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Chiefs Extend Andy Reid, GM, & Team President
The Kansas City Chiefs announced new contracts for head coach Andy Reid, team president Mark Donovan, and general manager Brett Veach on Monday night. Terms of the deals were not announced but the club says the deals will keep the three together for the 'long-term future.' NFL Network reports that Reid's deal keeps h...
18h ago
Emporia High girls soccer falls in overtime to Wichita Heights
The Emporia High girls soccer team fell in overtime to Wichita Heights on Monday night, 2-1. Emporia High scored with just over 21 minutes left in regulation on a goal by Peyton Chanley. Wichita Heights tied the game right before regulation ended and scored the game-winning goal in the first overtime period. Emporia Hi...
20h ago
Emporia High boys golf 10th at Topeka West
The Emporia High boys golf team finished 10th in The Topeka Country Club Invitational hosted by Topeka West on Monday. Emporia High shot a round of 336. The Spartans' top finisher was Will Walker who shot an 82 good for 28th. Nolan Jacob shot an 83 for 35th. Jared Johnson finished 63rd with an 89. Marley Harter finishe...
21h ago
Billeter Announces ESU Coaching Staff
New Emporia State men's basketball coach Tom Billeter has announced his first coaching staff at the school. Casey Schlatter rejoins Billeter after serving as his associate head coach for the past five seasons at Augustana. He'll assume the same role at ESU and will primarily coach post players for the Hornets. Schla...
22h ago
ESU Women Drop Two Duals in Sooner State
The Emporia State women's tennis team dropped two duals over the weekend losing 6-1 at Central Oklahoma Saturday and falling by the same score at Northeastern State on Sunday. Anastasia Pesic took a victory at #4 singles against the Bronchos but UCO won all but one other match in straight sets. The score was the same...
Apr 22, 2024
Tigers Take Series from Hornet Baseball
The Emporia State baseball team split with Fort Hays State over the weekend to fall in their final road series of the season at Larks Park. The Hornets won a thrilling game two 7-5 in 10 innings with seven of the game's 12 runs coming in the eighth inning or later. ESU jumped out to a 3-0 lead scoring two runs in the ...
Apr 22, 2024
Hornets Wrap Weekend at Kansas Relays
The Emporia State track and field team wrapped up competition at the 101st Kansas Relays on Saturday. The men's 4x100m relay team finished second with a provisional qualifying mark of 40.80. Ty Anderson was third in the 100m for the Hornets. Jake Johnson was third in the 400m hurdles while Travis Morrison finished t...
Apr 21, 2024
Five Emporia wrestlers named All-Americans in Adidas Nationals
Five Emporia wrestlers placed in the top 6 and were named All-Americans in the Adidas Nationals that concluded on April 14 in Independence, Missouri. Emporia High sophomore Jose Vargas finished third at 288 among 10th graders. Emporia High senior Josiah Bradley finished fourth at 288 among 12th graders. Emporia High fr...
Apr 20, 2024
E-State Football Caps Spring with Legends game
The Emporia State football team wrapped up spring practice for 2024 with the Spring & Legends game on Friday night at Welch Stadium. The 2024 team scrimmaged for two quarters to start the night while drilling live tackling for much of the second period. The seniors off the 2023 team returned to receive their Heri...
Apr 20, 2024
One Big Inning Enough for Hays in Series Opener
The Emporia State baseball team's comeback came up a run short in a 5-4 loss to Fort Hays State at Larks Park in Hays, Kan. on Friday night. ESU started the scoring with a Dom Oliverio single in the third, but the Tigers scored five runs on two home runs in the bottom of the third to take the lead. A Logan Myers sing...
Apr 20, 2024
Emporia High's Newland takes eighth in triple jump at Kansas Relays
Two area athletes and a relay team recorded top-10 finishes in the high school portion of the Kansas Relays. Emporia High's Paige Newland finished eighth at the Kansas Relays in the triple jump with a mark of 36-0.25. Lyndon's Tanner Heckel finished 27th in the 100m (11.20) and was 14th in the triple jump with a school...
Apr 20, 2024
Emporia High boys tennis finishes sixth in home invitational
The Emporia High boys tennis team finished sixth in its home invitational on Friday. Seniors Sheldon Stewart and Jacob Simons finished sixth with a 2-2 record. Ricardo Macias and Quincy Perry finished 12th with a 0-3 record. Emporia High is scheduled to compete at the Valley Center Invitational on Saturday.
Apr 20, 2024
Emporia High baseball swept by Manhattan
The Emporia High baseball team was swept by Manhattan on Friday at Soden's Grove. Manhattan needed five innings to record a 10-0 victory in the opener. The Indians completed the sweep with a 9-0 victory in the finale. In game one, Manhattan scored in every inning by getting three in the first, one each in the second, f...
Apr 20, 2024
Emporia High boys golf takes second in Salina South Invitational
The Emporia High boys golf team finished second in the Salina South Invitational on Friday. Emporia High shot a season-low 306 finishing two strokes behind team champion Salina South. Nolan Jacob led Emporia High finishing second with a 72. Hudson Sauder finished sixth with a 77. Will Walker also shot a 77 good for ei...
Apr 20, 2024
Emporia High girls swim eighth at Marion
The Emporia High girls swim team finished eighth at the Marion Invitational on Friday. The 200-yard medley relay team of Brooke Monroe, Camryn Spafford, Ryan Peak and Bailey Wiltz finished fifth with a time of 2:20.91. The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Peak, Wiltz, Taryn Woydziak and Monroe finished fifth with a tim...
Apr 20, 2024