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Olpe girls, Madison boys claim Lyon County League Championships
The Olpe girls and the Madison boys claimed the Lyon County League Track and Field Championships held at Welch Stadium on Thursday. Olpe won the girls meet with 194 points, 117 points more than runner-up Lebo. Grace Coughlin won the discus with a throw of 103-8. The 4x800m relay team won the event in 11:02.82. Lilly Sk...
12h ago
Emporia High girls fourth; boys fifth at Centennial League Championships
The Emporia High track and field teams finished fourth and fifth at the Centennial League Championships in Junction City on Thursday. The Lady Spartans finished with 68 points. Emporia High's lone league champion came from the 4x800m relay team of Sofia Ruvalcaba, Bailee Van Sickle, Emma Beatty and Leanna Lewis finishi...
13h ago
Weiss wins Centennial League diving championship; Emporia High finishes fourth as a team
The Emporia High girls swim and dive team finished fourth in the Centennial League Championships held in Topeka on Thursday. Allisyn Weiss won diving with a score of 490.25 and was named a first-team All-Centennial League selection. Ryan Peak finished fourth in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:20.95. She finishe...
13h ago
Emporia High girls soccer falls to Topeka High
The Emporia High girls soccer team dropped its regular season finale Thursday at Topeka High, 5-2. Topeka High led 3-0 in the first half before Emeil Bennett made it 3-1 before halftime. The Trojans scored twice in the second half before Bennett scored her second late in the match. Emporia High finishes the regular sea...
14h ago
Emporia High softball swept by Hayden
The Emporia High softball was swept by Hayden Thursday at Peter Pan Park. Hayden took the opener, 9-7, before taking the finale 6-0. In game one, Hayden jumped out to a 2-0 lead before Marley Sewell's RBI triple in the first made it 2-1. The Lady Spartans tied the game on a bases loaded walk drawn by Alivia Anno in the...
14h ago
ESU Softball 'Dials' Up 1st Team All-Region Honor
Emporia State senior outfielder Alexis Dial has been named First Team All-Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. She's the first Lady Hornet to earn All-Region honors since Stephanie Goodwin and Taylor Zordel both earned the distinction in 2015. The Topeka native hit .430 in 2024 while slugging .778 fo...
18h ago
ESU Soccer Adds Two Transfers
A pair of transfers have been added to Emporia State soccer's incoming class. Nagi Kawahata and Sade Lee will join the program as part of first-year head coach Jane Grimley-Gunn's first recruiting class in Emporia. Kawahata transfers to ESU from Otero College in Colorado. The Japan native had 24 starts as goalie las...
19h ago
Emporia High boys golf wins home invitational
The Emporia High boys golf team shot a season-best 303 to win the Emporia Invitational Wednesday at Emporia Golf Course. Will Walker led the way for the Spartans shooting a -3 (68) to win the tournament by seven strokes over teammate Nolan Jacob. Walker said his short game was big for his round. Southern Lyon County al...
May 09, 2024
Emporia High promotes assistant coach Taylor Scott to head coach; Jesse Nelson to join EHS boys staff
Emporia High has found its new girls' basketball coach and it didn't go far to find its new coach. Lady Spartan assistant coach Taylor Scott has been promoted to head coach as approved by the USD 253 Board of Education during their meeting on Wednesday. Scott said when the job came open, she wanted to apply because the...
May 09, 2024
Emporia High's Dario Guevara signs with Mid America Nazarene for soccer
Emporia High senior Dario Guevara signed a National Letter of Intent to continue to play soccer at Mid-America Nazarene Wednesday. Guevara said this was something he's been looking forward to for a long time. Guevara is the second Spartan to sign to play soccer this spring. Edwin Maciel signed with Walla Walla Communit...
May 08, 2024
Coach O Adds Five for Lady Hornet Basketball
Emporia State head women's basketball coach Brian Ostermann has added five players to his 2024 recruiting class. The list includes two transfers and three freshmen. The transfers include: Makenna Clark (Ankeny, Iowa) - sophomore, guard, Wayne State College - Clark played in four games for the Wildcats before transfer...
May 08, 2024
Council Grove's Buchman, Braves sweep Flint Hills League championships
Council Grove's Drew Buchman shot a personal best 65 (-6) to win the Flint Hills League Championship held at Emporia Golf Course on Tuesday. Buchman won the tournament by 18 strokes over teammate Brycen Palmquist who shot an 83. Dax Myers made it a clean sweep of the top 3 spots for the Braves finishing third with an 8...
May 08, 2024
Emporia High girls soccer falls to Hayden
The Emporia High girls soccer team was shut out in its final regular season home game against Hayden on Tuesday night, 4-0. Hayden scored three times in the first half and added its final goal halfway through the second half. Emporia High coach Oscar Macias said the Lady Spartans can't have a performance like this agai...
May 08, 2024
Emporia High softball swept by Topeka High
In a resumption doubleheader from April 30, the Emporia High softball team was swept by Topeka High on Monday afternoon, 10-4 and 9-8. The first game resumed with Topeka High holding a 7-4 advantage in the bottom of the fourth inning. Topeka High never gave up the lead by adding three runs in the sixth. Maedeen McClure...
May 06, 2024
Heimburg Finishes Strong to win Dynamic Discs Open
Calvin Heimburg hit over 95% of his fairways while carding a birdie on over 72% of his holes on the way to a three-stroke win at the men's Dynamic Discs Open at Champions Landing Sunday. Heimburg entered the final round one shot back of Ricky Wysocki but charged into the lead with birdies on each of his first seven ho...
May 06, 2024