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Emporia High boys golf advances to Day 2 of State Golf
The Emporia High boys golf team has qualified for day two of the Class 5A State Golf Championship at Sand Creek Station in Newton. Emporia High made the cut finishing day one in fifth place with a score of 315. The Spartans are 18 strokes behind current leader Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 14 strokes behind Maize South and St. Ja...
13h ago
Ron Slaymaker named girls basketball coach at Topeka High
Ron Slaymaker is on the move again coaching high school basketball. After three seasons as the Olpe girls basketball coach, Slaymaker has been hired as the next head girls basketball coach at Topeka High according to TopSports.News. Slaymaker's hiring is pending approval by the USD 501 Board of Education. Slaymaker gui...
15h ago
Emporia High's Allie Weiss wins 5-1A State Diving Championship
Emporia High sophomore Allie Weiss had a goal this spring. Win all of her diving meets. Weiss completed that feat on Saturday in the Class 5-1A State Diving Championships with her first state championship with a score of 451.20, winning the meet by 69.55 points over St. Thomas Aquinas' Abby Paprocki by 69.55 points. We...
May 18, 2024
KVOE announces Emporia Main Street Emporia High and Area Athletes and Coaches of the Year
The 2023-24 Emporia Main Street Emporia High and Area High School Athletes and Coaches of the Year were announced during Saturday Morning Sports Talk on KVOE. The Emporia High Athletes of the Year are Sheldon Stewart and Addie Kirmer. The Emporia High Coach of the Year is former girls basketball coach Carolyn Dorsey. T...
May 18, 2024
Four Hornets Earn All-Region Honors
Four Emporia State track & field athletes have been named All-Central Region by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Senior Travis Morrison led the way as the top ranked shot putter in the region and is ranked fifth in the country in the event while senior Jake Johnson is fourth in the...
May 18, 2024
Area Regional Track Recap: Northern Heights girls, Lyndon boys claim regional championships
Two area high school track and field teams claimed regional championships on Friday. In the Class 1A regional hosted by Waverly in Iola, the Northern Heights girls won the regional with 72 points, four points more than runner-up Marmaton Valley. Ellei McCrory led the way with three first place finishes, the 800m (2:31....
May 18, 2024
Emporia High qualifies for 12 events for state track and field
Emporia High will have athletes in 12 events in next week's KSHSAA State Track and Field Championships at Cessna Stadium on the campus of Wichita State University. The Spartans and Lady Spartans combined to have 11 athletes qualify for state at the Class 5A regional hosted by Bishop Carroll on Friday. Emporia High had ...
May 18, 2024
Osage City, Council Grove qualify athletes for state track
Two area schools had athletes qualify for state track and field as part of the Class 3A regional at Halstead on Thursday. The Osage City boys qualified for state in eight events Chase Williams won the discus with a mark of 161-11 and also took second in the shot put (49-6.50). Quenten Stark finished second in the high ...
May 17, 2024
Emporia High's Weiss in first place of state diving championships
Emporia High sophomore Allie Weiss is in first place after eight dives in the Class 5-1A State Diving Championships in Lenexa. Weiss has a score of 320.55 leading Maize South's Sydney Schumaker by 32.70 points. Diving finals will kickoff Saturday's events at 9 a.m. at Shawnee Mission District Aquatic Center.
May 16, 2024
Osage City softball qualifies for state by winning Burlington Regional
The Osage City softball team is heading to the Class 3A State Tournament. Osage City won the Class 3A regional hosted by Burlington by defeating Burlingame/Northern Heights, 6-1, in the semifinals and 11-1 against Prairie View in the regional championship game. Against Prairie View, Tayler Ericson and Gracy Smith each ...
May 16, 2024
Emporia High baseball falls in regional championship to Salina South
The Emporia High baseball team fell one win short of qualifying for the Class 5A State Tournament. In their regional at Andover Central on Wednesday, the Spartans started with an upset over the Jaguars, 4-1, avenging a regular season loss. However, Salina South, who also picked up an upset win over Great Bend in its se...
May 16, 2024
Coach Billeter Unveils Inaugural Signing Class
Emporia State head men's basketball coach Tom Billeter announced his inaugural recruiting class in Emporia on Wednesday afternoon. The class includes five transfers and four freshmen. Two of the freshmen are from Kansas including former Emporia High standout Sheldon Stewart who averaged 13 ppg and 5 rpg for the Spart...
May 15, 2024
Five area high school basketball standouts to play in KBCA All-Star Games
Five area high school seniors have been selected to play in the KBCA All-Star Games next month in Salina. On the girls side, Emporia High's Addie Kirmer and Lebo's Audrey Peek will be on the girls blue team. Burlingame's Kaylin Noonan is on the girls gold team. On the boys side, Lebo's Grayson Shoemaker is on the boys ...
May 15, 2024
Six Hornets Will Defend Welch Stadium at National Championships
Six Emporia State track and field athletes will be in action next week representing the Black & Gold at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championships. The six Hornets will compete in seven different events. Four men and two women made the cut to nationals. It will be the most events represe...
May 15, 2024
Emporia High girls soccer falls in regional semifinal to Kapaun Mt. Carmel
Hosting its first regional game in nine years, the Emporia High girls soccer team had a tall task in the 7-10 matchup of the Class 5A west No. 2 regional hosting Kapaun Mt. Carmel on Tuesday night. The Crusaders scored in the seventh minute and never looked back in a 4-0 victory over the Lady Spartans. Kapaun added two...
May 15, 2024