Volleyball started in Manning in December of 1972 when not many teams were playing. Volleyball expanded in 1975 when every school started the sport as a result of the Title Nine ruling. Raejean (Paulson) Jones was the first coach for Manning. Other coaches for the Bulldogs have been LaJean Jensen, Sheri McClannahan, and current coach Kathy (Conroy) Lage.
Manning qualified for the state tournament in 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981 (finished 2nd), and 1999. The Bulldogs have won 14 conference titles as well as many Saturday and Conference tournaments. One major change in volleyball happened in 2003 when rally scoring was adopted.
The Bulldogs' all time record in volleyball is 544-265-67 in matches and 1585-907 in games through the 2004 volleyball season.

1966 MHS graduates: Larry Dale Ahrendsen, Steve Atkins, Karen Marie Bald, Gwenda Lou Borkowski, Diane Dammann, Nicholas Nile Dappen, Dennis C. Dau, Eileen Dentlinger, Larry L. Farrell, Douglas H. Fischer, Robert Allen Frahm, LaDonna Mae Grimm, Sharon Lea Grimm (valedictorian), Virgil Merlin Hass, Sharon Catherine Irlmeier, Marilyn Ann Jansen, Mark LaRue Joens, Gary W. Jones, Joyce Elaine Karsten, Douglas Gene Kusel, Luana Jean Lamp, Sandra LeAnn Mathisen, Steven E. McCollum, Vicki McGrath, Charles Martin Mohns, Janice Kay Mundt, Phillip Warren Musfeldt, Lloyd Paul Nepple, Robert Nissen, Gary E. Odendahl, Dennis Dean Ohde, Kathy Olsen, Charles F. Ramsey, Donna Sue Ramsey, David Lee Rauch, Steven M. Ruhde, Sueann Schrum, Linda Lou Spack, Edward W. Stangl (salutatorian), Robert J. Stangl, Cheryl Vinke, Vickie Wanninger, James E. Wegner

1966 former students: Teri Apicelli, Linda Betts, Joyce Determan, Shirley Espenhover, Kathleen Fischer, Leslie Frahm, Linda Galvin, Frank Golwitzer, Mary Ann Golwitzer, David Hass, Jerry Hilsabeck, Larry Hilsabeck, Donna Hinz, Robert Holdsworth, Jr., Dennis Janning, Ivan Joens, Jr., Janice Knueven, Norman Luckow, David Maasen, Dale McDonald, Marvin Mersman, Jolene Plahn, Duane Riesselman, Karen Segebart, Robert Shafer, Diana Snyder, Charlene Steckelberg, Georgia Steffes, Jimmie Tauber, Mark Thetford, David Turner, Dennis Vaudt, Verna Vehrs, Jeffrey Wegner, Richard Weifenbach, Sherry Weifenbach, Cathleen Weiss


Gary "Carrots" Jones MHS 1966


Charles Mohns, Steven McCollum, Doug Kusel, Gary Jones, Mark Joens

Probably First Grade

Back 7: Linda Spack, ??, Kathy Fischer, Janice Mundt, Kathy Olsen, ??, ??
Middle 5: Joyce Karsten, Jeff Wegner, ??, ??, John Beckman
Front: Robert Nissen, Lynn Ramsey, Larry Farrell, Gary Jones, Mark Joens


LeRoy Jones, Steve Schrum, ?? - class of 1964

1994 MHS graduates: Ethan Troy Campbell, Jason Allen Croghan, Jacinta Diersen, Melanie Martha Doyel, Christopher Aaron Forman, Marcella Lynn Graham, Amy Lyn Halbur, Angela Kay Hass, Mylissa Dawn Hedinger, Jeffrey Henkelman, Stacey Renee Hey, Jeremy Louis Irlbeck, Michelle Marie Jahn, Jeremy Joseph Kasperbauer, Jared Marty Kerkhoff, Tracey Linn Nissen, Corey Lynn Otto, Todd Bennett Puck, Jodi Rachel Riggert (valedictorian), Kevin J. Sailer, Mary Kay Schultes (salutatorian), Fred Stacey, Josh Stockdale, Jason Tomlinson, Jason Vogl

1994 former students: Henry Alborn, Jimmie Amsden, Ryan Andersen, Melanie Bauer, Stephanie Beck, Trena Bell, Eric Beyer, Amy Branning, Stacy Brixey, Emerald Brown, Terry Brown, June Chappell, Steven Gustin, Jamie Hamilton, Vanessa Hargens, Candace Harlan, Harry Hart III, Scott Hart, Jason Heller, Mike Hoffman, Amy Hupp, Sarah Irlbeck, Shane Jewett, Jason Jones, Alyssa Joneson, Jason Kinney, Tonya Klein, Carissa Kunick, Heather Lamb, Edward Mason, Nancy McLaughlen, Heather Mohr, Jeff Moranville, Laeth Murray, Kaela Myers, Kevin Pearson, Tabitha Phelps, Robert Sanchez, Jeffrey Segebart, Keith Smith, Robert Snyder, Don Sprague, James Stewart, Eric Struve, Rachel Stuhr, Anthony Sunderman, James Switzer, Thomas Tinkham, Robin Trisler, Chris Webb, Adam Whitney

1998 MHS graduates: Lucas LaVerne Borkowski, Shauna K. Borkowski, Nathan T. Buzzard, Hope Nichole Campbell, Marc A. Cantrell, Sonny Lynn Clark, Amy Jo Ferneding, Lesa Karena Frey, Melissa S. Grau, Matthew S. Halbur, Jessica M. Hinners, Randy Gerald Hockett, Shawn D. Holloway, Allen R. Irlmeier, Chad Irlmeier, Tiffany Lynn Jahn (valedictorian), Nathan C. Janssen, Pamela K. Jones, Erica Lynne Lohrmann, Noraset Lotuanchai Lomnimuang, Beth A. Muhlbauer, Michael W. Nath, Heather Marie Odendahl, Angela J. Pfannkuch, Sara M. Puck (salutatorian), Joshua J. Ramsey, Alex James Ranniger, Derrick A. Rohe, Trisha Ann Rosener, Jennifer Laine Schroeder, Francisco Da Silva, Joshua L. Sporrer, Nicole Lee Stangl, Joseph J. Stein, Janelle M. Stribe, Chad Curtis Struve, Megan Elizabeth Trullinger, Robin Marie Wanninger, Michelle Ann Willenborg

1998 former students: Michelle Abels, Benjamin Andersen, Candace Bell, Chad Berger, Glen Benson, Shelia Brandel, Becki Colby, Dustin Goering, Andrew Gwinn, Lindsey Hammond, Heather Hass, Mary Heithoff, Kristy Jansen, Bobbi Johnson, Jessica Jones, Sarah Kaszinski, Monica Kimball, Michelle Mohr, Rebekah Moon, Nettie Nuzum, Jeff Oliver, Mindy Ornelas, Tory Peregrine, Melissa Poorker, Tim Prevo, Beth Ranniger, Andrew Segebart, Kristin Sporrer, Claire Stoberl, Laura Thielen, George Thodos, Joel Thooft, Natasha Weitl, Christine Whiting, Karina Wilkerson, Justin Wood, Elizabeth Zinke