Category Archives: Sports
Area Wrestlers Crack Debut 321A Rankings
The preseason Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association 321A Rankings were just released. Many area wrestlers find their way on the initial rankings. Boys: Nate Seimears JR Council Grove 5th (105) Bradley ...
Nov 11, 2025 Courtesy KWCA.
Emporia Girls 5th in Preseason Wrestling Rankings
The Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association has released its first rankings of the 2025 season, and the Emporia Lady Spartans are well represented. Multiple wrestlers earned spots in the debut Class 5A r...
Nov 11, 2025
Lady Hornets Return to Top 25
The Emporia State volleyball team is back in the AVCA Division II Top 25 Poll following their upset victory at #3 Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday. ESU is ranked #24 in the country and has a 20-5 record w...
Nov 10, 2025
Boss Picks Up Second Weekly Defensive Award for Hornet Football
Emporia State junior linebacker Landon Boss has picked up his second MIAA Football Defensive Player of the Week Award after leading the Hornet defense in a second-half shutout of Washburn in the Turnp...
Nov 10, 2025 Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Two Lady Hornets Earn Player of the Week Honors
Two Emporia State volleyball players have been named MIAA Players of the Week following a 2-0 week that included a road victory at #3 Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday. Junior Brailee Bogle is the Setter o...
Nov 10, 2025 Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Lady Hornet Soccer Stuns #16 Washburn in Tournament Tussle
The Emporia State soccer team climbed out of a 2-0 hole to stun #16 Washburn 3-2 in the first round of the MIAA Tournament at Yager Stadium on Sunday. The No. 2 seed host scored less than two minutes ...
Nov 09, 2025 Emporia State Power E logo. Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Lady Hornets Save Seven Set Points for Season Sweep of #3 UNK
The Emporia State volleyball team saved seven set points in the fourth on the way to a season sweep of #3 Nebraska-Kearney 15-25, 25-23, 25-23, 34-32 at the Health & Sports Center in Kearney, Neb....
Nov 08, 2025
Hornets Claim First Kansas Turnpike Trophy with 45-17 Tussle Win
The Emporia State football team shutout Washburn in the second half on the way to a 45-17 win in the Turnpike Tussle on Saturday at Moore Bowl in Topeka. ESU got on the board first after Eric McCarty ...
Nov 08, 2025 Emporia State celebrates their inaugural victory of the Kansas Turnpike Trophy
Hornet Cross Country Wraps Year at Regionals
The Emporia State cross country teams ran at the NCAA DII Central Regional Championships Saturday in Joplin, Mo. The women finished 22nd and the men ran 23rd with neither team advancing to the nationa...
Nov 08, 2025 Emporia State Power E logo. Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Tough Night in Area Football Playoffs: Olpe Falls in OT
It was a difficult night for area schools in area high school playoff games. In by far the closest game of the night, Four quarters was not enough between Olpe and Jackson Heights in a regional playof...
Nov 07, 2025
