketball): Scored 21 points to lead the Mustangs to a 42-21 win over Elizabeth. Theron Heim (girls swimming): Was one of two Mustangs to get individual wins in a dual against Pueblo County. Wesley Reeves (wrestling): In his first tournament back with the program, Reeves won the 190-pound championship at the Pueblo […]
Friday, Dec. 2 Boys and girls wrestling: At Pueblo Central Invitational, 9 a.m. Swimming: Pueblo County at Manitou, 4 p.m. Girls basketball: At Elizabeth, 5:30 p.m. Boys basketball: At Elizabeth, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 Boys wrestling: At Pueblo Central Invitational, 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7 Boys wrestling: At Peyton, 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8 […]
No longer is the Manitou Springs girls swim team looking for state qualifiers as means of measuring success this season. Coming into the 2022-23 year with several state qualifiers returning from last year, this team has standards and expectations it’s hoping to live up to this winter. After fielding a relatively small team last season, […]
Sometimes teams are forced into challenges by circumstance, but that doesn’t mean that they have to shy away from them. That’s the case for the Manitou Springs boys basketball team in 2022-23. A reshuffling of the classification system state-wide has the Mustangs jumping to Class 4A this season. It may seem like a tall task, […]
