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Sarunic Bright Spot for Hornet Tennis in Tussle Loss
The Emporia State men's tennis team fell 6-1 to #9 Washburn in the Turnpike Tennis Tussle on Wednesday at the Kossover Family Tennis Center. The loss eliminated the Hornets from postseason contention in the MIAA/GAC Tournament. The Ichabods took the doubles point winning two of three matches. #50 Anton Sarunic talli...
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Lady Hornets Knock the Rust Off in KC
The Emporia State softball team scored three runs in the first and never trailed in a 4-1 victory over Rockhurst in Kansas City, Mo. Tuesday. The game ended a 10-day layoff for ESU. Alexis Dial started the scoring with a triple before an Emma Furnish squeeze bunt made it 2-0. Bailey Flewelling doubled her in to cap ...
Apr 24, 2024
Hornets Drop Midweek Tussle
The Emporia State baseball team scored the last five runs of the game but couldn't come from behind in a 9-7 loss at Washburn on Tuesday. Washburn scored eight in the middle three innings of the game and tacked on one in the seventh for a 9-2 lead, but the Hornets responded with a Patryk Hernandez grand slam in the ei...
Apr 24, 2024
Emporia High's Weiss wins Topeka West Invitational
Emporia High sophomore Allisyn Weiss recorded her sixth first place finish in the Topeka West Invitational on Tuesday. Weiss won the meet with a score of 241.60, 27.10 points better than runner-up Caroline Fields of Salina Central. Junior Brooke Monroe finished sixth with a score of 165.30. Emporia High returns home fo...
Apr 24, 2024
Emporia High's Stewart, Simons take fourth at EHS Invitational
Emporia High seniors Sheldon Stewart and Jacob Simons recorded a season-best finish on Tuesday in the EHS Invitational. Stewart and Simons finished fourth with a 2-2 record. The duo opened with an 8-0 victory over Liberal followed by an 8-7 victory over Mill Valley's No. 2 doubles team. Stewart and Simons fell in the s...
Apr 24, 2024
Emporia High softball sweeps Highland Park
The Emporia High softball team snapped an 8-game losing streak with a doubleheader sweep over Highland Park Tuesday at Peter Pan Park. Emporia High took the opener, 14-0, in five innings, while taking the finale, 15-0, in three innings. In game one, Emporia High scored five in the second, four in the third and five in ...
Apr 24, 2024
Emporia High baseball sweeps Wichita Independent
It was quick work for the Emporia High baseball team against Wichita Independent Tuesday at Soden's Grove. Emporia High needed six innings total to sweep Independent, 16-0, in the opener and 17-0 in the finale. In game one, the Spartans scored 10 runs in the first inning and tacked on six in the second for the win. And...
Apr 24, 2024
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...
Apr 23, 2024
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...
Apr 23, 2024
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...
Apr 22, 2024
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...
Apr 22, 2024
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