Category Archives: Sports
Barrett Leads Five Lady Spartans Receiving All-Centennial Softball Honors
The Centennial League released their 2025 All-League Softball team Wednesday. Junior Alivia Barrett made the first team while Junior Marley Sewell was on the second team. Juniors Molly Williams and Yz...
Jun 11, 2025 Emporia High junior Alivia Barrett (8) winds up for a pitch against Iola Friday, May 2, 2025 at Peter Pan Park. Photo by Dylan Sherwood/KVOE Sports
Two Wolfdogs Earn All-State Honors
The Kansas Softball Coaches Association has released its All-State softball teams for 2025. Two Wolfdogs from the Lebo/Waverly team have earned honors. Saige Hadley was named to the First Team infield...
Jun 11, 2025 Kansas State High School Activities Association logo.
Emporia High boys basketball coach Lee Baldwin steps down after three years; named principal at Burlington
A third Emporia High coach has stepped down within the last two months. EHS Boys Basketball coach Lee Baldwin confirmed to KVOE Sports on Tuesday that he has stepped down after three years as head coa...
Jun 10, 2025 Emporia High boys basketball coach Lee Baldwin has stepped down after three seasons guiding the Spartans. Baldwin went 40-23 in his three years at EHS. Baldwin was named principal at Burlington High School on Monday, June 9, 2025. Photo courtesy of Jaime Nelson.
Baker Adds Boland to Inaugural WBB Staff
New Emporia State women's basketball coach MJ Baker made another addition to her new staff on Saturday. The program announced on Instagram that Josh Boland had been hired as an assistant coach. Boland...
Jun 07, 2025 Courtesy ESU women's basketball.
Tyson Shows Out at Eight Man Football All-Star Game
Burlingame quarterback JD Tyson broke the 8-Man All-Star game record with eight passing touchdowns as the DII East team blanked the West 58-0 on Saturday in Beloit. In the DI game, the West defeated t...
Jun 07, 2025
Baker Adds First to Lady Hornet Basketball Staff
New Emporia State women's basketball coach MJ Baker has made her first hire onto her Emporia State staff. Taylor Jones will join the Lady Hornet program after serving under Baker the previous two year...
Jun 06, 2025 Courtesy Emporia State women's basketball.
ESU's Kahmann Named MIAA's Top Male Student-Athlete
Graduated Emporia State wide receiver Tyler Kahmann has added one final award to his collegiate haul. "2K TK" has won the Ken B. Jones award presented to the top student-athlete in the MIAA. Kahmann h...
Jun 03, 2025 Wide receiver Tyler Kahmann has a big first half in ESU's win at Pitt State.
Emporia High baseball earns four on All-League; Owen Ruge 1st team All-5A and KABC All-Star Game participant
Four Emporia High baseball players received accolades from the Centennial League on Monday. Owen Ruge is a first team selection as a pitcher. Micah Gray is a first team selection as a utility player. ...
Jun 02, 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
UNBOUND GRAVEL: Records rewritten for all four top-level race lengths
Records are meant to be broken, and records were definitely broken at Unbound Gravel 2025. Cameron Jones of New Zealand won the Elite Men's 200 in 8 hours, 37 minutes and nine seconds, topping Lachlan...
Jun 02, 2025 Robert Britton gets a celebratory spray from Unbound's Treva Worrell after winning the 2025 XL 350 men's race in record time. Emporia Main Street photo.
Nine area state champions crowned on day 2 of KSHSAA Track and Field Championships
Nine area state champions were crowned on day two of the KSHSAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday. 11 total area state champions were crowned after two occurred on Friday. Below are Saturday's...
May 31, 2025 KSHSAA Logo Courtesy Photo
