Category Archives: Sports
Hornets Shutdown Beavers 27-7 in Season Opener
The Emporia State football team scored on its opening drive and never trailed in a 27-7 victory over Minot State to open the season at Welch Stadium Thursday night. ESU started the game with a sparkli...
Aug 28, 2025 Landon Boss surveys the Minot State offense. Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Martin Returns Home to Hornet Baseball
Emporia State athletic director Steve Rodecap looked back to Hornet baseball history to find his new baseball coach. Former player and coach John Martin is the sixth baseball coach in program history ...
Aug 25, 2025 Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Emporia High Volleyball returns experience in 2025
The Emporia High School volleyball team has high hopes for 2025 as they return four starters from last year's squad that went 23-13, which fell in the 5A sub-state semi-finals to Maize South. Spartans...
Aug 25, 2025
2025 Steve Stableford Classic Final Results
The 2025 Steve Stableford Classic Golf Tournament brought people from all over the country to Emporia and the Emporia Municipal Golf Course. Here are the final results from the event:
Aug 24, 2025 Pictured left to right: Keith Tabares, Eric Harpell, Randall Livingston and Eric McAntee
E-State Spikers Picked Sixth in Preseason Poll
The MIAA released its preseason poll for the 2025 volleyball season on Friday. Emporia State was picked in a tie for sixth with Northwest Missouri. Nebraska-Kearney is the favorite to win the conferen...
Aug 22, 2025 Courtesy The MIAA.
Emporia Football laying foundation during fall practices
High schools across the state of Kansas began fall practices this week, including Emporia High School. Spartans football opened up fall practices for the first time under new head coach and EHS Alum D...
Aug 20, 2025
ESU Extends Higgins
Emporia State announced a three-year contract extension for head football coach Garin Higgins on Friday. The extension is the longest allowed by the Kansas Board of Regents for coaches outside of Divi...
Aug 15, 2025 Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Brad Hill Departs Hornet Baseball for Division I
Emporia State head baseball coach Brad Hill has resigned to return to NCAA Division I and join the staff at Dartmouth. He'll be an assistant there for Blake McFadden who pitched for Hill while he was ...
Aug 15, 2025 Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Lady Hornets Slotted 10th in Preseason MIAA Soccer Poll
The MIAA released its preseason coaches poll for the 2025 MIAA women's soccer season on Friday. The Lady Hornets are picked 10th in the poll after tying for eighth in the standings last year but missi...
Aug 15, 2025 Emporia State Power E logo. Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Tyler Schultze Named to Preseason Watch List
Emporia State defensive back Tyler Schultze has been named to the D2Football.com Elite 100 Watch List. The Third-Team All-MIAA defensive back led the MIAA in interceptions in 2024 with five pickoffs t...
Aug 11, 2025 Courtesy ESU Athletics.
