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ES baseballers go 4-1 in homestand

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – A nearly perfect week last week put Excelsior Springs above .500 in varsity baseball. The local diamond boys went 4-1 at home, with wins over Harrisonville, Warrensburg, Grove, Oklahoma, and St.
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS junior Colson Moore delivers a strike in a win last week over visiting St. Joseph Lafayette. DUSTIN DANNER | Staff

Edwards paces Tigers at tournament and triangular

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Senior Ethan Edwards led Excelsior Springs on the links last week. Edwards was the varsity boys golf team’s top finisher at both the Winnetonka Tournament, held March 29 at the Hodge Park Golf Course in Kansas City; and in a March 30 triangular, hosted by the Tigers.
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS senior Ethan Edwards chips onto the green last week in a home triangular with Pleasant Hill and Oak Grove. DUSTIN DANNER | Staff

Excelsior Springs netters drop first two, win next three

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The first week of varsity boys tennis left Excelsior Springs looking to reach .500. The local netters went 1-2, falling 7-2 March 29 to visiting Lafayette County of Higginsville and 9-0 March 30 at Warrensburg before sweeping visiting Clinton 9-0 March 31.
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS junior Josh Oldham returns a forehand shot in action last week at home. DUSTIN DANNER | Staff

Tigers above .500 in girls soccer

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers are above .500 again in varsity girls soccer. Tuesday’s 4-1 road win over Warrensburg put Excelsior Springs at 3-2 entering the Excelsior Springs Tournament, slated to begin Saturday.

Home Sweet Home

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers opened the varsity baseball season with a few additional home games, thanks in part to their new synthetic turf field. Originally, the Tigers were scheduled for a triangular hosted by Mexico, but they played the March 19 games in Excelsior Springs instead, falling to Mexico and Marshfield.
SENIOR KIAN DOLLINS looks in from his lead off of second base March 23 during Excelsior Springs’ 3-2 home win over Belton. DUSTIN DANNER | Staff

Three teams, three top-two finishes for Amigos FC

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Amigos FC, an area club soccer program, has more hardware for its trophy shelves. This winter, Amigos took three teams to Winter Magic, an indoor tournament held in January at multiple venues around the metro area.
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Excelsior Springs boys take third in golf opener

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BLUE SPRINGS – The Excelsior Springs varsity boys golf team negotiated rolling hills, wooded areas, sand traps and water hazards well enough to take third at the Oak Grove Invitational. “I am pleased with the way the boys played today,” coach David Stalder said.

Dolt helps Team Missouri win all-star wrestling dual

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KANSAS CITY – Technically, Ayden Dolt’s high school boys wrestling career did not end with his championship victory in February at the Class 2 state tournament in Columbia. Dolt, an Excelsior Springs senior, was selected to take part in the annual MO-KAN Metro Classic, held March 8 at Avila University, where he was matched up against Johnny Cash Thomas of Olathe South in the 152-pound weight class.
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