Category Archives: Sports
Dimarco Named Jones Award Finalist
Emporia State soccer All-American Mackenzie Dimarco has been named a finalist for the MIAA Ken B. Jones Award. The award honors the conference's top male and female athlete. Dimarco's career ended in ...
May 21, 2024 Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Emporia High boys golf takes fifth at state; Council Grove's Buchman ties for third at 3A
A top-five finish at state was how the season ended for the Emporia High boys golf team at the Class 5A State Golf Championships at Sand Creek Station in Newton. Emporia High finished fifth as a team ...
May 21, 2024 Photo courtesy of Ann Jacob
Jeremy Rusco to be inducted in second hall of fame class of the Kansas Flying Disc Association
Jeremy Rusco will soon add "Hall of Famer" to his resume. Rusco will be inducted into The Kansas Flying Disc Association Hall of Fame at 6 p.m. June 14 at Champions Landing. Rusco's induction will be ...
May 21, 2024 Champions Landing owner Jeremy Rusco briefly poses for pictures during the facility's grand opening schedule Friday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
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 sco...
May 20, 2024 Emporia High Spartans logo.
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 H...
May 20, 2024 Ron Slaymaker speaks at the Flint Hills Optimist Club All-Star Banquet in March. Slaymaker was named the new girls basketball coach at Topeka High on Monday according to TopSports.News. Photo by Dylan Sherwood/KVOE Sports
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 champion...
May 18, 2024 Allie Weiss completes a dive during the Class 5-1A State Diving Championships on Saturday in Lenexa. Photo courtesy of Barb Clark.
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...
May 18, 2024 The Emporia Main Street Emporia High and Area Athletes of the Year were announced during Saturday Morning Sports Talk on May 18. From left to right, Area Coach of the Year: Lebo volleyball coach Gina Peek, Emporia High Female Athlete of the Year: Addie Kirmer, Area Female Athlete of the Year: Kaylin Noonan, Burlingame, Area Male Athlete of the Year: Tanner Heckel, Lyndon. Not pictured: Carolyn Dorsey, Emporia High Coach of the Year, Sheldon Stewart, Emporia High Male Athlete of the Year. Photo by Dylan Sherwood/KVOE Sports
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 rank...
May 18, 2024 Courtesy USTFCCCA.
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, fou...
May 17, 2024 KSHSAA Logo Courtesy Photo
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 combi...
May 17, 2024 Emporia High Spartans logo.
