Category Archives: Sports
Emporia High boys basketball set to travel to Manhattan
The Emporia High boys basketball team resumes Centennial League play Tuesday against Manhattan. Emporia High is 9-4 and 2-1 in Centennial League play. Manhattan is 8-4 and also 2-1 in league play. The...
Jan 23, 2023 Photo by Dylan Sherwood/KVOE Sports
Spartan Boxing 2 for 2 in competition Sunday
Spartan Boxing picked up a pair of wins Sunday in Hutchinson. Mercedes Silvey and Xavier Cheney both won their individual match bouts by unanimous decision. Cheney now improves to 2-1 as an amateur as...
Jan 22, 2023
Fort Hays State sweeps Emporia State basketball teams
Fort Hays State defeated both the Emporia State women's and men's basketball teams Sunday. Fort Hays won the women's game 77-68. Emporia State led 25-11 after the first quarter and held a 40-32 lead a...
Jan 22, 2023 Photo Courtesy of Emporia State Athletics
Emporia State basketball to host Fort Hays State
The Emporia State basketball teams host Fort Hays State Sunday afternoon. Game times have been changed, the women will tip off at 3 pm followed by the men at 5 pm. The Lady Hornets will be looking to ...
Jan 21, 2023 Photo Courtesy of Emporia State Athletics - Stephen Coleman
Kansas City Chiefs in AFC Championship game for 5th year in a row
For the 5th year in a row, the Kansas City Chiefs have advanced to the AFC Championship game after outscoring Jacksonville 27-20 Saturday afternoon. Chiefs Coach Andy Reid earned his 20th playoff win,...
Jan 21, 2023 Photo Courtesy of Kansas City Chiefs.
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Robles and Silvey state champions following Golden Gloves Competition in Hutchinson Saturday
Emporia's Spartan Boxing Club is bringing home hardware from the 2023 Golden Gloves State Tournament in Hutchinson. Mercedes Silvey (145 lbs) won her tournament bout by first round TKO to claim the st...
Jan 21, 2023
TCU rolls to win over Kansas
14th-ranked TCU defeated #2 Kansas 83-60 Saturday afternoon. Kansas Coach Bill Self called it a beatdown. The loss snapped a 16-game winning streak at home for Kansas. Kansas trailed by 10 at halftime...
Jan 21, 2023 Photo Courtesy of University of Kansas Athletics.
Kansas State takes over first place in Big 12 with win over Texas Tech
Kansas State rallied for a 68-58 win over Texas Tech. The Wildcats erased an 8-point deficit and used a 14-2 run to pull away. Kansas State Coach Jerome Tang said it was the type of game they expected...
Jan 21, 2023 Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics - Lathe Cobb photography
Mission Valley girls and Lyndon boys win Flint Hills Shoot Out titles
The Mission Valley girls and Lyndon boys won Flint Hills Shoot Out Championships Saturday. The Mission Valley girls won their first Flint Hills Shoot Out championship out scoring Osage City 46-27. Coa...
Jan 21, 2023 Flint Hills League Image
Emporia High boys wrestling goes 2-3 in home dual tournament; girls take second at Olathe South
The Emporia High wrestling teams were back in action on Saturday. The Spartans hosted their annual winter dual tournament. Emporia High went 2-3 defeating Wichita West, 51-20 and Hutchinson 78-3. The ...
Jan 21, 2023 Emporia High athletics logo.
