The late Coach John Wooden once said "Sports do not build character, they reveal it." That's one of the reasons that Midland coaches do their best to teach players how to perform both on the field, and off the field. Midland fans and players are proud to be Mustangs, but are equally proud to be Midland.

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Midland athletics provide the following opportunities for team sports:

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Union Basketball Tournament

February 2025 - Our varsity teams played in the annual Union tournament February 12-15k, along with eight other Adventist high schools from around the United States. The game results for Midland are as follows:

 

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Annual Athletic Awards Banquet

May 2024 - Midland celebrated our athletes during the 5th Annual Athletic Awards Banquet. This was a time to come together to recognize our students for their athletic achievements and leadership skills on the court (or field). This year, we celebrated students in four areas: Cross Country, Acro Club, Volleyball (Varsity and JV), and both Men’s and Women’s Basketball.

We honor our athletes who have served Midland in multiple capacities over the many years they have attended our school, and we will greatly miss the skills, talent, and leadership of our six senior athletes who will graduate and move on from Midland this year.

• Chelsea
• Jordan
• Josue (Mr. Mustang Award)
• Lydia (Ms. Mustang Award)
• Natalia
• Nevaeh

A huge thanks to Coach Liepke and his wife, Lindy, for putting together this cherished event where we were blessed by a motivating and uplifting talk from Pastor Josiah. We, also, recognize and thank our coaching staff—most of whom are parent volunteers.

• Greg Murphy - Cross Country
• Jonathan Borne - Acro Club
• Scott Wilde and Krista Breyer - JV Volleyball
• Matt Liepke - Varsity Volleyball with assistant coaches Scott Wilde, Krista Breyer, and Ron Stump
• Kurtis Cowan - Men’s Basketball with assistant Matt Atkinson
• Richard Paradise - Women’s Basketball with assistant Samantha Forrest

We can’t forget to thank the parents who volunteer their time, not only to help out at the games, but who also ensure their student(s) gets to practice on-time throughout the season. The support of parents is instrumental in a successful athletic program! It was an amazing 2023-2024 athletic year at Midland! We look forward to what the future will bring for these programs.

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GPAC Basketball Tournament

February 2024 - Our girls varsity came home with the GPAC trophy for a second straight year. In addition, senior Lydia Josiah was named the GPAC Girls MVP for a second straight year. Congrats to all our HS athletes!

• Feb 20 - Guys VBB 59, Chesterton 53 
• Feb 21 - Girls VBB 58, Training Center Christian 27
• Feb 21 - Daniel Academy 46, Guys VBB 31
• Feb 22 - Girls VBB 61, Chesterton 28 (Repeat State CHAMPS!)
• Feb 22 - Christ Prep 42, Guys VBB 37 (4th place)

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KASC State Tournament

March 2023 - The KASC Tournament took place from March 2-4 in Wichita. This state-level competition ended with Guys Varsity successfully defending last years title for back-to-back state championships.  Our Girls varsity took 3rd place this year as well. Congrats to our student athletes for a stellar basketball season!

Game scores are as follows

• Thursday, March 2 - Boys Varsity 67, Hyman Brand 53 (1-0) 
• Friday, March 3 - Girls Varsity 64, Chanute Christian 28 (1-0)
• Friday, March 3 - Weskan 51, Girls Varsity 41 (1-1)
• Friday March 3-  Boys Varsity 63, Flint Hills Christian 33 (2-0)
• Saturday, March 4 - Girls Varsity 45, Flint Hills Christian 42 (3rd place)
• Saturday, March 4 - Boys Varsity 89, Weskan 69 (Repeat State CHAMPS!)

 

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GPAC Basketball Tournament

February 2023 - The GPAC Tournament took place on February 22 and 23 with Midland claiming both the Guys and Girls titles! Games results were as follows:

• Wednesday, February 22 - GV 49, Daniel 8
• Wednesday, February 22 - BV 69, Hyman Brand 34
• Thursday, February 23 - GV 51, Christ Prep 42 (GPAC Champs!)
• Thursday, February 23 - BV 68, Christ Prep 55 (GPAC Champs!)

Worth noting, this marks the fourth consecutive GPAC title for the guys! Yep, it's time to add more trophies to the Trophy Cabinet.

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UC Basketball Tournament

February 2023 - This year's annual UC basketball tournament took place February 15-18 at Union College. Girls Varsity took 4th place, while the Guys got the title repeat with a 45-35 championship victory over Andrews Academy.