The Emporia State football team didn't lead in the second half and fell on Senior Day 45-36 to Central Missouri at Welch Stadium in Emporia on Saturday. After forcing a UCM field goal on the first drive of the game, the #20 Hornets marched down the field quickly but turned it over at the one yard line after a pass fro...

The Emporia State women's volleyball team staved off the Fort Hays State Tigers for a 25-22, 21-25, 29-27, 25-19 victory at White Auditorium in Emporia on Friday. ESU locked in offensively hitting over .333 in each of the last two sets on the way to hitting .286 for the match. Weronicka Wrzesinska led the offense wit...

The Olpe Eagles held a 14-0 lead in the first quarter at Centralia on Friday night, but the Panthers were too much in a 40-26 victory. Dexton Hoelting gave Olpe an early 7-0 lead with a 1-yard touchdown and extended it to 14-0 on a 2-yard pass from Hoelting to Abbott Bailey. Centralia then scored 32 straight before Ol...

The Chase County Bulldogs saw a 40-30 halftime lead slip way in the second half of their regional game against Central Plains Friday night at Ron Mayo Field in Cottonwood Falls. Central Plains outscored Chase County 28-12 in the second half en route to a 58-52 victory over the Bulldogs. Both teams answered each other's...

The Emporia State women's basketball team stayed within two possessions for most of the first 30 minutes of their season opener, but #1 Minnesota State-Mankato pulled away in the fourth for a 99-74 victory over the Lady Hornets at the St. Joseph Civic Arena in St. Joseph, Mo. on Friday. ESU started hot with a 9-2 run ...

The Emporia State men's basketball team held the lead for the majority of the game, but Wayne State College scored with less than five seconds to go and a last-second Hornet three was off the mark in a 67-66 loss to the Wildcats at the MWSU Fieldhouse in game one of the Hillyard Tip-off Classic in St. Joseph, Mo. on Fr...

Senior forward Hadlie Lowe and junior defender Abby Bachman are Third Team All-MIAA for the 2024 season. Lowe had five goals and an assist including two-straight game winning scores in the last two weeks of the season to keep the Lady Hornets alive for the MIAA Tournament. Bachman earned all-conference honors for the...

Regional round of high school football continues tonight with two area teams featured on the KVOE Network of Stations. Chase County hosts Central Plains in the 8M-DI playoffs. Both teams enter the game at 7-2. Chase County coach Derick Budke said Central Plains will want to control possession, while the Bulldogs want t...

The Lyon County League announced its all-league volleyball team on Wednesday. Three Lebo Wolves lead the way on the first team led by unanimous pick Saige Hadley. Hadley is joined by two of her teammates, Abi Jones and Siara Crouch. Rounding out the first team selections are MdCV's Emily Criqui and Ella Reed, Waverly's...

Three members of the Emporia High baseball team celebrated their signings at the collegiate level on Wednesday at the EHS Library. Owen Ruge signed to play at Butler Community College in El Dorado. Ruge talked about what stood out about going down the Kansas Turnpike to play in El Dorado. Emporia High finished 2024 wit...

The Emporia State women's soccer team fell in a 2-0 shutout to Washburn who claimed the outright MIAA women's soccer championship at the ESU Soccer Pitch on Wednesday. Washburn led 1-0 in the first half and had a one-shot advantage at the break before adding another goal with just over 25 minutes to go on the way to ...

The Emporia High Unified Bowling team had a first place finish at the Seaman Invitational at West Ridge Lanes on Tuesday. Emporia High will next be in action next Wednesday back in Topeka for regionals at West Ridge Lanes.

Emporia High junior Elise Eckert can add another accolade to her list. On Monday, Eckert was named a first-team All-5A honoree from the Kansas Golf Coaches Association. Eckert finished fourth at the Class 5A State Golf Championships last month with a two-day total of 150. Her two day total at state set a school record ...

The Emporia State women's soccer team picked up a critical 1-0 win over Northwest Missouri at Bearcat Field in Maryville, Mo. on Sunday. Senior Hadlie Lowe came up with the only goal for the Lady Hornets scoring with under 20 minutes to play, less than 48 hours after scoring with less than a minute to go to give ESU a...

The #11 Emporia State football team couldn't stop the Fort Hays State running game as the Tigers romped 36-7 over the Hornets at Welch Stadium Saturday. The game was delayed twice due to lightning just outside the Emporia area and rain played a major factor early. Fort Hays State kicked an early field goal before ESU...