August 2021

Veterans, newcomers fill up ES boys soccer roster

4 years ago By Dustin Danner

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Varsity soccer coach Zac Ganzer has a mix of veterans and newcomers this boys soccer season. The Tigers return eight players who saw significant minutes last season.

GOALKEEPER BRAXTON MOFFETT is back in the Excelsior Springs varsity boys soccer lineup this fall. DUSTIN DANNER | Staff

Golfers prepare for season on Excelsior Springs’ links

4 years ago By Dustin Danner

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – One thing that will help prepare the Excelsior Springs girls golf program for the competition the Tigers will see this fall is the course they practice on every day. “Our girls have an advantage because we have one of the most difficult courses around,” coach David Stalder said.

SENIOR KAILEY SEJKORA looks to improve upon last season. DUSTIN DANNER | Staff

Volleyballers look to stay healthy, improve from 2020

4 years ago By Dustin Danner

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – In a COVID world, keeping the Tigers healthy could be the biggest challenge they face this volleyball season, coach Kathryn Beile acknowledged. “Just because it is a new year doesn’t mean the precedent rules from last year are not still in play, and my hope is to keep the team as healthy (as possible) as we undergo the new school year,” Beile said.

SENIOR KYLI CROWLEY works on passing drills with Excelsior Springs varsity coach Kathryn Beile. DUSTIN DANNER | Staff

Varsity softballers work to mesh quickly

4 years ago By Dustin Danner

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Varsity softball coach Megan Rawie expects her Tigers to find a groove quickly, a must during a high school season. “Building chemistry the first few weeks of practice, (as) opposed to waiting until mid-season, will be a challenge for us, since the season goes so quickly,” Rawie said.

JORDYN PEKAREK makes a running catch. DUSTIN DANNER | Staff

Sports-related wisdom may come with age

4 years ago By News Staff

When it comes to my life, Oscar Wilde is usually correct. Wilde, you might remember from your high school or college literature classes, was a 19th-century writer – specifically, a playwright and novelist – and a controversial figure in his day.

COVERING FALL SPORTS practices can sometimes give an aging sportswriter and columnist cause for contemplation and even cause said sportswriter and columnist to gain wisdom. SHAWN RONEY | Staff

Census shows decennial declines, growth

4 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

RICHMOND – There is plenty to unpack regarding the release of U.S. Census Bureau numbers, including… • If the numbers are accurate, then Excelsior Springs’ population fell quickly and dramatically, but there are reasons for doubt; • Richmond’s population cleared the 6,000 hurdle; • Clay County gained more people in the past decade than the entire population of neighboring Ray County; and • Ray County lost population.

Kenneth Wayne Snelling

4 years ago By News Staff

Kenneth Wayne Snelling, 95, of Excelsior Springs, passed away on Wednesday Aug. 18, 2021, at Liberty Hospital.

He was born on Sunday, July 18, 1926, in Tindall, Missouri, the son of the late Sylvester and the late Dortha (née Roop) Snelling.

Geri Lee Clevenger

4 years ago By News Staff

Excelsior Springs, Missouri -Geri Lee Clevenger, 88, passed away on August 17, 2021. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, visitation at 1:00 PM Monday, August 23, 2021 at Pisgah Baptist Church, Excelsior Springs, Mo

Geri Clevenger was born May 30, 1933 to Raymond and Gladys Fisher in Kansas City Ks. She married C.W. Clevenger in Excelsior Springs, Mo on Sept. 30, They resided in Excelsior Springs.

Danny Lee Russell

4 years ago By News Staff

Danny Lee Russell passed away on Aug. 11, 2021. He was born on Aug. 5, 1946, to Howard and Wanda (Pierson) Russell in Excelsior Springs. Danny worked for Gilmour Manufacturing Company, formerly Avsco, for 39 years, retiring in 2008. He enjoyed gardening, family time, and going to the lake. 

Steven Wayne Carder

4 years ago By News Staff

Steven Wayne Carder, 58, of Kansas City, passed away peacefully on Tuesday Aug. 17, 2021, at North Kansas City Hospital with family near. 

He was an Excelsior Springs High School Alumni graduating in 1982.

He leaves behind a daughter, Caitlin Krenke; son-in-law Forrest Krenke; two granddaughters, Averie, 6, and Paislee, 2; sister, Shelly Carder Griggs; and brother-in-law, James Griggs.