The Emporia State soccer team sustained pressure but fell 3-2 to Rockhurst at the ESU Pitch on Wednesday. In a game that was delayed by an hour due to heat, both offense came out hot with Ava Huston notching her second goal of the season on a Megan Kephart assist less than two minutes into the match, but the Hawks ans...

Welch Stadium's seating configuration will look quite a bit different for the upcoming football season and beyond. ESU Athletics says the east side seating will be shut down immediately. "During a continuing evaluation of our athletic facilities, we identified some structural deficiencies on the east side of Welch...

Experience is the name of the game for Emporia High cross country this fall. The Black and Red return a large contingent as they prepare to hit the course for the 2026 season, including two runners who bring state tournament experience back to the lineup. On the boys side, Xaden Delgado returns after racing to 13th pla...

Daniel Campos and Brayden Sailer each found the back of the net in the first half Tuesday, helping Emporia High soccer open the season with a 2-0 victory over Chanute. Campos got the Spartans on the board first, beating the Chanute goalkeeper for his first goal of the season. Sailer then doubled Emporia's advantage bef...

Emporia High golf finished seventh at the EHS Girls Invitational hosted at the Emporia Municipal Golf Course on Tuesday. Taylen Koch was the top Lady Spartan in 12th. She shot an 88. Koch thought if she putt better she could of been higher on the leaderboard and improving is a goal this season. EHS finished seventh as ...

Emporia High volleyball went 1-1 Monday night in Lansing. The Lady Spartans dropped the opening match to the host Lions in two sets 25-20, 25-15. The Black and Red rebounded to dispatch Topeka 25-14, 25-15. EHS moves to 3-4 and will travel to Topeka West on Thursday for three matches.

A career-high 17 tackles has led to multiple accolades for Emporia State linebacker Landon Boss. The Osage City native was first named MIAA Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Then, later that evening, The College Football Network named Boss its national D-2 Defensive Player of the Week. Boss racked up the stops...

A familiar name is returning to the Emporia High boys basketball sideline this winter. Longtime Spartans head coach Rick Bloomquist has joined second-year head coach Evan Burns' staff, stepping into the role previously held by Jesse Nelson. Bloomquist spent more than two decades leading Emporia High, guiding the Black ...

Senior linebacker Landon Boss has been named the MIAA Defensive Player of the Week after posting a career high 17 tackles in Emporia State's Week 0 win at Minot State last week. It is the most tackles by anyone in 'The Association' through one game and the second-most by anyone in the country. Boss was a two-time pla...

The annual Steve's Stableford Classic took place at the Emporia Golf Course in hot, dry and breezy conditions this past weekend. Taking first place were Alan Hoggatt and Dennis Gisel with 10.75 points. Second were Dave and Jelinda Watts with 10.25 points. In third were Robert Ward and Mark Woolery with 8.5 points. Near...

Area volleyball recap from Saturday: A perfect 5-0 Burlingame Tournament propelled Osage City to gold. The Lady Indians needed just two sets in every match. Marais des Cygnes Valley took silver with a 3-2 record. The top five team in 1A Division 2 suffered both losses to Osage City. Olpe finished third in the same tour...

Emporia High opened the 2026 volleyball season with a pair of victories Saturday at the AVCTL Pre-Season Volleyball Tournament in Hutchinson. The Lady Spartans finished the day 2-3, picking up wins over Wichita Campus and tournament host Hutchinson. Emporia opened the tournament against Maize, taking the first set 25-2...

The Emporia State soccer team won Opening Day at the ESU Pitch Saturday with a 3-2 decision over #21 Maryville. The Saints scored first midway through the first half, but Ava Huston tallied less than six minutes later on a set piece off a beautiful delivery by Madeline Bracy. Megan Kephart broke the tie with her seco...

The Emporia State volleyball team had their best offensive match of the season to take three sets from Purdue Northwest on Saturday morning at Bulldog Arena in Big Rapids, Mich. to wrap up the Ferris State Tournament 3-1. ESU hit a sizzling .317 on the match on the way to a 25-19, 25-15, 25-19 victory over the Lions. ...

The Emporia State volleyball team went 1-1 on the second day of the season Friday at the Ferris State Invitational. ESU started early with an 8:00 a.m. match and swept Illinois-Springfield 25-19, 25-13, 27-25. ESU used a 10-4 run to take set one before dominating the Prairie Stars in the second set on the way to an 1...