Category Archives: Sports
Baseball Drops Tussle After Splitting Weekend
The Emporia State baseball team fell two games to one in the Turnpike Tussle against Washburn this weekend at the Trusler Sports Complex. After giving up the lead in the ninth inning in game one on Fr...
Mar 03, 2024 Courtesy ESU Athletics
E-State Disc Golf Sweeps Regional
The Emporia State disc golf teams defended their home courses to win the Mid-American Regional Championship Sunday at Champions Landing at the former Emporia Country Club on Sunday. Both teams were in...
Mar 03, 2024 T. J. Reel makes his approach on the 18th hole at the Mid-American Regional.
Tickets Punched: Olpe Lady Eagles, Eagles advance to state tournament
In the boys substate championship, Olpe defeated Madison 44-35. This was the third matchup between the two schools, and the familiarity showed in tonight's contest. Olpe had won the previous two games...
Mar 02, 2024
Turbulent Turnpike Tussle Ends Regular Season for Hornet Hoops
The Emporia State basketball teams split two wild games with Washburn in the Turnpike Tussle at Lee Arena in Topeka on Saturday. In the men's game, the Hornets came from 19 down with just over 16 minu...
Mar 02, 2024 Owen Long fades for two of his ESU career high 36 points in a Turnpike Tussle win over Washburn. Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Heading back to state: Emporia High girls basketball defeats Great Bend in sub-state championship game
For the third consecutive year, the Emporia High girls basketball team is heading back to the Class 5A State Tournament at White Auditorium. On Saturday, the Lady Spartans punched their ticket to stat...
Mar 02, 2024 The Emporia High girls basketball team poses with its sub-state trophy after a 59-26 victory over Great Bend. Photo courtesy of Lindsey Herfkens.
Olpe bests Madison, advancing to substate championship
Olpe overcame an abysmal shooting performance to defeat Madison 37-34 tonight in the class 1A-D1 substate semifinal. Madison led 19-15 at the end of the first half, controlling most of the first two q...
Mar 01, 2024
Washburn Rallies Late to Steal Game One of Tussle
The Emporia State baseball team fought back from a 5-0 deficit but couldn't hold off the Ichabods in the ninth in a 9-8 loss to open up the Turnpike Tussle at the Trusler Sports Complex in Emporia on ...
Mar 01, 2024 Emporia State Power E logo. Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Emporia High's Crouch, Liggett, Williams, place at 5A state bowling championships
Three Emporia High bowlers medaled at the Class 5A State Bowling Championships on Friday in Wichita. Sophomore Caydrick Crouch finished sixth with a 673 series. Crouch was tied for second after one ga...
Mar 01, 2024 Emporia High sophomore Caydrick Crouch bowls during the Class 5A state bowling championships Friday in Wichita. Photo by Brent Maycock/KSHSAA Covered
Olpe boys rout Oswego, Madison boys hold off Colony-Crest
It'll be an all Lyon County League boys sub-state championship game between Olpe and Madison on Saturday at Flinthills. Olpe started off their contest on the right foot; scoring the first nine points ...
Feb 29, 2024
Leipold Gets Big Raise at Kansas
Kansas head football coach Lance Leipold is getting a big raise in Lawrence next season. Leipold's new deal will pay him over $7 million per year. The contract does not add any new years to the deal b...
Feb 29, 2024 Courtesy KU Athletics.
