Category Archives: Sports
ESU Introduces Emotional Rodecap as New AD
Emporia State formally introduced its next athletic director Monday at the Kossover Family Tennis Complex, a fitting venue for new AD Steve Rodecap who ascends to the head job in Emporia in just under...
Aug 11, 2025 Steve Rodecap addresses the ESU community. Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Rodecap Named Next Director of Hornet Athletics
Emporia State didn't go far to find its next athletic director. Senior associate athletic director Steve Rodecap has been named the next athletic director for ESU. Rodecap joined Hornet athletics in 2...
Aug 05, 2025 Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Hornets Slotted in Middle of MIAA Football Preseason Polls
The Emporia State football team was selected fifth by the coaches and sixth by the media in the 2025 MIAA Football Preseason Polls released on Monday. Central Oklahoma is the preseason pick of the coa...
Jul 28, 2025 Courtesy of the MIAA.
Area Girls Basketball Players Compete in National Tourney
Over the weekend, a group of area high school basketball players found success in a major tournament in Kansas City. The tournament was the Division 2 MAYB Summer National Championship for 9th and 10t...
Jul 28, 2025 viperagp / Depositphotos.com
Former Emporia FC Black Lion Nahuel Luna signed to Honduran pro team Platense
A former Emporia FC Black Lion has moved up to the professional ranks. It was announced Thursday morning via Emporia FC's various social media channels that Nahuel Luna had recently been signed by Pla...
Jul 24, 2025 Former EFC player Nahuel Luna is the first Black Lion to be signed to a professional squad as he joins Honduran based team Platense.
ESU Celebrates with Free GA Tickets to Hornet Events
Emporia State University's first announcement as part of the school's Year of Celebration is a big win for Hornet fans. The school says it will provide free general admission tickets to all home ESU a...
Jul 23, 2025 Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Hornets Selected Three Times for MIAA Football TV
The MIAA has announced the conference's football game of the week schedule for 2025. The Emporia State Hornets will be featured a conference-high three times in the game which will again be distribute...
Jul 22, 2025
Emporia BJJ Academy brings home multiple top three finishes from Kansas City Saturday
Emporia's Brazillian Jiu Jitsu Academy brought home a plethora of medals following competition at Fuji Kansas City this weekend. Competing in their very first competitions were Ferny Isaias, Meche Mal...
Jul 21, 2025 Pictured left to right:
Emporia BJJ Academy Coach Logan Blow, Tyler Luthi, Ferny Isaias, Maryann Peak, Meche Maley and Coach Garrett Nichols. Photo courtesy of Emporia BJJ Academy.
Lady Hornets to Host Eight on the Pitch
The Emporia State women's soccer team will host eight matches in their 2025 season. The schedule released today includes two August exhibition matches before the season opener at Drury on September 4....
Jul 15, 2025 Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Baker Wraps First E-State Signing Class
New Emporia State women's basketball coach MJ Baker has finalized her first recruiting class in Emporia. The class includes five transfers and one freshman. The freshman is: Julia Clavero (Barcelona, ...
Jul 10, 2025 Courtesy ESU Athletics.
