Emporia High soccer battled to a 1-1 draw against Manhattan on Thursday at Spartan Field, concluding a rescheduled matchup and a demanding stretch of games. The contest, originally delayed two weeks due to inclement weather, saw early action when Braxton Pugh put the Spartans on the board with a goal at the 27-minute m...

Haiden Ziglar of Olpe and Ellei McCrory of Northern Heights captured the individual titles at the Lyon County League Cross Country Championships on Thursday at The Orchard in Emporia. ​Ziglar secured the boys championship in dominating fashion, posting a winning time of 18:30. He pulled away from the rest of the fiel...

The Unified bowling season got underway on Thursday for Emporia High at Flint Hills Lanes in Emporia. The Emporia Red squad won the event with a score of 836. Chanute Gold secured second with a 580 series and Iola 2 finished third with a 578. Emporia's Parker Amos was named Bowler of the Meet by his peers. The Spartans...

Emporia High football returns home for Week Seven, hosting Field Kindley Friday night at Welch Stadium. The Spartans are looking to snap a four-game losing streak after most recently falling to Manhattan, 51-6. The Tornados enter the matchup with a lengthy losing streak of their own, having lost 20 straight games datin...

Week seven of the high school football season features two Area Games of the Week. Madison looks to extend its winning streak to six games as St. Paul comes to town this Friday. The Bulldogs are coming off a thrilling 74-72 shootout victory over Marmaton Valley. Reigning KVOE Area Athlete of the Week, Cory Yowell, aims...

The Emporia High volleyball team celebrated Senior Night in style on Wednesday, earning a triangular sweep over Topeka West and Topeka High at Spartan Gym. The Lady Spartans set the tone early in the evening, making quick work of Topeka High in a dominant straight-set victory (25-16, 25-18). However, the second match a...

The Emporia High soccer team had its three-match winning streak snapped Tuesday night at Spartan Field, falling 2-0 to Washburn Rural in a lightning-shortened contest. Washburn Rural took a 1-0 lead into the halftime break before stretching their lead early in the second half. Also early in the second half, EHS defende...

Emporia State sophomore forward Ella Favot has picked up her second MIAA Offensive Player of the Week award from the league in 2026. The MIAA's goal-scoring leader accounted for five points last weekend as ESU picked up a Senior Day win over Newman before tying against No. 18 Washburn. Favot has seven goals and is se...

Osage City's Lillian Lohmeyer is heading to the 321A State Golf Meet after a gritty performance Monday at Spring Creek Golf Course in Seneca. ​Lohmeyer secured the final individual state-qualifying slot by finishing tied for 12th place, shooting 28-over-par through a competitive round. Her strong play helped lead the...

Area volleyball teams learned their postseason paths Monday, with regional tournaments scheduled for Monday, October 19. Several local squads will host regional competition, while others will hit the road with hopes of advancing to the state tournament. Class 1A Division I Marais des Cygnes Valley will look to build on...

Three Emporia High golfers earned state tournament berths on Monday, led by a fourth-place finish from Taylen Koch at the Class 5A regional tournament at Topeka's Lake Shawnee Golf Course. Koch fired an 18-over-par round to secure her top-five finish, while teammates Kelsey Shull and Kynlee Maxfield tied for 14th at 32...

The Emporia State volleyball team ticked up a spot in this week's AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Lady Hornets went 2-0 on the road last week in MIAA play picking up victories at Northeastern State and Arkansas-Fort Smith in sweeps to go to 17-3 on the year and moved up to No. 18. Ferris State again got all but two fir...

The Emporia State football team picked up two more weekly football awards from the MIAA after moving to 6-0 last weekend with a 35-21 victory at Missouri Southern. Senior linebacker Landon Boss picked up his eighth career MIAA Defensive Player of the Week Award and sophomore quarterback Jamison Sarver was named the Of...

The Emporia State football team has moved up a spot to No. 8 in this week's AFCA Division II Football Coaches Poll. The Hornets moved to 6-0 with a 35-21 win at Missouri Southern last week. Ferris State remains atop the poll with every first-place vote and the top five stayed the same with Harding, Kutztown, CSU Pueb...

The Emporia and Area Athletes of the Week were announced Monday morning. Izabella Hinst is the EHS Athlete of the Week. The junior punched her ticket to the 5A Tennis State Meet with a 4th place finish on Saturday in Andover. Corey Yowell of Madison is the Area Athlete of the Week. The senior found the end zone five ti...