Sports

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Over the past two weeks, the Excelsior Springs cross country programs have prepped for the postseason. And the postseason is almost here.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Student-athletes play sports for various reasons. Building a tight-knit brotherhood is one of them.

SMITHVILLE – Districts are a part of the high school sports season when some teams move on and others go home. In softball, Excelsior Springs moved on for one game of the Class 4 District 8 Tournament.

NEW BLOOMFIELD – Often, when a high school athlete returns to a state tournament, the goal is to place better than the previous year. Such was the case for Excelsior Springs senior Hope Chappel.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers are trying to work through a losing streak in varsity volleyball. Through Tuesday, Excelsior Springs had lost seven straight matches – sixth of them against opponents in the loaded Missouri River Valley Conference West Division.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – On Oct. 16, Odessa entered Tiger Stadium with a 26- game winning streak in varsity football.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Coach Zac Ganzer and his Excelsior Springs varsity boys soccer team are going through a streak they probably would like to end. Through Tuesday, the Tigers were on an eight-game losing streak.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Much of Excelsior Springs’ football history is tied to Roosevelt Field. After having been abandoned for several years, it appears the field is part of the town’s football history again.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – When it comes to district golf, the key is to play one round that is good enough to make the state tournament. On Monday, Hope Chappel played a round that was good enough.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers got a sneak peek at the cross country course they hope to run in a few weeks in state competition. They did so by running Sept.