Sports

Excelsior Springs’ quest for a second straight district girls basketball title is underway. The girls were slated to open the season Monday by hosting Lafayette County of Higginsville.

The Excelsior Springs varsity boys wrestling squad, led by coach Cody Beck, has high hopes for this season – and not just on the mat. Here’s a look at the Tigers, who tied Kirksville for seventh in the team standings last season at the Class 2 state tournament, as they prepare to open the regular season Dec.

The second year of Ian Burch’s tenure as Excelsior Springs varsity boys basketball coach is underway. The Tigers kicked off their season Nov.

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SMITHVILLE – Excelsior Springs coach Brett McKenzie was admittedly spent after the Tigers’ season-ending loss to Maryville in varsity boys soccer. The reason was because of how the Nov.

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Reese McCartney gave himself a treat Halloween night. With 3 minutes, 47 seconds left in the fourth quarter of Orrick’s varsity 8-man football playoff meeting with Northland Christian, McCartney caught a two-point conversion pass from Xavior Gaskins – his first-ever two-point pass reception, he said.

Excelsior Springs coach Jake Danneman can’t stop thinking about football. “It never stops,” he said Monday.

‘THE NEXT LEVEL’ Excelsior Springs golf coach David Stalder expects senior Gabby Scrivener to take her game to college after graduating high school in May 2026. “The last conversation we had was, she’s wanting to move on and play at the next level,” Stalder said Monday.