Blake Cripps

4 days ago | kvoe.com | Blake Cripps

Emporia State men’s basketball coach Tom Billeter announced his second recruiting class on Monday. The class includes two true freshman and six transfers. The freshmen are:Trey Taylor (Moline, Ill.) – forward, Moline HS:  Second Team Class 4A All-State (IBCA) who departed Moline as the winningest player in program history leading the Maroons to a 115-25 record in his four-year career with three regional titles and one state championship.

1 week ago | kvoe.com | Blake Cripps

The Emporia State baseball team was ousted in the first round of the MIAA Tournament by host Missouri Southern 7-3 Wednesday afternoon in Joplin, Mo.  The Lions blasted a two-run homer in the bottom of the first to take the lead and never trailed in the game. ESU got a run back in the third on a Peyton Lewis RBI single before Brady Unrein doubled in a run in the seventh to tie the game, but the Hornet bullpen gave up a homer as the Lions retook the lead 3-2 through seven.

1 week ago | kvoe.com | Blake Cripps

T. J. Racherbaumer led six Hornets receiving All-MIAA baseball awards after being named First Team All-MIAA at Catcher on Tuesday. Racherbaumer hit .311 with a 1.016 OPS with 10 doubles, nine home runs, and 32 RBIs.  Noah Steele received Second Team honors after leading the Hornets hitting .368 with 15 home runs, 53 RBIs, and a 1.149 OPS. He ranked in the top ten in the MIAA in homers, slugging, and on base percentage this season.

1 week ago | kvoe.com | Blake Cripps

The Emporia State track & field teams hosted the MIAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships this weekend at Welch Stadium in Emporia. Reigning conference and defending national champions Pittsburg State dominated winning the men’s title by a staggering 154.5 points while the women also lapped the field to win by 117.5 points. The Hornets finished fifth while the ESU women placed eighth. Ty Anderson finished in second place in the long jump and finished fourth in the 100m dash.

1 week ago | kvoe.com | Blake Cripps

The Emporia State baseball team gave up four runs in the bottom of the first and suffered an 8-5 defeat to Northwest Missouri in Maryville, Mo. on Saturday. With the loss, the Hornets (23-24, 16-20 MIAA) were swept by the Bearcats in the three-game series. Game 3 starter Gerardo Grijalva (2-2) faced four batters and didn’t record an out while walking three. All four of the runs scored and ESU played catch up the rest of the game.