Alright so today I wanna walk through how I dug up info on where the Kansas high school hoops state tournament lands in 2025. Tried googling first, obviously. Typed in “2025 Kansas high school basketball state tournament location” like anyone would.
And man… zilch. Zero useful hits. Found stuff for 2023, even 2024 schedules pop up easy, but 2025? Ghost town. All these school websites had outdated tourney pages – total headache. One site bragged about their 2022 championship still. Helpful, right?
Time to Make Some Calls
Pulled up the Kansas High School Activities Association site next. That thing feels older than my first car. Navigation’s a nightmare. Clicked around forever, found “tournament info” buried under six layers of menus. Still nada for 2025 specifics. Just boilerplate rules and old programs.
Alright, time to pick up the phone like it’s 1999. Called the KSHSAA office directly. Got shuffled between two folks. First lady sounded tired, had no clue. “Should be announced later,” she said. Not good enough! Transferred me to someone else. Second guy, nicer, gave me the golden nugget: “Emporia.” He confirmed it’s sticking with the Civic Auditorium there. Same spot as recent years. Boom! Progress.
But I needed double-checking. Remembered that Emporia State University hosts sometimes too. Found their athletics page – more dead ends. Finally dug deeper on the White Auditorium/Emporia Civic place. Yep. Everything matched up. Basic concrete box venue, good for hoops.
Putting it Together & Confirming
So here’s what I locked down step-by-step:
- Searched online, failed big time.
- Lost hours on outdated school/district pages.
- Fought the beastly KSHSAA website to scrap zero info.
- Called, got transferred, got answers – Emporia, Civic Auditorium.
- Cross-checked Emporia facilities to confirm location details.
End result? Don’t rely on websites this far out, especially Kansas ones. Gotta use ye olde telephone. Call the KSHSAA. That’s what worked for me. Annoying? Heck yeah. But it got the job done. Emporia 2025 – plan your trips accordingly.