Emporia High's Stewart, Simons place seventh at league
Emporia High seniors Sheldon Stewart and Jacob Simons finished seventh in doubles at the Centennial League Championship held Monday in Junction City. The Spartans will return on Friday when they host a Class 5A regional. The top 6 finishers at regionals will qualify for state.
Apr 30, 2024
Emporia High baseball swept at Hayden
The Emporia High baseball team was swept by Hayden on Monday afternoon in Topeka. Hayden won the opener, 5-3, with a 3-run sixth being the difference. The Wildcats took the finale, 14-4, in five innings. In game one, Hayden jumped out to a 2-0 lead through one before Emporia High got one in the second on an RBI single ...
Apr 29, 2024
Kelce Signs New Deal with Chiefs; Highest Paid Tight End in NFL
Tight end Travis Kelce has signed a contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs that will make him the highest-paid tight end in the league. The deal is worth $34.25 million and will be fully guaranteed in 2024 worth $17 million. Kelce played in all but one game last year for Kansas City and had his NFL position r...
Apr 29, 2024
ESU Women's Tennis Ends Year with Loss to Western
The Emporia State women's tennis team fell 6-1 against Missouri Western on Monday at the Kossover Family Tennis Center. The Lady Hornets got the win at #3 doubles with Sheridan Wichman and Perla Conde but the Griffons won the other two matches to take the doubles point. Western then won five of six singles matches to...
Apr 29, 2024
Lady Hornets Outlast #24 Washburn Softball in Eighth
The Emporia State softball team waited 48 hours to finish a Senior Day sweep over #24 Washburn by completing a 5-4 victory on Monday afternoon at the Trusler Sports Complex. The game was started on Saturday and was halted in the bottom of the sixth due to lightning. ESU scored first on an RBI hit by senior Alexis Dia...
Apr 29, 2024
Newman Arms End Hornet Baseball Season
The Emporia State baseball team was outhit for the third time in the series and couldn't overcome it in an 8-3 loss to Newman on Monday afternoon at the Trusler Sports Complex. Emporia State entered the day needing a win to make the MIAA Tournament as the No. 7 seed while a loss would end the season for the Hornets. ...
Apr 29, 2024
Hall Highlights ESU Track in Lawrence Saturday
Xavier Hall won the men's 110m hurdles on Saturday at the Rock Chalk Classic in Lawrence. Hall finished in first by .01 seconds with a 13.98 just beating out a freshman from Oklahoma for the win. Senior Ashley Wildeman logged a pair of top ten finishes in the 100m and 200m dash. Clarice Nichols was sixth in the wome...
Apr 28, 2024
Lady Hornets Take Game One of Tussle; Game Two Suspended
The Emporia State softball team used a five-run fifth inning to on the way to a 6-2 victory over #24 Washburn on Senior Day Saturday at the Trusler Sports Complex. ESU jumped out early after a Washburn error allowed an ESU runner to score for a 1-0 lead, but E-State gave the run right back with two errors of their own...
Apr 27, 2024
Hornet Baseball Keeps Postseason Hopes Alive
The Jets outhit the Hornets 17-9 in game one but lost 14-12 to ESU. NU scored first to take a 3-1 lead after one, but the Hornets outscored Newman 12-2 over the next three innings. Drew Jennings had his first career home run in the third before a Mason Sturdy three-run homer in the fourth, followed by Jennings' secon...
Apr 27, 2024
Emporia High's Harrington delivers walk-off as Spartans split with Iola
Emporia High sophomore Chase Harrington delivered when it mattered the most on Friday night against Iola at Soden's Grove. After the Spartans dropped the first game 9-8, Harrington delivered with a walk-off double in the eighth inning of the finale for a 5-4 victory. Harrington finished 2-for-4 in the game and 3-for-8 ...
Apr 27, 2024