Category Archives: Sports
10 ESU Tracksters Headed to National Championships
The Emporia State track & field team is sending ten to the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Pueblo, Colo. Nine Hornets will represent the men's team led by freshman Kole...
May 13, 2025 Photo Courtesy of Emporia State Athletics.
Emporia High girls soccer shut out at Hayden
The Emporia High girls soccer team was shut out at Hayden on Tuesday, 4-0. The Wildcats scored two in the first half and two in the second half. Emporia High (8-7, 1-3 Centennial) hosts Topeka High at...
May 13, 2025 Emporia High athletics logo.
Emporia High softball rallies for split against Manhattan
The Emporia High softball team rallied in the second game of its doubleheader against Manhattan Monday night at Peter Pan Park. After dropping game one, 3-1, the Lady Spartans used a late rally for a ...
May 12, 2025 Emporia High's Atlyn Heffron (24) swings at a pitch during a doubleheader against Manhattan Monday, May 12, 2025 at Peter Pan Park. Photo by Dylan Sherwood/KVOE Sports
Emporia High boys golf wins home invitational; Nolan Jacob claims individual title
The Emporia High boys golf team is starting to peak when it matters the most. EHS shot a season low 297 to win its home invitational on Monday at Emporia Golf Course. Nolan Jacob led the way winning t...
May 12, 2025 Emporia High seniors Jared Johnson, Will Walker and Nolan Jacob medaled in the EHS Invitational on Monday May 12, 2025. Photo courtesy of Ann Jacob.
Billeter Announces 2025 Hornet Basketball Recruiting Class
Emporia State men's basketball coach Tom Billeter announced his second recruiting class on Monday. The class includes two true freshman and six transfers. The freshmen are: Trey Taylor (Moline, Ill.) ...
May 12, 2025 Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Emporia Spartan Boxing goes 2-1 in the Little Apple Saturday
Emporia Spartan Boxing had an impressive showing in Manhattan on Saturday, bringing home two wins and a top fighter recognition. Earning his first career win at the KO in the Park competition was 12-y...
May 11, 2025 Pictured left to right: Caleb Hulbutta, Spartan Boxing Head Coach Lucas Gorton, Arlis Sieberns and Daniel Tabares-Herrera. Emporia Spartan Boxing Photo.
Emporia High baseball falls to Basehor-Linwood
It was another ranked opponent for the Emporia High baseball team to face in the Emporia Baseball Classic at Soden's Grove on Saturday afternoon. Basehor-Linwood, ranked fourth in Class 5A, held the S...
May 10, 2025 Emporia High athletics logo.
Emporia High softball routs Life Prep
The Emporia High softball team needed just three innings to finish the Emporia Softball Classic 2-0 on Saturday against Life Prep, 16-1. The Lady Spartans scored nine of their 16 runs in the first inn...
May 10, 2025 Emporia High athletics logo.
Emporia High boys tennis season ends at regionals
The season came to an end for the Emporia High boys tennis team at regionals in DeSoto on Saturday. Both singles players, Brecken Hines and Tegan Mitchell, had their seasons end in the first round. Mi...
May 10, 2025 Emporia High athletics logo.
Emporia High baseball capitalizes in upset victory over 5A No. 8 Spring Hill
Heading into Friday's game in the Emporia Baseball Classic, the Emporia High baseball team knew it had its hands full with the eighth ranked team and defending runners-up in Class 5A, Spring Hill. Hav...
May 09, 2025 Emporia High's Chase Harrington (33) gets ready for a pitch against Spring Hill Friday, May 9, 2025 at Soden's Grove. Photo courtesy of Jaime Nelson
