April Rosales grew up playing softball and even though her heart was with basketball, she’s now been coaching Emporia State softball for 18 years.
On April 20 Emporia State athletics held their Hall of Honor induction ceremony for 2022. Six individuals and one team were inducted.
While playing tennis for the Emporia State Hornets, graduate student Karen Santiago, is studying clinical psychology.
Confident, hard working and devoted are the words used to describe softball pitcher/infielder and sophomore nursing major, Gracie Rabe.
Emporia State’s first structured disc golf team is headed to nationals next week in Marion, North Carolina.
After coming off a win against Lincoln University Friday night, the Hornets advanced to the MIAA semi finals. They were the fourth seed playing against Northwest Missouri State, the first seed, on Saturday.
Emporia state men’s basketball team will progress to the semifinals after securing their first MIAA tournament victory against Lincoln University.
Emporia State Lady Hornets’ season ends after a loss against Central Oklahoma Wednesday night in the first round of the MIAA tournament. ESU earned the 7 seed while COU was ranked 10th. The team wrapped up their season with a 57-71 loss.
“The credit goes to the girls.”
Emporia State’s women’s basketball point guard, Tre’Zure Jobe broke two school records on the all-time scoring list. Jobe, business administration graduate student, is now top five in scoring and steals in ESU history. Jobe broke two school records on the all-time scoring list. Jobe is now …
On a regular day, retired educator Lorie Rogan wakes up in the morning to swim at the Emporia Recreation Center, comes home to care for her three loved ones with disabilities, and preaches at her church.
This spring break, Hornets will surely swarm the beaches of Florida, Texas and Alabama. But one small group of 17 Hornets will swarm the beaches and softball diamonds of O’ahu, Hawaii. This March, Emporia State’s Lady Hornets will travel to the Aloha State to face off against Hawaii Pacific …
ACT and SAT scores are no longer a requirement for student athletes in division one and two schools. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) passed this proposal a few weeks ago.
Emporia State men’s basketball team fell at home against the Fort Hays State Tigers on Sunday. The Tigers outrebounded the Hornets 34-19 and scored 11 points more making the final score Emporia State 53, Fort Hays 74.
Winter sports are about to begin at Emporia State and the men’s basketball team is ready to go after a “productive preseason” and “some awesome scrimmages with good results,” according to head coach Craig Doty.
Tyreek Robinson, junior health and human performance major, balances being a two sport athlete with being a full time student at Emporia State. Robinson is both a wide receiver for the football team and a forward for the men’s basketball team.
The Emporia State Hornets defeated the Fort Hays State Tigers 42-14 at the 2022 homecoming football game Saturday at Welch Stadium. Hornet fans filled the stadium in a sea of black and gold, cheering as the Hornets advanced to a 7-2 record for the season.
Emporia State women’s soccer team had their first shutout of the season taking a 6-0 victory over Missouri Western Griffons on Oct. 2.
Emporia Main Street will be welcoming the newest business and first axe-throwing bar, Main Street Axe Co., to Emporia on May 18. Located at 616 Commercial St., local owner Caleb Shedd says this will be “something you’ve never done before.”
Canadian Noah Geekie has been playing baseball in Kansas for four years.
As the end of the semester nears and springtime makes its presence, Emporia State will host its first Fitathlon from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 30 in Welch Stadium.
With multicolored flags painting the air and elegant movements telling the story of a flight to paradise, the Emporia State winter guard, Elegante Independent, won second place in its latest competition on March 12 at Blue Springs South.
With multicolored flags painting the air and elegant movements telling the story of a flight to paradise, the Emporia State winter guard, Elegante Independent, won second place in its latest competition on March 12 at Blue Springs South.
Walk-on athletes don’t receive athletic scholarships to play for their universities, but there are still athletes at Emporia State who joined their respective teams by reaching out themselves and working hard enough to continue competing at a collegiate level.
Jenna Ramsey and Megan McManis broke Emporia State records in long distance running and pole vault.
When traveling to the Sacred Heart Parish to repair a handicap automatic door, Steven Henry’s vehicle was hit. He died at the scene.
Emporia State’s men’s basketball team has recently punched their ticket to compete in the MIAA basketball tournament. They are currently ranked four out of 14 after having consecutive losing records the past four seasons. As of Feb. 18, the team is 18-6.
The Emporia State Stingers Dance Team won the Dance Team Union Regional Competition Jan. 29 in Oklahoma City and received a rare, partially paid bid to the 2023 national competition.
Traveon“Tray” Buchanan, graduate student of sports leadership and recreation and guard for the men’s basketball team at Emporia State, has always expected to be a successful athlete. He used to play football and dreamed of becoming a professional athlete in the NFL until he let his love of b…
The Emporia State men’s basketball team had a hard-fought battle against the #2 ranked team in the nation on Feb. 8 at William Lindsay White Civic Auditorium. ESU pulled off the win 75-56. Guard Tray Buchanan was the leading scorer with 29 points.
The Kossover Family Tennis Complex had its grand opening on Oct. 2 and is now the new home to Emporia State’s tennis teams.
With the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) ruling in October to give all Division 1 sport athletes an extra year of eligibility, graduate students have been given the unique opportunity to continue their careers amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Taysean Goodwin (left) warms up with his track teammates. Goodwin was recently named MIAA Athlete of the Week after breaking two of ESU’s records. He credits his skill to his mother. “She’s (my mom) been to every meet, taking off work just to come watch me run a few events (but she’d) be ou…
The Emporia State Men’s basketball team has endured many adversities this past season. With four injured starters, the team has had to work around the challenges to succeed.
Emporia State held its first ever cornhole tournament in the gym of the Student Recreation Center Oct. 30. The goal of cornhole is to toss a bean bag a small distance onto a slanted board and get to exactly 21 points before the other team.
Towers Complex Council sponsored a ping pong tournament in the towers lobby on Nov. 19. At this event students could also write holiday letters to soldiers who won’t get to see their families this holiday season.
Emporia State Hornets fell by seven points to the University of Central Missouri Mules for the Homecoming game on Oct. 19.
On Sept. 11, 2001 the United States was in nationwide panic. As the second plane hit the twin towers, Justin Tucek, was on an operating table undergoing his second open heart surgery as a three-year-old boy.
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