Category Archives: Sports
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.
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.
