Category Archives: Sports
Jade Xu of EHS VB and Danny Cain of Burlingame FB are Athletes of Week
The EHS Athlete of the week is Lady Spartans Volleyball Jade Xu. The Emporia State commit has had a great season so far, leading EHS in kills in every match this season while also reaching 1,000 caree...
Oct 06, 2025
Lady Spartans Volleyball go 2-3 in League Tourney
Emporia Lady Spartans Volleyball competed at the Centennial League Championships, where Emporia went 2-3 at the tournament. Emporia beat Topeka High 2-1 after losing the first set to the Trojans 25-20...
Oct 05, 2025 Emporia High athletics logo.
Big Second Half Propels Lady Hornet Soccer Past Tigers
The Emporia State soccer team dominated the second half on the way to a 5-2 victory over Fort Hays State on Sunday at the ESU Pitch. The teams were tied 2-2 at the break with Ella Favot and Hailey Gan...
Oct 05, 2025 Ella Favot celebrates against Fort Hays State. Courtesy ESU Athletics.
ESU Cross Country Fourth in St. Joseph
The Emporia State cross country teams each finished fourth at the Griffon Invitational on Saturday. Five teams were in the men's race with the host Missouri Western taking the win. Treyton Laurance le...
Oct 05, 2025 Courtesy ESU Athletics
ESU Dominates in 50-14 Win at Western
The Emporia State football team sprinted out to a 28-0 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back in a 50-14 blowout of Missouri Western at Spratt Stadium in St. Joseph, Mo. on Saturda...
Oct 04, 2025 Emporia State wide receiver Kingsley Bennett celebrates a touchdown at Missouri Western. Courtesy ESU athletics.
Burlingame Outlasts Lebo, Madison Rolls Past Northern Heights
A full hand was needed to count the number of touchdown passes from Brayden Grimmett to Octavian Dean tonight as the duo connected five times in Madison's 64-16 victory over Northern Heights. Grimmett...
Oct 03, 2025
Crowell 79-yard Burst Sparks Spartans Early, Manhattan Pulls Away
The Emporia Spartans used a 79-yard touchdown run from Rylan Crowell to keep pace with 6A #4 Manhattan early, but the Indians used a strong running game and stifling defense to pull away 41-6. Manhatt...
Oct 03, 2025 Emporia High Spartans logo.
FRIDAY THE 13TH: ESU Volleyball Extends Win Streak in Pittsburg
The Emporia State volleyball team survived a five-set thriller to extend their winning streak to 13 in a 22-25, 25-21, 17-25, 25-22, 15-11 victory over Pittsburg State at John Lance Arena in Pittsburg...
Oct 03, 2025 Emporia State Power E logo. Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Emporia Volleyball earns Five Set Win over Ottawa; Soccer ties Manhattan
Emporia volleyball went on the road and won a three set thriller over Ottawa 3-2 on Thursday night. The Lady Spartans won the first set 25-19 and the next set 25-15. Ottawa rallied to win the next set...
Oct 02, 2025 Photo credit to Emporia High School Athletics
Emporia Football Set for Homecoming Showdown with Manhattan
Emporia football is back at home at Welch Stadium for the first time since week one, as the 2-2 Emporia Spartans take on the 3-1 Manhattan Indians on KVOE. The Spartans look for a strong performance a...
Oct 02, 2025 Emporia High athletics logo.
