Dylan Sherwood

6 days ago | kvoe.com | Dylan Sherwood

Four Emporia High baseball players received accolades from the Centennial League on Monday. Owen Ruge is a first team selection as a pitcher. Micah Gray is a first team selection as a utility player. Madden Seidl is a second team selection as a pitcher. Chase Harrington is an honorable mention selection as an infielder. Along with his first team selection as a pitcher, Ruge is a first team All-5A as a pitcher from the KABC.

1 week ago | kvoe.com | Dylan Sherwood

More state champions and medalists are being crowned at the KSHSAA State Track and Field Championships in Wichita on Saturday. Below are Saturday’s results. Friday’s results can be found at KVOE.com/sports. This story will be updated throughout the day with results and interviews. Emporia High Harley Smith – 100m, 10th 12.77. Missed qualifying by .08. Olpe MadisonNorthern HeightsLebo Osage CityKaelyn Boss – shot put – 8th, 36-6. Lyndon Lexi Totty – pole vault – 16th, 8-0; missed all three tries at 8-6.

1 week ago | kvoe.com | Dylan Sherwood

1A Girls 3200m Run – 7:45A JR Lillian Skalsky – Olpe – 2nd – 11:52.89 https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2530/files/2025/05/olpe-lilly-skalsky-2nd-3200m.mp3 JR Avery Boydston of Ellis won by nearly 30s SO Ellei McCrory – Northern Neights – 16th 1A Boys 3200m Run – 7:45A JR Kaleb Arnold – Olpe – 1st – 9:50.87 https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2530/files/2025/05/olpe-kaleb-arnold-1st-3200m.mp3 SR Caleb Durst – Lebo – 6th – 10:01.43 3A...

1 week ago | kvoe.com | Dylan Sherwood

Northern Heights sophomore Ellei McCrory had a standout freshman season. Accolades included winning the Class 1A cross country championship and winning the 3,200m and 1,600m at the state track and field championships. Entering her sophomore year, she was destined to do it again. McCrory won the Lyon County League Championship last October; however, she finished third at state in cross country despite leading a majority of the race.

1 week ago | kvoe.com | Dylan Sherwood

Emporia High has its next girls basketball coach, and it’s a familiar leader to the program. Emporia High Athletics announced Wednesday that Bill Nienstedt has accepted an offer to be the next girls basketball coach for the 2025-26 season. Nienstedt’s hiring is pending board approval by the USD 253 Board of Education, which will next meet on June 11. Nienstedt guided the Lady Spartans for 12 seasons and stepped down in 2013 due to health issues.