Category Archives: Sports
Emporia High girls wrestling team finishes in 6th place at State, Boys next at State
Emporia High had three Lady Spartans place at the 5/6A state Girls Wrestling tournament. Senior Maddie Griffin finished in 2nd place at 126 lbs. Braxton Malone will be wrestling at 106 pounds. ...
Feb 24, 2022 Photo by Tagan Trahoon.
High School basketball sub-state play begins for 1A schools - Madison vs Oswego postponed.
1A High School Basketball sub-state play begins Thursday with boys' first-round games. From the Olpe Sub-State: The Madison vs Oswego game has been postponed. A makeup time is to be announced. Burling...
Feb 24, 2022 Courtesy graphic.
Emporia High girls wrestling team has two in championship matches at State
Emporia High School has six Lady Spartans still in competition after day one of the 5/6A state tournament in Park City. Two Lady Spartans will be wrestling for a state championship Thursday night. Bot...
Feb 24, 2022
Emporia State basketball teams pick up wins over Pittsburg State
The Emporia State womens and mens basketball teams began rivalry week with wins over Pittsburg State Wednesday night. The Lady Hornets outscored Pittsburg State 93-86. All 5 starters scored in double-...
Feb 23, 2022 Photo courtesy of ESU Photography
Beau Welch named as Emporia High assistant principal, athletics director
Emporia High School now has a new athletics director -- somebody familiar to people across the district. Beau Welch, currently a physical education teacher at Emporia High and the boys basketball coac...
Feb 23, 2022 Beau Welch. USD 253 Emporia screenshot.
Emporia State basketball teams to host Pittsburg State
The Emporia State womens and mens basketball teams host Pittsburg State tonight. For the Emporia State women, Junior Victoria Price says they need to play the way they did in Saturday's win at Missour...
Feb 23, 2022 Emporia State Athletics photo.
State begins Wednesday for Emporia High girls wrestlers
The Emporia High girls wrestling team will be competing at State beginning today. The Lady Spartans have 7 wrestlers competing. 3 Lady Spartans are going in as regional champions, Evelin Geronimo at 1...
Feb 23, 2022
Emporia High girls defeat Topeka Hayden, Hayden wins boys game
The Emporia High girls basketball team used a strong defensive effort to defeat Topeka Hayden 39-21 Tuesday night. The Lady Spartans held Hayden to 5 second half points. Coach Carolyn Dorsey was pleas...
Feb 23, 2022
Kansas outscores Kansas State 102-83
The Kansas Jayhawks won Sunflower Showdown number 2 outscoring Kansas State 102-83. Ochai Agbaji led the Jayhawks with 23 points. Kansas State was led by Markquis Nowell with 20 points. The 102 points...
Feb 23, 2022 Photo courtesy of KU Athletics.
Two Emporia High Bowlers qualify for State
Two Emporia High bowlers earned trips to state Tuesday at the Emporia host regional. Olivia Boettcher and Darby Hauff qualified as individuals. Olivia finished 7th overall. As a team, the Emporia High...
Feb 23, 2022
