MHS boys wrestlers soar at home dual tourney, girls finish 3rd at Great Bend

KROCK Staff — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:57:41 +0000

By Tim Everson

Manhattan High boys’ wrestling showed their still very much a force to be reckoned with after a stellar performance on Saturday.

The defending state champion Indians hosted Smith Center, Dodge City, Blue Valley-Stilwell, Lincoln Southwest (Nebraska) and Paola for their annual dual tournament and rolled through all five, winning by a combined score of 347-51.

“They wrestled really well,” head coach Shawn Bammes said. “Those football guys are getting in shape. It comes back to practices. This is how we practice so we can let it fly on the weekends.”

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Manhattan High’s Landon Dobson reacts after pinning Paola’s Ryckert Cole in 20 seconds during their 215-pound match as part of the Indians’ home dual tournament Saturday.
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Manhattan High’s Caeleb Hutchinson grapples with Paola’s Kaiden Powell in their 132-pound match during the Indians’ home dual tournament Saturday. Hutchinson beat Howell by a 14-3 major decision.
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Manhattan High head wrestling coach Shawn Bammes cheers on a competitor during the Indians’ home dual tournament Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024.
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Manhattan High wrestling coaches Danny Grater, left, and Shawn Bammes, right, present News Radio KMAN sports director Mitch Fortner with the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association’s “Media of the Year” award during the Indians’ home dual tournament Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024.
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Manhattan High’s Max Evans-Pryor wrestles Paola’s Elijah Younger in their 175-pound match during the Indians’ home dual tournament Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. Evans-Pryor won by a 17-0 technical fall.
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Manhattan High’s Ben Uher holds down Paola’s Maxwell Worden in their 190-pound match during the Indians’ home dual tournament Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. Worden pinned Uher in 3:55.
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Manhattan High’s Garrison Vikander wrestles Paola’s Carson Martin in a 285-pound match during the Indians’ home dual tournament Saturday. Vikander pinned Martin in 2:21.
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Manhattan High’s Franke Force squares off with Paola’s Sawyer Blue in a 106-pound match during the Indians’ home dual tournament Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. Blue defeated Force by a 9-8 decision.
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Manhattan High wrestling ready to defend their state championship

KROCK Staff — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 17:45:01 +0000

By Tim Everson

The standard has been set for Manhattan High wrestling.

Last season, the Indians walked away with their fifth team state title in school history, and are locked in on adding a sixth this season.

“It’s something that we talk about every year, whether we finish in the top 10, top 3 or we win it,” head coach Shawn Bammes said. “(A championship) is the goal every single year. And these boys have bought into that. That’s the standard. That’s what they’re working for. And when they’re bought in, other kids in the room see that and help things keep going.”

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Manhattan High head wrestling coach Shawn Bammes watches a preseason practice Dec. 3.
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MHS boys wrestlers soar at home dual tourney, girls finish 3rd at Great Bend

Manhattan High wrestling ready to defend their state championship