Category Archives: Sports
Eight area teams ranked in KBCA rankings
The first Kansas Basketball Coaches Association rankings of 2023 were released Tuesday. Eight area teams are ranked. The Emporia High girls are ranked second in Class 5A behind Topeka-Seaman. Areawide...
Jan 10, 2023
Emporia High's Higgins wins Topeka West Diving Invitational
Emporia High senior Braxton Higgins won the Topeka West Invitational Tuesday afternoon. He finished the six-dive meet with a score of 299.55. Junior Alex Allemang finished sixth with a score of 135.40...
Jan 10, 2023 Braxton Higgins competes in the Emporia Invitational on Dec. 1. Photo by Dylan Sherwood/KVOE Sports
Georgia wins National Championship, Kansas States Michael Bishop head to College Football Hall of Fame
It was all Georgia in the College Football National Championship. The Bulldogs repeated as National Champions with a 65-7 win over TCU. Georgia is the first team in the College Football Playoff era to...
Jan 10, 2023
Kansas and Kansas State look to stay unbeaten in Big 12 play
Both Kansas and Kansas State are scheduled to play Tuesday night. #2 Kansas hosts Oklahoma. Kansas Coach Bill Self says Oklahoma is a good team. Tipoff is set for 8 pm. The game will be broadcast on K...
Jan 10, 2023 Big 12 logo.
Chase County at Osage City - Featured games on Country 101.7FM
The featured games Tuesday night on Country 101.7FM has Chase County at Osage City. The Chase County girls are 8-0 going into the game. Osage City is 5-2. Chase County girls Coach Amber Rausch says th...
Jan 10, 2023
Emporia High divers head to Topeka
The Emporia High diving team will travel to Topeka for a six-dive meet Tuesday. Senior Braxton Higgins is coming off another win in his first 11-dive meet on Friday in Wichita. The meet will be held a...
Jan 09, 2023 Emporia High athletics logo.
Emporia High basketball teams to host Paola
The Emporia High basketball teams begin a brief two-game homestand Tuesday when they host Paola. The Lady Spartans look to continue their undefeated season by facing a 2-6 Paola squad. Paola is coache...
Jan 09, 2023 Emporia High athletics logo.
Nine area 8-man football players to play in 8-man All-Star Games
Nine area high school football players will get to play in one more game this summer in the 8-Man All-Star Games. In the 8-Man Division I All-Star Game, Chase County will be represented by Mitch Budke...
Jan 09, 2023
NFL playoffs set
The NFL Playoffs are set. In the AFC: The Kansas City Chiefs are the number 1 seed in the AFC after their 31-13 win over the Raiders Saturday. They earned the first-round bye. Buffalo is the number 2 ...
Jan 09, 2023
Emporia State agrees to contract extension with Football Coach Garin Higgins
(esu) Emporia State University has announced that they have agreed to a 3-year contract extension with Head Football Coach Garin Higgins, an extension that lasts thru the 2025 season. That is the long...
Jan 09, 2023
