Category Archives: Sports
Chiefs Win Back-to-Back Titles
The Kansas City Chiefs overcame a 10-0 first-half deficit to win Super Bowl LVIII 25-22 in overtime over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night. San Francisco started the game in front 10-0 with 10 s...
Feb 12, 2024 Andy Reid accepts the Vince Lombardi trophy after winning Super Bowl LVIII. Courtesy Kansas City Chiefs.
ESU Baseball Takes Three of Four from Orediggers
The Emporia State baseball team split their Saturday double header with the Colorado School of Mines to win the series three games to one Saturday. ESU won the first game 2-0 with both runs coming in ...
Feb 10, 2024 Emporia State Power E logo. Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Emporia High girls wrestling qualifies six for state; takes fourth at regionals
Six members of the Emporia High girls wrestling team are heading to state after qualifying at the Class 6-5A Regional C Tournament at Junction City on Saturday. Two members finished as regional runner...
Feb 10, 2024 Emporia High Spartans logo.
Hornet Men Lead Nearly Wire to Wire, Women Falter Late to Griffons
The Emporia state basketball teams split in a doubleheader with Missouri Western at White Auditorium in Emporia on Saturday. In the men's game, the Hornets led for nearly 35 minutes in a 70-56 victory...
Feb 10, 2024 Atavian Butler slams home two points in a Hornet win over Truman State. Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Emporia High boys rally from nine points to defeat Topeka High; girls win 13th consecutive game with rout over Trojans
For the first time since January 2nd, the Emporia High basketball teams played a road doubleheader at Topeka High on Friday night. It would be a Spartan sweep as the Spartans rallied from a seven-poin...
Feb 09, 2024 The Emporia High boys basketball team poses with the Dean Smith Trophy after its 56-47 victory over Topeka High on Friday night. Photo by Dylan Sherwood/KVOE Sports
Chase County sweeps Waverly in Area Games of the Week
It was a Chase County sweep Friday against Waverly. In the girls contest, Chase County was without a key contributor due to illness. Freshman Natalie Neff, and her 17 points, led Chase County to a 63-...
Feb 09, 2024
Hornets Open Up 2024 at Trusler with Double Walk Off
The Emporia State baseball team pulled off two walk off wins on Opening Day at the Trusler Sports Complex on Friday in Emporia. In game one, the Hornets walked off the Orediggers 3-2. Mines jumped on ...
Feb 09, 2024 Courtesy ESU Athletics
Emporia High boys swim and dive fifth at Centennial League Championships
The Emporia High boys swim and dive team finished fifth at the Centennial League Championships held at Capitol Federal Natatorium in Topeka on Thursday afternoon. Emporia High recorded 255 points as a...
Feb 08, 2024 Emporia High Spartans logo.
Nebraska-Kearney Adds Tyler Harris to Football Staff
An Emporia State football coach is moving north to the Cornhusker State. Wide receivers coach and special teams coordinator Tyler Harris will join Nebraska-Kearney after seven years in Emporia. The An...
Feb 08, 2024 Tyler Harris. Courtesy ESU Athletics.
ESU Falls Twice to Bearcats
The Emporia State basketball teams fell in a sweep against Northwest Missouri on Wednesday night at White Auditorium. After holding the Bearcats to their worst 3-point shooting day in their first matc...
Feb 07, 2024 Emporia State Power E logo. Courtesy ESU Athletics.
