Category Archives: Sports
Blue sweeps Flint Hills Optimist Club All-Star Basketball Classic
It was a sweep for the Blue teams in the 2025 edition of the Flint Hills Optimist Club's All-Star Basketball Classic on Saturday night at White Auditorium. In the girls game, the Blue team got a game ...
Mar 29, 2025 The Flint Hills Optimist Club All Stars for 2025. Photos courtesy of Brett Stewart
ESU Softball Splits with Fort Hays State on Alumni Day
The Emporia State softball team split their doubleheader with Fort Hays State on Saturday at the Trusler Sports Complex in Emporia. The Lady Hornets managed just one hit in game one and fell 2-1 in ei...
Mar 29, 2025 Emporia State Power E logo. Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Lady Hornets Sweep Opening Day at Trusler
The Emporia State softball team played its first home games of the year Friday and swept Nebraska-Kearney at the Trusler Sports Complex. The Lady Hornets plated six in the third on the way to a 9-1 ru...
Mar 28, 2025 Brooke Flewelling circles the bases following a home run. Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Emporia High track and field teams take third at Topeka West
The Emporia High track and field teams opened their seasons with a pair of third place finishes at the Topeka West Invitational on Friday. On the girls side, Paige Newland won the long and triple jump...
Mar 28, 2025 Emporia High Spartans logo.
Hornet Baseball Drops First Game of Series at MoSo
The Emporia State baseball team was outhit 17-10 on the way to a 10-7 loss in game one of a three-game set against Missouri Southern in Joplin, Mo. on Friday. ESU led twice including 3-1 in the third ...
Mar 28, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
MIAA Preseason Track & Field Polls Released
The Emporia State track and field teams have been slotted into the MIAA Outdoor Track & Field Preseason polls released yesterday. The Hornet men were slotted fifth while the Lady Hornets were pick...
Mar 28, 2025 Courtesy ESU Athletics.
ESU Women's Tennis Falls to UCO
The Emporia State women's tennis team took the doubles point but couldn't win a singles match falling 6-1 to Central Oklahoma at the Kossover Family Tennis Complex on Friday. ESU started the match str...
Mar 28, 2025 The Kossover Family Tennis Complex. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia High baseball, softball sweep Wichita South
The Emporia High baseball and softball teams picked up sweeps in Wichita against Wichita South on Friday. The Spartans needed just six innings for their sweep, winning the opener, 21-0 and 15-0 in the...
Mar 28, 2025 Emporia High Spartans logo.
Emporia High's Maycee Davis, Bailey Wiltz named to All-Centennial League basketball
Two members of the Emporia High girls basketball team have received All-Centennial League honors, released on Friday morning. Freshman Maycee Davis is a second team selection while sophomore Bailey Wi...
Mar 28, 2025 Emporia High's Maycee Davis (11) and Bailey Wiltz (5) were named to the All-Centennial League girls basketball team on Friday March 28, 2025. Photo courtesy of Paulina Batiz.
Emporia High baseball splits with Ottawa
The Emporia High baseball team split with Ottawa at Soden's Grove on Thursday. Ottawa took the first game, 7-1, before the Spartans bounced back with a 10-1 victory in the nightcap. In game one, Ottaw...
Mar 27, 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
