Tecumseh
Tecumseh, KS · Education
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Spartans Defense Leads Emporia Past Wichita North
The Emporia High defense made a statement in the season opener Friday night, scoring three touchdowns as the Spartans dominated Wichita North 67-0 at Wichita Northwest High School. Emporia’s defense set the tone from the opening whistle, scoring touchdowns on the Spartans’ first two defensive possessions. Noah Rodecap...
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Dr. Kacey Wiltz Named Director of Public Safety for Kansas State University
Dr. Kacey Wiltz has been selected as director of public safety and chief of police for Kansas State University following a national search. Wiltz will begin serving in this role on Sept. 14. Wiltz has more than 20 years of law enforcement experience, and she currently serves as the chief...
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Shawnee Heights football embracing their physicality this season
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Thunderbirds are ready to prove themselves under the Friday Night Lights. Shawnee Heights football is coming off a 4-5 season and has lost key offensive playmakers from last year. “Last year we didn’t perform as well as we should have,” senior Javon Williams told 27 Sports. “Last year I feel like we could […]
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Kansas girls get their first chance at varsity flag football as inaugural season kicks off
Kansas was one of the first Midwestern states to sanction girls’ flag football as a varsity high school sport. Now, girls across the state have their first chance to compete under the lights. Players at Wichita Northwest High School enthusiastically ran through flag football drills in the school’s gymnasium...
KVOE
Spartans Head to Wichita North to Kickoff Season
Emporia High opens the 2026 football season Friday night, as the Spartans travel to Wichita to take on Wichita North at Wichita Northwest High School. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m., with the game airing live on Mix 104.9 FM. The Spartans are looking to get the season off to...
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Good Kids - Seaman High student represents Kansas at Young People’s Continental Congress
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Seaman High School student Emmanuel Armstead was selected, along with his teacher Jeffrey Schuh, to represent Kansas at the Young People’s Continental Congress. Only 27 student-teacher teams from across the United States and around the world were chosen. The teams gathered this summer inside Carpenters’...
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USD 501 allowing students to stay home during hot weather
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A Topeka school district is letting some students stay home amid forecasted high temperatures in northeast Kansas. Aarion Gray, a spokesman for USD 501, shared a message with 27 News that the district sent out to parents Tuesday, Sept. 1. In it, USD 501 officials said they are monitoring forecasted hot temperatures over the next 10 days. Families who want to keep their children home during this period can do so after notifying their respective schools.
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VIDEO: Wamego High School one of Kansas high schools to add girl’s flag football
Girls’ Flag Football was officially added as a Kansas State High School Activity this year. One of the schools to add the sport is Wamego High School. Austin Meyer spoke with Wamego head coach and FHSU alum Weston Moody about the new program. Video submitted as part of Convergent...
KVOE
Bloomquist Returns to Emporia High Basketball Sideline
A familiar name is returning to the Emporia High boys basketball sideline this winter. Longtime Spartans head coach Rick Bloomquist has joined second-year head coach Evan Burns’ staff, stepping into the role previously held by Jesse Nelson. Bloomquist spent more than two decades leading Emporia High, guiding the Black...
KVOE
Public hearing ahead Wednesday on closure of Logan Avenue
Logan Avenue Elementary’s future will be the only topic of discussion for the USD 253 Board of Education on Wednesday. The board has a special meeting at a special time, 5:30 pm, and the only item of note is a public hearing regarding the possible closure of Logan Avenue. The proposed closure is the centerpiece of the district’s cost containment process due to the better than $1.4 million in cost savings out of nearly $5 million in cuts needed to meet district budget goals. The board tentatively approved the closure in April, but a protest petition triggered a review by the Kansas State Department of Education that ultimately supported the district’s initial decision.
KVOE
Former interim president departs Emporia State University
The former Interim President of Emporia State University, Dr. Taylor Kriley, has “Departed” the university. The university confirmed Dr. Kriley’s departure to KVOE News Friday; however, there was no reason was given as to why Kriley left the university, which she led on an interim basis up until this past March.
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KPZ Preview: Cair Paravel football
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - For Cair Paravel, the 2026 season brings a familiar format -- and one the Red Lions believe will fit them much better. After playing both 8-man and 11-man football over the last few seasons, Cair Paravel is returning to 8-man this year. For a smaller school,...
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School Board gets building updates
--- The school year has gotten off to a good start for the HD Karns students. They are now attending classes at the former Grandview Elementary building. Eighty-seven students are enrolled. There is a plan to select a mascot for the school. -- Food service is down in the Dstrict...
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Local high school football teams’ scrimmage at Hummer Sports Park Jamboree ahead of upcoming season
TOPEKA (KSNT) — High school football is officially back in Topeka. Topeka High School, Holton, Hayden Catholic and Washburn Rural took the field Friday night at Hummer Sports Park for its annual preseason high school football jamboree. The event gives teams an opportunity to get live competition before the regular season begins, while coaches evaluate […]
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Topeka USD 501 settles with U.S. Department of Education over transgender policies
USD 501 Topeka became the first of four Kansas school districts to settle a dispute with the federal government, which found its policies toward transgender students violated federal civil rights law. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Education also found school districts in Kansas City, Kansas, Olathe and Shawnee...
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Kriley no longer employed by ESU, university says
On Aug. 5, Emporia State President Matthew Baker confirmed to faculty and staff through the ESU internal communications portal that Taylor “TK” Kriley had “departed” from the university. The nature of her leaving has not been confirmed by her or the university. Kriley was employed at...
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Wamego debuts flag football team during Friday night showcase
WAMEGO (KSNT) — Introducing the Wamego flag football team. For the first time in program history, Wamego will boast a girls’ flag football team. Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) officially sanctioned girls’ flag football as a varsity high school sport starting with the 2026–27 school year. The Red Raiders are already living up […]
Salina Post
🏈 Bulldogs optimistic about return to 8-man football
In 2024, Bennington High School found itself a handful of students over the enrollment cap and was forced to make the leap from 8-man football back to 11-man. Sparse rosters and injury-plagued seasons led to a brutal 1-17 run over the last two campaigns, but there’s real reason for optimism in 2026 as the Bulldogs return to the 8-man world after two years away.