Emporia State drops regional final to Pitt State 79-67
Hornets hit nine 3-pointers in loss
Gorillas advances to the Elite 8
Madison Falls to Berean 50-38
Bulldogs end season with 21 wins
MANHATTAN — The final two days of the season are not how the eight Madison seniors wanted to end things, but it did not take away from the most successful Bulldogs boys basketball season this century. Madison finished fourth at the Class 2A state tournament in Manhattan after losing the third place game Saturday to Berean Academy 50-38. “This has been a great group of guys on and off the court,” said Madison coach Lance Tally. “The outcome this weekend is not what they wanted with two losses after we only lost three in the regular season. But we played some really tough teams.”
Madison falls to berean 50-38
Bulldogs end season with 21 wins
MANHATTAN — The final two days of the season are not how the eight Madison seniors wanted to end things, but it did not take away from the most successful Bulldogs boys basketball season this century.
77 and 1
Olpe loses state title to Jefferson County North 51-40
MANHATTAN — Streaks have to end sometime, but the setting and the how it happened part of Olpe’s loss to Jefferson County North Saturday in the 2A state title game left something to be desired.
77 and 1: Olpe girls drop state title game
Eagles lose first game since 2009
Olpe ends 24-1 and is the Class 2A runner-up.
Madison closes strong to beat Ness City 47-43
Tyler Williams scores game-high 25 points
Bulldogs advance to Class 2A state semifinals
3 points short
Lebo loses |slugfest to Republic County 38-35
on to the next one
Eagles blow past overmatched Meade 59-29
Madison girls have turnover trouble in loss
Madison fell behind 13-3 early and couldn't fight back.
Lebo girls drop close one in state quarterfinals
Ables game-tying shot attempt deflected slightly
Lebo finishes season 18-6.
Eagles blow past overmatched Meade 59-29
Olpe earns date in state semifinals
Eagles outscore Meade 21-6 in second quarter.
Nienstedt named EHS volleyball coach
He will continue to coach girls basketball as well.
State quarterfinal breakdowns
Four area teams — the Olpe girls, Madison girls, Lebo girls and Madison boys — are off to Manhattan for the Class 2A state tournament. Girls quarterfinal games begin today at Bramlage Coliseum with boys play underway Thursday. The semifinals are Friday with the third-place games and title games set for Saturday.
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Lebo offense comes alive to defeat Lyndon 55-47
LYNDON — In its first two sub-state games, the Lebo High girls offense did just enough to win, notching 37 points against Burlingame and 27 against Pleasanton.
Lebo offense comes alive to defeat Lyndon 55-47
Lebo advances to state tournament in Manhattan
The Wolves scored 35 points in the first half, 8 more than they had all game in the semifinals
EHS comeback falls short in season-ending loss
Spartans finish 8-13
After losing to EHS by 23 in January, Shawnee Heights held Emporia’s offense in check in a 37-34 sub-state victory Thursday that ended the Spartans season.
Good Knight and Good Riddance
Austin Knight helps Spartans down pesky Shawnee Heights 69-55
Runs of 10-0, 8-0 and 7-0 in the first half gave Emporia High control of Wednesday’s home sub-state boys game against Shawnee Heights.
Northern heights girls ready for olpe showdown tonight
Teams a combined 39-3 this seaosn
Northern Heights girls basketball coach Tim Riemann feels a little unfortunate to be stuck in the same sub-state as two time defending champion 21-0 Olpe and 21-0 Berean Academy.
LeMaire beats former team to claim 100th career win
ESU goes 2-3 at weekend tourney
DENTON, TEXAS — It wasn’t the first time Julie LeMaire has been involved in an 11-1 Emporia State vs. Quincy University softball game. But it was the first time she was victorious.
Chase County's Francka gets third shot at state title
Francka will take on Ty Nienke of Ellisworth in finals
Trey Francka advanced to the 106 pound finals Thursday at the Class 3-2-1A state wrestling meet in Hays. He will get a third opportunity at an elusive state title today after losing title matches in 2010 and 2011.
Juniors lead way on Senior Night
EHS uses fast breaks to pull away in second half
The Emporia High junior class will have to wait a year for their Senior Night festivities, but the 58 points they put up Tuesday assured this year’s seniors would win their final regular season home game.
Spartans can't get offense on track in Manhattan loss
Knight held to season-low five points
Emporia made just seven shots all evening in a 30-point loss to Manhattan Tuesday that made for a sour Senior Night.
11 to state, 5 champions, 1 regional title
Spartan wrestlers have monster day at home regional
The Spartans will have 11 wrestler at state Friday in Park City
Slammed!
Spartans top 100 in blowout victory
Any thoughts Topeka West had of winning its first game in more than a year vanished with a pair of Austin Knight 3-pointers on both sides of halftime and a Jerel Morrow alley-oop slam.
Knight 3-point play lifts EHS to important win
With one timeout left, Emporia High coach Bill Nienstedt was considering calling it when Emily Burris raced up the sideline with about 10 seconds left in a tie game Friday.
Play Ball
ESU baseball season gets underway today
Despite having to replace several starters, the Emporia State baseball team could be in line for another big win total during the 2012 season.
Ready for Regionals
Emporia wrestling aims to send nine or more to state
There is such a thing as home mat advantage in high school wrestling, according to EHS coach Dennis Charbonneau.
Errors costly in Spartans one point loss
Brooks runs out the clock to preserve win
TOPEKA — The Emporia High girls erased an 11 point second half lead at Highland Park Friday, but sloppy play and mental errors proved costly in a 51-50 loss.
Lesson Learned
EHS maintains lead this time in 72-56 win at Highland Park
TOPEKA — Same situation, same city, different result for the Emporia High School boys basketball team Friday at Highland Park.
ESU softball opener altered by rain
The game will be moved to St. Mary's.
Spartans sweep KC area schools on Senior Night
Charbonneau wins No. 1 showdown
The Emporia High wrestling team celebrated senior accomplishments with a pair of dual victories Thursday at EHS.
EHS tops T-High 68-63 for season sweep
Knight bounces back with 19 and 8
TOPEKA — New starting point guard Raegan Sanchez scored a career high 16 points as Emporia completed a sweep of Topeka High School with a 68-63 road victory Tuesday.
One for the Record Books
Olpe's Nelson becomes winningest coach in Kansas high school basketball history
OLPE — After breaking the state record for most career coaching wins, Olpe coach Jesse Nelson gave credit to everyone but himself.
Up, up and away
Morrow goes above the rim to down Washburn Rural
Jerel Morrow scores 22, 12 in the fourth quarter
Lady Blues hit the boards to beat Emporia
Knight held to six points
EHS struggles on the boards in sixth straight loss to Washburn Rural
Charbonneau sets EHS career wins record
EHS loses 33-30 after heavyweight pin
The outcome of the match was not ideal, but Thursday’s dual at Gardner-Edgerton put Brandon Charbonneau on top of the Emporia High School record books.
Flames reported after electricity pole knocked over
Power out to apartments nearby
A truck apparently struck a pole at then fled in the 1000
ESU football adds 31 players on Signing Day
Class includes four transfers, and three from Madison
Emporia State inked 27 high school football seniors and four transfers on National Signing Day Wednesday. The class includes six local players, 11 Kansans and three quarterbacks.
ESU football adds 31 players on Signing Day
Class includes for four transfers, and three from Madsion
The class includes three quarterbacks
Hayden Heartache Again
Wildcats complete EHS sweep with one point win
Once again the outcome of the Emporia and Topeka Hayden came down to the last possible second and once again it was the Wildcats that emerged celebrating — this time without the controversy.
EHS star set to sign with ESU
EHS defensive lineman also heading to Hornets
Derek Gifford knows all about running for big gains at Welch Stadium.
EHS Bowling teams nab third at Manhattan
Three Spartan bowlers finish in top 10
It was more of a moral victory than an actual one, but the Emporia High bowling team did not come in last on the scoreboard.
EHS divers finish 1-2 at home meet
Swimming takes seventh place
Drew Detwiler only needed a score of 280 to qualify for state diving.
Spartans fall in double overtime at Glacier’s Edge
Knight’s 29 points not enough in 65-59 loss
EHS stormed back from nine down in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime.
Bouncing back nicely
After a quiet first five quarters of the Glacier’s Edge, Brianna Knight hit three straight shots to start the second quarter for Emporia High.
Three's not enough
Spartans hit 10 treys in loss to Hutchinson
With 30 points from beyond the arc, Emporia kept pace with a ranked Hutchinson team for three quarters Thursday in the first round of the Glacier’s Edge Tournament.
Olpe boys can't catch up to Burlingame
Eagles outscored 22-9 in fourth quarter
Olpe had not one, two or three tries to take the lead at the outset of the fourth quarter against Burlingame Tuesday in the first round of the Lyon County League Tournament.
Flint Hills Community Health closed due to power outage
Patient with appointments today may need to reschedule
Beck rolls a 673 to finish fourth at Manhattan
Girls JV team takes first place
Jacob Beck, Levi Law along with the Emporia High girls junior varsity team had good afternoons at the Little Apple Lanes in Manhattan.
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