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Closing of schools impacts student-athletes

6 years ago By Dustin Danner

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Senior student-athletes statewide have held out hopes that their final spring season of eligibility might be saved.

Tigers look to trio of state qualifiers to lead them

6 years ago By Dustin Danner

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers will have a mixture of experience and youth this spring when, or if, they hit the track.

MICHAEL REBELLO, seen here going up to collect a medal at a 2019 cross country meet, hopes to have a chance to qualify for state again in boys track. SHAWN RONEY | Staff

Virus restricts what coaches can do for teams

6 years ago By Shawn Roney

RICHMOND – The Missouri State High School Activities Association has limited what local prep sports coaches and athletes, including in Excelsior Springs and Richmond, can do while the spring sports season hangs in limbo.

LOCAL PREP ATHLETES like Hardin-Central senior Izabella Anderson, seen here warming up during a team practice in early March, are having to train on their own as the coronavirus pandemic spreads.

New year, new ways to win for Excelsior Springs baseball

6 years ago By Dustin Danner

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – With the coronavirus taking the field, there is no certainty there will be a Tiger baseball season. Still, plans have been made.

SENIORS who are ready to play baseball for Excelsior Springs, if the coronavirus clears up in time, are as follows: front row, from left, Brennan Jones, Wyatt Jarvis and Jett Rivera; second row, head coach Aaron Holst, Ryan Nedblake, Brandon Gluhm, Jacob Leonhard and Jakob Pekarek.

MLB offers Royals, Cards fans classic baseball games

6 years ago By News Staff

NEW YORK CITY – Because of the coronavirus pandemic, baseball fans in Ray County obviously cannot take in a Kansas City Royals game at Kauffman Stadium or a St. Louis Cardinals game at Busch Stadium.

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