Category Archives: Sports
Emporia High alum Madden Seidl commits to Kansas for baseball
Emporia High graduate Madden Seidl has changed his plans on where he'll continue his baseball career. Seidl announced Wednesday that he will continue his career at The University of Kansas. Seidl had ...
Jun 25, 2025 Graphic courtesy of Madden Seidl
President Hush Announces Search Committee for Next ESU AD
Emporia State University president Ken Hush announced in a letter to the ESU campus community that an 11-person advisory group has been tasked with making a recommendation for the process to select th...
Jun 24, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
West wins Kansas Shrine Bowl; Gold and Blue split KBCA All-Star Games
Two all-star events took place across Kansas on Saturday. In Salina, the KBCA All-Star Games were held. Lebo's Saige Hadley scored four points for the girls gold team as the girls blue team defeated g...
Jun 22, 2025 The Kansas Shrine Bowl and Emporia State University agreed to a mutli-year partnership to host the game in 2026, 2027, and 2028. The game was previously held in Emporia in June. Photo courtesy of the Kansas Shrine Bowl.
Emporia High girls soccer gets four selections on All-Centennial League
The Emporia High girls soccer team have four girls named to the All-Centennial League teams announced earlier this week. Katie Smart is a second-team selection. Emersyn Johnson, Madison Evans, and Emm...
Jun 19, 2025 Katie Smart was named a second team All-Centennial League selection earlier this week. Photo by Dylan Sherwood/KVOE Sports
Black Lion Comeback Falls Short in First Round of Playoffs
Emporia FC rallied from a 5-1 deficit but ran out of time in a 5-3 defeat to Inter Wichita FC in the first round of the Midwest South Conference playoffs at Emporia High School on Wednesday night. The...
Jun 18, 2025
Hartford names Dalen Kistner as next head football coach
Hartford has a new football coach, and it's a familiar face to the program. The USD 252 Board of Education approved Dalen Kistner as the next leader of the Jaguars during their board meeting on June 1...
Jun 17, 2025 Dalen Kistner was named Hartford's next football coach during the USD 252 Board of Education meeting on June 11, 2025. Graphic courtesy of Dalen Kistner.
Emporia FC riding six game unbeaten streak into UPSL postseason; Black Lions open postseason play Wednesday against Inter Wichita FC at home
Post-season play begins this week for Emporia FC. The Black Lions are making their first playoff appearance in the United Premier Soccer League in club history after finishing 4th in the Midwest South...
Jun 16, 2025 Photo courtesy of Adrian Sanchez/Emporia FC
Emporia High graduate Nolan Jacob receives All-State honors
Recent Emporia High graduate Nolan Jacob received All-State recognition from the Kansas Golf Coaches Association on Friday. Jacob is a second-team All-5A pick after finishing in a tie for sixth at the...
Jun 15, 2025 Emporia High seniors Hudson Sauder and Nolan Jacob placed at the Class 5A State Golf Championships that wrapped up Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at Emporia Golf Course. Photo courtesy of Nick Jacob.
KABC Announces 2025 All-Star Teams
The Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches have made their selections for the 2025 All-State teams and All-Star Game. Class 2-1A First Team Outfield - Drew Konrade, SR, Lebo/Waverly - KABC All-Star Ga...
Jun 12, 2025 Emporia High senior Owen Ruge (2) delivers a pitch against Ottawa on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at Soden's Grove. Photo courtesy of Jaime Nelson
Bill Nienstedt excited to be back in coaching and at Emporia High
The past year for Bill Nienstedt felt different, not coaching basketball. Nienstedt wanted to focus on family and watching his grandsons play. However, thoughts changed for Nienstedt when the Emporia ...
Jun 11, 2025 Emporia High Athletics Graphic
