The Manitou Springs volleyball team will see perhaps the toughest test of the season with regionals quickly approaching. The Mustangs will host University on Thursday, Oct. 27, with regular-season play across the state set to conclude over the weekend. That means every team, not just the Mustangs (13-9 overall, 7-5 Tri-Peaks), must figure a path […]
Heading into last week’s regular season finale against James Irwin, Manitou Springs boys soccer coach Ben Mack felt the Mustangs were safely in the Class 3A state tournament — although he didn’t want to say it publicly. That suspicion was confirmed on Monday, Oct. 24, as the Colorado High School Activities Association released the state […]
Evan Yount (boys soccer): Scored both goals in Manitou’s 3-2 loss to James Irwin. Cody Wyman (cross-country): Finished fifth at regionals to help the Mustangs qualify as a team for state cross-country. Norah Jorstad (volleyball): Led the Mustangs with 13 digs in the 3-0 win over Colorado Springs Christian School.
The Manitou Springs girls volleyball team is in a good spot to advance to the postseason, but needs to get back to its winning ways. The Mustangs had another crucial Tri-Peaks match on Oct. 13, this one against Woodland Park, and suffered another loss. After taking the first set from the Panthers, the match completely […]
The Manitou Springs boys soccer team has played more in the style that will best lead to success, but the results were mixed after the Oct. 11 win against Lamar. The Mustangs suffered a 1-0 loss at Woodland Park on Oct. 13 and then turned around to get a non-league win over Pagosa Springs on […]
Friday, Oct. 21 Football: La Junta at Manitou, 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24 Volleyball: At Atlas Prep, 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 Volleyball: University at Manitou, 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 Football: Lamar at Manitou, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 Cross-country: At state meet (Norris Penrose Event Center)
A fast start in Alamosa couldn’t last as the Manitou Springs football team fell 51-12 to the Mean Moose on Oct. 14. It’s the third straight loss for the Mustangs (3-4 overall, 0-3 Tri-Peaks), who are looking at flipping the script over the next couple of weeks to finish with a successful output this season. […]
The Manitou Springs cross country team is preparing for its biggest week of the season. After resting a while after its last race at the Vanguard Courser Lightning Invitational, the Mustangs will head back to Monument Valley Park on Friday, Oct. 21, for regional competition. That’s where both teams, the boys and the girls, will […]
Logan Moore (football): Had 120 rushing yards and a touchdown in the loss to Alamosa. Gavin Smith (boys soccer): Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over Pagosa Springs. Ayla Flett (volleyball): Led the Mustangs with seven kills in the loss to Woodland Park and had eight kills and six service aces in the […]
What the Manitou Springs football team saw on Oct. 7 was a team dedicated to competing for a state championship. The only problem was that team stood on the visiting sideline. Florence rolled into town and struck fast and often to get a 60-0 win over the Mustangs (3-3 overall, 0-2 Tri-Peaks). “It’s all about […]
The 22nd Annual Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2022 will be formally honored and inducted on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at The Broadmoor World Arena. The banquet and induction ceremony will begin with a reception at 5 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. The 2022 induction class includes Judy Barnett, longtime Manitou Springs […]
Heading into league play, the Manitou Springs boys soccer team shifted its mentality to focus on the production of the back line to keep their opponents’ goals off the scoreboard. That’s why the start to the 4-3 loss to Salida on Oct. 6 was so stunning. The Mustangs found themselves down two goals in the […]
“This is going to be a fight.” Those were my words to Rashaan Davis, Colorado High School Activities Association assistant commissioner, and CHSAA Hall of Fame Selection Committee chairman Bob Marken on Sept. 7. Longtime Manitou Springs football coach George Rykovich was going to take his rightful place among the great names in Colorado […]
Friday, Oct. 14 Football: At Alamosa, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 Boys soccer: Pagosa Springs at Manitou, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18 Boys soccer: Atlas Prep at Manitou, 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20 Girls volleyball: CSCS at Manitou, 6 p.m. Boys soccer: at James Irwin, p.m. Friday, Oct. 21 Cross-country: Regionals at Monument Valley Park, TBA […]
Trading wins and losses is not how the Manitou Springs volleyball team plans on finishing out the year. The Mustangs (10-8 overall, 4-4 Tri-Peaks) got a three-set win at La Junta on Oct. 6 before returning home to be swept by James Irwin on Monday, Oct. 10. The team is battling several issues: A key […]
For the third time in a row, Manitou Springs has a Tri-Peaks League cross-country champion. Keeping tradition alive after Henry Ilyasova won two straight league titles, Cody Kelley was the first runner across the finish line at Monument Valley Park on Oct. 7. His time of 16 minutes, 3.93 seconds gave him the league crown […]
Cassidy Blechman (volleyball): Had four aces in the three-set win over La Junta on Oct. 6. Bowman Hall (boys soccer): Scored the game winner in overtime as Manitou beat Lamar 2-1 on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Gaia Drotar (cross-country): Her 22:33.08 placed her 26th in the league and was a personal record for her in competition.
For almost three quarters, the Manitou Springs football team went toe-to-toe with the toughest opponent it has seen all year. But in the end, the Mustangs simply ran out of gas to lose their Homecoming game to Woodland Park 35-0 on Sept. 30. “We faced a really good team,” coach Stu Jeck said. “I think […]
The Manitou Springs volleyball team continues to fight valiantly in key matches, but it doesn’t always end up on the winning side. The Mustangs dropped a five-set match 18-25, 25-23, 16-25, 25-13, 17-15 to Vanguard on Oct. 4. A 2-1 set lead couldn’t hold up as the Coursers battled back to take a crucial Tri-Peaks […]
Friday, Oct. 7 Cross-country: Tri-Peaks League meet at Monument Valley Park, 3 p.m. Football: Florence at Manitou, 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10 Girls volleyball: James Irwin at Manitou, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11 Boys soccer: Lamar at Manitou, 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 Girls volleyball: Woodland Park at Manitou, 6 p.m. Boys soccer: At Woodland […]
