May 2022

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Enthusiastic participants make the Gatsby Day celebration in downtown Excelsior Springs happen, event organizer Crystal Keeton says. While poet Shannon Morgan shares her poem about a frog and a toad, Keeton surveys the Hall of Waters circle drive, where the day is centered.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The track and field teams logged some bus miles last week. Excelsior Springs competed in two road meets: the Nick Sloop Invitational April 25 at Lawson and the Platte County Invitational April 29 at Platte County.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers’ offense continued to roar last week in varsity baseball.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers had a nearly perfect week the last week of April in varsity boys tennis. Excelsior Springs went 3-1 in duals, scoring wins over Odessa and Clinton, both on April 26; and Odessa again on April 28.

LAS VEGAS – The Raiders just inked a deal with a former Excelsior Springs standout football player. Sam Webb, a 2016 graduate, signed as an undrafted free agent with the Raiders this weekend after the NFL Draft, held in Las Vegas, home to the Raiders since 2020.