Author Archives: Braydon Braun

The Emporia High boys tennis season got underway Tuesday with the Emporia Invitational. The best finish in the singles tournament came from Brecken Hines in eighth. The opening match was a thrilling 8...

The Flint Hills Optimists are preparing for their next community event following the All-Star Classic, with their annual Easter Egg Hunt set for Saturday at Jones Park. The event begins at 10 a.m., an...

Baseball: SLC 16 Eureka 0 SLC 23 Eureka 8 Anderson Co 21 Osage City 0 Anderson Co 15 Osage City 0 Mission Valley 25 Northern Heights 0 Mission Valley 25 Northern Heights 3 Softball: MdCV 8 Horton 4 Ho...

Emporia soccer fell in their first matchup at the Titan Classic in Wichita on Monday to Derby, 4-3 in a shootout. Eighty minutes wasn't enough to decide a winner as neither team found the back of the ...

All Star Classic:

Radical Life in Emporia reached a big milestone this month as the organization celebrated its fifth anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, the nonprofit will host a free hotdog dinner Tuesday from ...

Thirteen area athletes received All-State honors from KSHSAA. Ballots are sent to every coach in the state where they are asked to nominate players from their own team as well as players from other te...

On Monday, the first spring Area and Emporia Athletes of the Week were announced. Adriana Weeden of Olpe earned the Area Athlete of the Week. In the circle, she struck out 14 hitters. In the batter's ...

The Kansas Shrine Duals took place for a third time Saturday at Newman University in Wichita. Four area wrestlers took the mat for a final time in their high school careers in support of Shriners Chil...

Blue was the special color Saturday at the 2026 Flint Hills Optimist All Star Classic at White Auditorium in Emporia. The best senior basketball players shared the court and competed in two competitiv...