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Emporia Spartan Boxing's Junior Robles returns to national stage at Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions Monday
Emporia Spartan Boxing's Junior Robles begins his campaign for a national championship in Detroit, Michigan Monday evening. Robles is set for first-round action at the 2024 Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions where he will face Isai Vaelazco Ortiz of West Valley City, Utah in the 147 lbs weight division. Robles, a t...
11h ago
LAST CHANCE U: Hornet Track Takes Advantage of Final Opportunity
The Emporia State track and field team posted seven provisional qualifying marks on Friday at the Concordia Twilight Qualifier in Seward, Neb. On Friday, Trenden Collins improved his high jump mark to 7 feet-1/4 inch and placed fourth. It was the second best jump in program history and Collins became just the third Ho...
14h ago
Shocker Softball Blasted in AAC Title Game
The No. 2 seed Charlotte softball team scored seven runs in the second and the No. 4 seed Shockers couldn't score until the fifth in a five-inning 10-1 run-rule defeat at Wilkins Stadiums in Wichita, Kan. on Saturday in the American Athletic Conference Tournament Championship game. The 49ers scored a run in the first ...
May 11, 2024
Regional Assignments out for Emporia High baseball, softball and girls soccer
Regional assignments have been announced for three Emporia High teams. The Emporia High girls soccer team is the No. 7 seed in the 5A west bracket and will host Kapaun Mt. Carmel at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The Emporia High baseball team is the No. 14 seed in the 5A west bracket and will travel to Andover Central to face the Ja...
May 11, 2024
Area Track Roundup: Osage City boys win Flint Hills League Track and Field Championship
Flint Hills League Track and Field Championships were on the line Friday in Cottonwood Falls. The Osage City boys won the meet with 116 points, 18 points more than runner-up Chase County. Osage City had one league champion with Lucas Gantenbien who won the 300m hurdles with a time of 45.75. Dylan Theel finished second ...
May 11, 2024
Olpe girls, Madison boys claim Lyon County League Championships
The Olpe girls and the Madison boys claimed the Lyon County League Track and Field Championships held at Welch Stadium on Thursday. Olpe won the girls meet with 194 points, 117 points more than runner-up Lebo. Grace Coughlin won the discus with a throw of 103-8. The 4x800m relay team won the event in 11:02.82. Lilly Sk...
May 10, 2024
Emporia High girls fourth; boys fifth at Centennial League Championships
The Emporia High track and field teams finished fourth and fifth at the Centennial League Championships in Junction City on Thursday. The Lady Spartans finished with 68 points. Emporia High's lone league champion came from the 4x800m relay team of Sofia Ruvalcaba, Bailee Van Sickle, Emma Beatty and Leanna Lewis finishi...
May 10, 2024
Weiss wins Centennial League diving championship; Emporia High finishes fourth as a team
The Emporia High girls swim and dive team finished fourth in the Centennial League Championships held in Topeka on Thursday. Allisyn Weiss won diving with a score of 490.25 and was named a first-team All-Centennial League selection. Ryan Peak finished fourth in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:20.95. She finishe...
May 10, 2024
Emporia High girls soccer falls to Topeka High
The Emporia High girls soccer team dropped its regular season finale Thursday at Topeka High, 5-2. Topeka High led 3-0 in the first half before Emeil Bennett made it 3-1 before halftime. The Trojans scored twice in the second half before Bennett scored her second late in the match. Emporia High finishes the regular sea...
May 10, 2024
Emporia High softball swept by Hayden
The Emporia High softball was swept by Hayden Thursday at Peter Pan Park. Hayden took the opener, 9-7, before taking the finale 6-0. In game one, Hayden jumped out to a 2-0 lead before Marley Sewell's RBI triple in the first made it 2-1. The Lady Spartans tied the game on a bases loaded walk drawn by Alivia Anno in the...
May 10, 2024
ESU Softball 'Dials' Up 1st Team All-Region Honor
Emporia State senior outfielder Alexis Dial has been named First Team All-Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. She's the first Lady Hornet to earn All-Region honors since Stephanie Goodwin and Taylor Zordel both earned the distinction in 2015. The Topeka native hit .430 in 2024 while slugging .778 fo...
May 09, 2024
ESU Soccer Adds Two Transfers
A pair of transfers have been added to Emporia State soccer's incoming class. Nagi Kawahata and Sade Lee will join the program as part of first-year head coach Jane Grimley-Gunn's first recruiting class in Emporia. Kawahata transfers to ESU from Otero College in Colorado. The Japan native had 24 starts as goalie las...
May 09, 2024
Emporia High boys golf wins home invitational
The Emporia High boys golf team shot a season-best 303 to win the Emporia Invitational Wednesday at Emporia Golf Course. Will Walker led the way for the Spartans shooting a -3 (68) to win the tournament by seven strokes over teammate Nolan Jacob. Walker said his short game was big for his round. Southern Lyon County al...
May 09, 2024
Emporia High promotes assistant coach Taylor Scott to head coach; Jesse Nelson to join EHS boys staff
Emporia High has found its new girls' basketball coach and it didn't go far to find its new coach. Lady Spartan assistant coach Taylor Scott has been promoted to head coach as approved by the USD 253 Board of Education during their meeting on Wednesday. Scott said when the job came open, she wanted to apply because the...
May 09, 2024
Emporia High's Dario Guevara signs with Mid America Nazarene for soccer
Emporia High senior Dario Guevara signed a National Letter of Intent to continue to play soccer at Mid-America Nazarene Wednesday. Guevara said this was something he's been looking forward to for a long time. Guevara is the second Spartan to sign to play soccer this spring. Edwin Maciel signed with Walla Walla Communit...
May 08, 2024