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KEEP IT GOING Excelsior Springs was looking to extend a winning streak this week in varsity boys soccer. The Tigers had won two straight entering Wednesday’s home meeting with Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference-Blue Division and Missouri Highway 92 rival Kearney.

A red zone stand helped Excelsior Springs secure its first win of the varsity 11-man football season. As coach Jake Danneman recalled Monday, the Tigers led Raytown South 9-6 late in the fourth quarter, but the Cardinals were threatening to score.

On Oct. 4, Excelsior Springs completed a regular-season sweep in varsity softball – and had to settle for a regular-season split.

BE HOME SOON Excelsior Springs varsity softball coach Megan Gilbertson and her Tigers will soon be home for a while – for the most part. After four straight road games scheduled for this week, the girls will return to Miracle Field to host a tournament Saturday.

The sun literally shone on Alicja Jarosz for her last match of the Excelsior Springs Girls Tennis Invitational. Jarosz, an international exchange student at Excelsior Springs, rode those rays of sunshine to a 6-4 victory over Harrisonville’s Abbey Coffey for the No.

Excelsior Springs’ 56-6 Sept. 26 road loss to Smithville might not be the Tigers’ last meeting with Smithville in varsity 11-man football.

Excelsior Springs varsity volleyball coach Cindy Price and her Tigers broke even to start this week. After falling 3-2 Monday to Lawson, the girls swept Winnetonka Tuesday 3-0 to cap a three-match homestand that had begun Sept.

Lucas Walker is on a quest. The Orrick senior wants to break the school record for most tackles in a game, according Bearcats varsity 8-man football coach Matt O’Dell.

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Gabby Scrivener had what she considered an “O.K.ish day” when she helped represent Excelsior Springs Sept. 17 in varsity girls golf at the Richmond Invitational.