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to PRO High heat, drop kicks, random observations and points that amuse are all part of the wide, wide world of sports at the community and national levels. I need to learn more about wrestling.

Excelsior Springs varsity boys soccer coach Zac Ganzer will have some voids to fill in his program in about four months. In mid-May, Ganzer will lose seven seniors to graduation.

Excelsior Springs is still seeking its first victory of 2025 in varsity boys basketball – and for the season in general. The Tigers opened the new year Jan.

Jake Danneman can boast of producing an all-stater in his first season as Excelsior Springs varsity football coach. Recently, the Missouri State High School Football Coaches Association selected Justin Wright as a third team all-state defensive lineman.

Excelsior Springs girls wrestling coach Scott Schwab and his Tigers finished the 2024 portion of their season as champions. Producing six individual champions, the Excelsior Springs girls won the team title at a Dec.

The Excelsior Springs girls in tournament action at Lexington.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS Ball security might be a focal point for the Excelsior Springs varsity boys basketball team moving forward, based on the Tigers’ two most recent losses. Excelsior Springs (0-7) committed 41 combined turnovers in those two defeats – 22 during an 83-36 Dec.

Ryne Marcum and Cooper Collins are Lee’s Summit Holiday Tournament champions. Marcum, a senior, won the 144-pound title.

Analese Happy and Lilly Goetz led Excelsior Springs to a top-10 finish in the girls team standings at The Battle at the Katy Trail. Happy, a sophomore; and Goetz, a first-year high schooler, each placed fifth at the Dec.