The Emporia High boys swim and dive team finished sixth at Campus on Thursday. In diving, Joey Krueger finished fourth with a score of 234.30. Logan Woydziak earned a state consideration time in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:11.12. Woydziak finished fifth in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.78. The...

The Emporia High bowling teams hosted its first home meet of the season on Thursday at Flint Hills Lanes. The Emporia High boys won their tri with a 3,396, one pin better than runner up Seaman. The Emporia High girls finished second with a 2,605. Three Spartans placed with Colton Swift leading the way with a second pla...

The Emporia High girls wrestling team finished fifth at the Newton Tournament of Champions which wrapped up on Thursday. Emporia High had two wrestlers make it to championship matches in their respective weight classes. Alexa Castillo took first at 235 by pinning McPherson's Ciara Rawson in 2 minutes and 58 seconds. Ke...

The Emporia State basketball teams were swept by Washburn at Lee Arena in Topeka, Kan. on Wednesday. The teams played just 11 days after their previous matchup. The #1 Ichabods improved to 16-0 on the year by holding off the Hornets 83-72. Washburn used a 9-1 run to lead 19-11 in the first half but the Hornets answer...

Emporia High senior Katie Smart signed to continue her soccer career at Neosho County Community College in Chanute on Wednesday. Smart said it's been a dream of hers since her freshman year to play at the collegiate level. Smart is the second Lady Spartan before the season to sign to continue their soccer career. Karah...

The Emporia High boys swim and dive team finished eighth at the Topeka West Invitational on Tuesday. Logan Woydziak finished fifth in the 50-yard freestyle (24.02) while Luke Marshall was 10th (25.06). Woydziak finished in a tie for fifth in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.36. The 200-yard freestyle relay team...

The Madison basketball teams opened 2025 with a pair of wins over Northern Heights in Allen on Tuesday. In the first game of the evening, Madison missed their first 10 shots of the contest in their first action in nearly a month. The Bulldogs closed out the period on a 12-0 run once they found their groove en route to ...

The Emporia High basketball teams split their makeup doubleheader with Hays Tuesday night at Spartan Gymnasium. The Emporia High boys trailed by seven points on three different occasions and rallied for a 41-36 victory over the Indians. After the game was tied at four, Hays went on a 7-0 run to lead 11-4 and eventually...

The Emporia State basketball teams were swept by Nebraska-Kearney at White Auditorium in Emporia on Saturday. In the women's game, the Lady Hornets fell in double overtime 79-68. ESU used a 10-2 run to lead 15-8 early and eventually built a nine-point second-quarter edge and took a 26-22 lead into the break, but the L...

Three Emporia High teams were in action on Saturday. The Emporia High bowling teams participated in the Bishop Carroll Baker's Invitational. The Emporia High boys finished fourth out of 34 teams, while the girls finished 14th. Emporia High hosts its next meet on Thursday at Flint Hills Lanes. After school closing on Fr...

The Emporia High bowling teams are set to open the season this weekend in the Bishop Carroll Baker's Invitational. The Spartans return four including state placer Caydrick Crouch, Colton Swift, Morgan Liggett and Nate Green. Liggett, Crouch and Swift are bowlers to watch in Class 5A according to KSHSAA Covered. Liggett...

Fort Hays State swept Emporia State basketball at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays, Kan. on Thursday. The #7 Tiger women used a 15-2 fourth quarter run to pull away for an 87-65 victory. ESU jumped out to a 7-2 lead to start the game, but the Tigers stormed back with a 9-2 run and outscored ESU 11-0 on the fast break i...

The MIAA released the conference's composite football schedule for 2025 on Thursday. The Emporia State football team will open up the season in Week 0 hosting Minot State. The Beavers finished 2024 with a 5-6 record while going 4-6 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The Hornets will then make their firs...

Graduate wide receiver Tyler Kahmann continues to pull in awards. The former Emporia State wideout has been named to the inaugural Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team. Kahmann previously had been named to the D2Football.com Elite 100 list. Already a consensus All-American, Kahmann has now been named All...

Emporia Spartan Boxer Cristian "Gio" Cervantes had a good showing at the Silver Gloves Regional tournament in Illinois Saturday. Cervantes competed in the finals of the 154 lbs division looking to earn a spot at the Silver Gloves national tournament later this month. Cervantes went all three rounds and earne...