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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Varsity boys basketball coach Chad Wright and his Tigers program got off quarantine just in time to have one in-person practice before they had to play a round of the Missouri River Valley Conference West Tournament.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The girls side of the Missouri River Valley Conference West Tournament had fewer issues than the boys side did. As a result, the Excelsior Springs girls got to play two tournament games – one more than their boys counterparts did.

HIGGINSVILLE – Excelsior Springs weathered its share of adversity en route to taking fifth place last week in the girls bracket at the Husker Classic on the Lafayette County C-1 campus. The Tigers headed into their first round of basketball against host school Lafayette County without head coach J.D.

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey – The New York Jets might be wishing they had not fired Excelsior Springs native Gregg Williams from their coaching staff. As multiple media outlets reported, the Jets sacked Williams on Dec.

CAMERON – The Excelsior Springs boys wrestling team was on the road again Dec. 9.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The latest high school girls wrestling season is underway at Excelsior Springs. The Tigers opened Dec.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – It appears senior Mayce Barber will have some more softball games to pitch after she graduates from Excelsior Springs High School. Barber has signed a national letter of intent to continue her education and softball career at Missouri University of Science & Technology in Rolla.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers were undefeated through their first week of varsity girls basketball. Coach J.D.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Starting the varsity boys basketball season against a team that came out hot from outside the three-point line was not something the Tigers were expecting. But that is what happened during Excelsior Springs’ 59-39 loss Dec.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers packed in plenty of matches for their first week of the wrestling season. The varsity boys opened Dec.