Eckert Earns Iron Man Title with Outstanding Performance
Students and community members combined to e-mail and vote online for Jake Eckert to win the Army Iron Man of the Year award for Kansas. To those who participated, Eckert says, “Thanks to everyone that voted. It was quite . . . read more
Eckert Named Army Iron Man of the Year
Congratulations to Jake Eckert who was voted Army Iron Man of the Year!! Jake won by an impressive 1636 votes. Thanks to all of the students, faculty, fans, and community members who voted for Jake. To read more about . . . read more
Vote for Jake as Army Iron Man of the Year
2009 Kansas Finalist
Jake Eckert, a junior at MJSHS, has been selected as one of nine Kansas Finalists for the 2009 U.S. Army Iron Man of the Year. Jake earned this honor by rushing 400 yards and scoring five touchdowns (42, 61, 74, 55, 54), as well as . . . read more
Lions Thrash Area Opponents
Football Team Advances in District Play
October 16, at Martin Stadium in Salina, the Minneapolis Lions took on the Sacred Heart Knights in a lop-sided affair. The game’s momentum went in favor of Sacred Heart right out of the gate as they completed a 50+ yard . . . read more
Community Invited to Pep Rally
MJSHS will host a school and community wide pep rally on Friday, November 6, at 3:00 p.m. in the MJSHS gymnasium. Come help cheer on the Lions as they prepare to take on Smith Center in regional football this weekend. read more
MHS Football Team Advances to Regionals
Congratulations to the MHS Football Team for their Bi-District win over Sterling Tuesday night. The Lions will advance to Regionals on Saturday, November 7, on their own home field at 7:00 p.m. where they will face the Smith Center . . . read more
Minneapolis JV Ends Season 5-3
Every year is a new adventure for the JV football team at MHS. This year we had 14 Freshmen, 2 new Sophomores and 9 Sophomores and Juniors that had been out for MHS the year before. With a group that was so young, what they . . . read more
Lions Fall Short after Win in Opener
Lions knocked off the Bearcats and Battle the Mustangs
The Minneapolis Lions football team just came off their second game and first loss of the season last week at home against a talented 2A squad. After a convincing win in week one, against the Ellsworth Bearcats that ended in a . . . read more
Lions Face Grind-it-out Foes
MHS stands 2-2 in league play
I n the last two weeks of the 2009 Minneapolis Lions football season, the 2-3 Lions have found themselves facing off against two smash-mouth football teams on the road. The first of the two teams was the 4A western Kansas home . . . read more
2009-2010 MHS Football Roster
Number Name Grade Height Weight Position 1 Keegan McCullick 12th 6-2 179 QB/DB 2 Luke Eckert 9th 5-2 111 WR/DB . . . read more
2009-2010 MHS Football
Schedule
Date Competitors Level of Play Time Sept. 4 Ellsworth V 7:00 pm Sept. 8 (home) Ellsworth JV 6:00 pm Sept. 11 (home) Valley . . . read more
