May 2023

The Excelsior Standard, May 12, 2023 Patrick W. Coffman Feb.

The Excelsior Standard, May 12, 2023 Albert “Pete” Anderson, 87, of Excelsior Springs went home to be with the Lord on May 6, 2023. He was born on June 2, 1935, in Hardin to Charles and Frances Anderson.

The Excelsior Standard, May 12, 2023 Bob Hale Archie Henry “Bob” Hale, 97, of Excelsior Springs died May 7, 2023, at Liberty Hospital. A visitation was held 10-11 a.m.

The Excelsior Standard, May 12, 2023 Tom” Dixon Apr 25, 1945 - May 02, 2023 Thomas Maurer “Tom” Dixon died the night of May 2 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City from heart disease complications. He had just turned 78.

In June, the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame will induct another representative of Excelsior Springs High School. Shaun Marcum, a 2000 Excelsior Springs graduate, will be part of this year’s class.

Excelsior Springs nearly swept the varsity portion of the Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference-Blue Division boys golf tournament. A Tiger took the individual title at the May 2 competition at Excelsior Springs Golf Course, as Landon Biermann shot his way to victory with an 85.

Last week, the top two varsity girls soccer teams in the Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference-Blue Division beat on the door of Excelsior Springs. Those two teams not only beat on the door; they knocked it down.

The Excelsior Springs boys tennis program had two reasons to celebrate on May 1. First, the Tigers crushed visiting Ruskin 9-0 in Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference-Blue Division action.

On May 3, Braxton Moffett and Kinley Rogers left Raytown South High School as champions. The two Excelsior Springs student athletes won a title apiece at the Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference-Blue Division track and field championships.