Category Archives: Sports
Area golfers keeping busy on KGA and KJGA tours
The busy summer is continuing for Emporia and area golfers. Three area golfers have qualified for the Kansas Amateur tournament to be played July 20th – 26th at Colbert Hills in Manhattan.At a q...
Jun 24, 2020
Major League Baseball has plan for 2020 season
(mlb.com) Major League Baseball has officially announced a plan to return to play. That plan features players reporting for training by July 1. Pitchers and catchers will report first, followed by pos...
Jun 24, 2020
Kansas City Royals sign draft picks and free agents
(kcroyals) The Kansas City Royals announced Tuesday that they have agreed to terms with 13 players, including all six who were selected in the 2020 Draft. Asa Lacy, a left-handed pitcher from Texas A&...
Jun 24, 2020
NASCAR at Talladega
(ap) Ryan Blaney was the winner of Mondays rain delayed NASCAR Cup race at Talladega. Blaney nipped Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at the finish line for his fourth career win. Clint Bowyer finished in 25th plac...
Jun 23, 2020
Emporia State football begins summer conditioning program
(esu) The Emporia State football team was able to begin phase one of their voluntary summer conditioning program Monday. Before they began the program 68 student athletes and support staff were tested...
Jun 22, 2020
Emporia Junior baseball team finishes in 2nd place in Summer Slam
The Emporia Junior 17s baseball team finished in 2nd place in the Emporia Summer Slam tournament finishing the tournament with a 3 and 1 record. The 17s were defeated by Iola 15-7 in the championship ...
Jun 22, 2020
Emporia Senior baseball team wins 2 games Sunday in McPherson tournament
The Emporia Seniors wrapped up play in the McPherson tournament with two wins Sunday. The 19s out scored Fort Scott 10-5. Hayden Baumwart and Riley Wagner each drove in 2 runs. Cade Kohlmeier was the ...
Jun 22, 2020
Lady Spartan Softball wrap up play in KC Tournament
The Emporia Lady Spartans 18 year old softball team wrapped up play in the Jimmy Johns Freaky Fast 6 game smash in Kansas City Sunday with a 4-3 loss to the Topeka Storm Blizzard. The Blizzard scored ...
Jun 22, 2020
NASCAR race washed out at Talladega. Noose found in Bubba Wallace's garage stall
Thunderstorms washed out the NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, an event further dampered Sunday night when news broke that a noose was found in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall. Hou...
Jun 22, 2020
Emporia Junior baseball team 2-0 on day 1 of Summer Slam
The Emporia Junior baseball team was 2-0 on day 1 of the Emporia Summer Slam tournament Saturday. The 17s opened the tournament with a 18-0 3 inning run rule win over Garnett. The 17s blew the game op...
Jun 21, 2020
