EXCELSIOR SPRINGS SPORTS NOTEBOOK
A win over Odessa in varsity boys basketball eluded Excelsior Springs this season.Excelsior Springs went 0-3 against the Bulldogs, losing twice to them during the regular season and once during the postseason. The third defeat occurred Tuesday in the Class 4 District 14 Tournament, hosted by Knob Noster.With their 56-42 defeat in the singleelimination tournament, the Tigers finished 4-23. They secured two of those four victories against Cameron. In addition, they defeated Kansas City East and DeLaSalle Charter, also a Kansas City-based school.THREEPEAT?Damon Ashworth is eyeing a third straight top-five finish at the NCAA Division II national men’s wrestling tournament.The Excelsior Springs graduate, now a redshirt senior at the University of Central Missouri, is set to compete at 184 at nationals, scheduled for March 13-14 in Sioux Falls, S.D. He secured his spot by placing second in his weight class at the Super...