In 2024, Excelsior Springs finished at .500 in varsity girls soccer.Coincidentally, the Tigers finished their first week of 2025 at .500.After edging Mid-Buchanan in a 5-3 extra-time shootout March 25, the Excelsior Springs girls tumbled to Smithville 9-1 March 27. Both games were at Tiger Stadium.Excelsior Springs rallied twice to force overtime against Mid-Buchanan. The Dragons took the opening lead in the eighth minute. Senior Ava Morton’s finish of a pass from first-year high schooler Reese Ryan made it 1-1 in the 26th minute.Mid-Buchanan went up 2-1 with a goal in the 54th minute. Ryan’s goal in the 78th minute tied it again and helped force overtime.After a goalless overtime, the Tigers outscored the Dragons 3-1 on shootout kicks. Senior Shelby Stodden, and sophomores Grace Carder and Emmalyn White provided Excelsior Springs’ shootout goals.Keepe...