Sports

On Dec. 8, Excelsior Springs put the final touch on its historic varsity boys soccer season.

Excelsior Springs High School’s club bowling program found an extra reason to celebrate during the holiday season. On Dec.

Excelsior Springs is looking to get back into the win column in varsity girls basketball when 2023 begins. The Tigers, a Class 4 team, finished 2022 with back-to-back losses to larger schools.

Excelsior Springs broke even in varsity boys basketball at the Twelve Courts of Christmas, a holiday shootout featuring high school boys and girls programs from multiple states. On Dec.

On Dec. 15, Excelsior Springs formally ended its high school football season.

The Classified Employee of the Month and the Excelsior Springs High School Boys Soccer team were recognized during the December Excelsior Springs Board of Education meeting. Amber Mynatt, secretary at Cornerstone Elementary School, was recognized as the Classified Employee of the Month.

Excelsior Springs High School is sending another girls wrestler to the next level. Vada Burton, a senior, recently signed her letter of intent to study and wrestle at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.

The Excelsior Springs varsity boys basketball team ended last week’s Husker Classic on a winning note. After opening with a 70-33 loss Dec.

The Excelsior Springs varsity boys wrestling program had to battle opponents on and off the mat last week. Excelsior Springs’ off-the-mat opponent was an illness that ran through the team.

Wins eluded Excelsior Springs in varsity girls basketball at last week’s Husker Classic. The Tigers went 0-3 in the tournament, hosted by Lafayette County of Higginsville.