Category Archives: Sports
Emporia High Hires Evan Burns as New Head Basketball Coach
Emporia High School announced Wednesday the hiring of Evan Burns as the new head coach of the Spartans boy's basketball program. Burns was previously the head coach at Heritage Christian in Olathe whe...
Jul 09, 2025 Emporia High athletics logo.
Lady Hornets Open 2025 on the Road for First 11 Matches
The Emporia State volleyball team will be road warriors again to open the 2025 season. The Lady Hornets will start the year at the San Diego Invite with a road match against Point Loma on September 4....
Jul 08, 2025 Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Hornet Cross Country Schedule Released
Emporia State cross country has released its schedule for the 2025 season. The Hornets will run a preseason event at the ESU Alumni Run on Friday, August 29 at a course at Champions Landing. The Horne...
Jul 08, 2025 Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Olpe Fitness Project Moves Forward Towards Construction
The Olpe Fitness project continues in Olpe with athletic upgrades to facilities at Olpe High School. Project organizer Tyler Schmidt has some details on the project. The cost for phase one of the proj...
Jul 08, 2025 Olpe Fitness Park Committee graphic.
Baker Adds Sanders to Lady Hornet Lineup
Emporia State women's basketball coach MJ Baker has signed graduate guard Kaitlyn Sanders for the upcoming 2025-26 season. The 5-4 Miami, Fla. native previously played for Baker at Eastern Florida Sta...
Jul 07, 2025 Emporia State Power E logo. Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Emporia FC Changes Leagues
Emporia FC has announced a league change for the 2026 season. The Black Lions will join The League for Clubs next season. The league formed in 2024 and began its inaugural season this March. Black Lio...
Jul 03, 2025
ESU Football Adds Stone to Coaching Staff
Emporia State football has hired its new Stinger Back and Running Back Coach. Blake Stone takes over for Daniel Goodman who departed the program to become the head coach at Emporia High. Stone had pre...
Jun 25, 2025 Emporia State Power E logo. Courtesy ESU Athletics.
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.
