Sports

For the third straight week, turnovers hurt Excelsior Springs in varsity 11-man football. Following turnover-plagued losses to Belton and Raytown, the Tigers turned over the ball six times during their 35-7 Sept.

Excelsior Springs is on something akin to a tournament circuit in girls golf. Missouri State High School Activities Association information states that five of the Tigers’ six competitions over a 15-day stretch are tournaments.

At press time, Excelsior Springs was still seeking its first team win in girls tennis. In terms of singles and doubles matches, however, some Tigers have their first win.

Until Monday’s meeting with Winnetonka, Excelsior Springs was on a losing streak in varsity boys soccer. Before getting their 7-0 road win over the Griffins, the Tigers lost three straight, including two last week in their own tournament at Tiger Stadium.

The Tigers didn’t have to negotiate many hills when they ran on Sept. 7 at the Marshall Invitational.

Excelsior Springs started a winning streak in varsity volleyball last week. After getting swept 3-0 Sept.

Excelsior Springs refused to be swept in its opening week of varsity volleyball. The Tigers played three matches in three nights, falling 3-1 Aug.

Once again, Excelsior Springs struggled to hold onto the football. The Tigers lost three fumbles during their 34-12 Aug.

The Tim Nixon Invitational gave Excelsior Springs cross country coach Brian Smarker and his Tigers the chance to do some testing. “Our main goal for the first 5K of the season was to get a baseline for our athletes and to see where some of our new members were in every aspect of distance running,” Smarker said.

Like last year, Excelsior Springs played Fort Osage for the Winnetonka Tournament title to cap its first week of the varsity boys soccer season. This time, however, the outcome was different.