Shuffled tennis lineup opens week with win
Excelsior Springs tennis coach Richie Marsh had to do some lineup shuffling when his varsity boys squad faced Carrollton Monday in a home dual.That afternoon, the Tigers were without Bruce Bowen and Carter Clinton, Marsh said. The two had rehearsal for “Peter Pan and Wendy,” the stage production slated to run this weekend at the Performing Arts Center, he explained. In response, he brought Evan Grove and Nicholas Colvin up to varsity from the junior varsity (JV) squad.Grove and Colvin responded by helping Excelsior Springs cruise to an 8-1 victory.“Proud of the boys stepping up,” Marsh said. “This is a testament to them that they’ve been working hard in practice and ready for their opportunity to get called up to the varsity lineup.”As Marsh acknowledged, Monday wasn’t his first time to ask players to step up because of absences.“I’ve moved up J...