Category Archives: Sports
NBA playoffs: Suns win WCF Game 1, Hawks hold off 76ers to advance to Eastern Conference Finals
In NBA playoffs action from Sunday: *Phoenix held off the Los Angeles Clippers 120-114 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, thanks to Devin Booker's triple-double of 40 points, 13 rebounds and ...
Jun 21, 2021 NBA logo.
NBA playoffs: Bucks need OT to advance past Brooklyn; Western Conference Finals begin Sunday
In NBA playoff action from Saturday: *Milwaukee overcame Kevin Durant's 48 points to edge Brooklyn and win Game 7 of their series 115-111 in overtime. Giannis Antetokounpo scored 40 and added 13 rebou...
Jun 20, 2021 NBA logo.
NHL playoffs: Islanders even series with Tampa Bay
In NHL playoff action from Saturday: The New York Islanders used a three-goal second period and held off the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 to even their semifinal series at two games apiece. Sergei Varlamov...
Jun 20, 2021 NHL logo.
College World Series: North Carolina State, Vanderbilt win opening games
The College World Series opened play in Omaha on Saturday: *North Carolina State defeated Stanford 10-4 as Jonny Butler homered and drove in five runs for the Wolfpack. *Vanderbilt, meanwhile, outlast...
Jun 20, 2021 NCAA logo.
Royals fall to Red Sox 7-1 Saturday
The Kansas City Royals were unable to muster much offense against the Boston Red Sox in a 7-1 loss Saturday afternoon. The Red Sox opened the scoring in the first after an RBI single by Xander Bogarts...
Jun 19, 2021 Kansas City Royals Logo Courtesy
Emporia American Legion Seniors defeat Chase County and Ottawa Saturday; Juniors fall to Wichita and Newton
The Emporia Senior Legion baseball team recovered after back-to-back losses Friday to pick up back-to-back wins Saturday. In their first game, the senior's shut out Chase County in three innings to pi...
Jun 19, 2021 Photo by Connor Cottenmyre/KVOE Sports
Guidelines annouced for fan attendence at Chiefs training camp next month
With Kansas City Chiefs minicamp wrapped up, their sights now shift to training camp at the end of July. The Chiefs will return to Missouri Western State University after not traveling last year due t...
Jun 19, 2021 Photo courtesty of Chiefs.com/Steve Sanders
Emporia Senior Legion suffers back to back losses, Junior Legion splits on day one of Andover tournament
A late rally by the Emporia Senior Legion wasn't enough to push them past Chase County in game one of Friday's doubleheader as they fell 7-5. A slew of errors helped Chase County build an early lead t...
Jun 18, 2021 Photo by Connor Cottenmyre/KVOE Sports
Emporia State brings home Gold in NACMA Awards
The Emporia State Athletics Marketing team brought home a Gold Award in the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) Best of Awards program. The Award was given in the Fan E...
Jun 18, 2021
2020-2021 MIAA Academic Awards for transers and newcomers announced
The MIAA announced its academic awards for transfers and newcomers for the 2020-2021 school year. Football player Peyton Henry, softball player Alexis Dial, and track & field athletes Jake Johnson...
Jun 18, 2021
