In late May, Excelsior Springs put a formal finishing touch on its varsity girls soccer season with an end-of-season banquet at the high school. The event came less than two weeks after Excelsior Springs’ final game – an 8-0 loss to St. Pius X of Kansas City on May 17 at Dave Goodwin Field in Cameron in the Class 2 District 8 Tournament. It was the final game for Zac Ganzer as the team’s head coach. Days later, he announced his resignation on social media. The Excelsior Springs girls finished 11-9 in Ganzer’s final season with them. Abby Rash helped the Tigers secure their winning record by leading them with 26 goals, followed by Bailey Carder with 17 goals. Other goal-scorers were Lauren Mueller, Ava Morton and Shelby Stodden with two apiece. Khilee Costello and Neveah Happy each scored one goal. With their 51 total goals, the Tigers averaged 2.5 goals per game. Carder led the...