Category Archives: Sports

Emporia State University Athletics faces challenges every year. Last school year it was the Covid pandemic. This year there are still Covid concerns but the big challenge will be scholarship dollars. ...

The Oakland A's outscored the Kansas City Royals 6-3 Sunday. The A's hit 3 home runs off of Royals starter Kris Bubic. Offensively Andrew Benintendi and Carlos Santana hit solo home runs but it was no...

The Emporia Senior American Legion baseball team wrapped up play in the Sam Ellis Classic with a 4-1 loss to the Topeka Scrappers Sunday. Topeka scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning and Post ...

Story by Greg Rahe and Connor Cottonmyre There was a first-time winner and a repeat winner for the Emporia Mens and Womens City Golf Championships. Colton Massey won the Emporia Mens City Golf Champio...

The Oakland A's routed the Kansas City Royals 11-2 Saturday. The A's scored a run in the 1st inning. Added 3 more runs in the 2nd inning and blew the game open with 5 runs in the 8th inning. Kelvin Gu...

The Emporia Senior American Legion baseball team picked up their first win of the Sam Ellis Classic Saturday. The Post 5 Seniors outscored Newton 7-6. Aaron Ross singled with bases loaded and 2 outs t...

There is a two-way tie for first place in the Championship Flight of the Emporia Mens City Golf Championship after Saturdays first round played at the Emporia Country Club. Two-time Champion Chase Cob...

2 area players stepped up big for the East Squad in the 8-Man Division I All-Star Game. Chase Countys Owen Eidman scored on a 49-yard touchdown pass to help lead the East to a 35-34 win. Madisons Ryan...

The Oakland A's walked off with a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals Friday night. The A's scored 3 runs in the 4th inning to take the early lead. The Royals rallied with 2 runs in the 7th, Salvador ...

The Emporia Senior American legion lost both games they played in the Sam Ellis Classic Friday. In the first game, they were outscored by the Kansas Senators 7-4. The Senators scored 4 runs in the fir...