Sports

to PRO High heat, drop kicks, random observations and points that amuse are all part of the wide, wide world of sports at the community and national levels. Some recent good news got me to thinking about pickleball again.

RETURN TO ’TONKA As has been the case for roughly a decade, Excelsior Springs will start its varsity boys soccer campaign with a tournament. Specifically, the Winnetonka Tournament.

Excelsior Springs varsity football coach Jake Danneman was impressed with how his Tigers concluded their series of June 7-on-7 scrimmage sessions at Kearney. “We had shown quite the improvement over the weeks on both sides of the ball,” Danneman stated Monday via email.

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Through some divine guidance, two 8-man youth football teams are forming in Orrick. Led by Drew Schoeneck, plans are underway to form one team for grades 3-4 and another for grades 5-6.

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I’ve got soccer on the brain again, thanks in part to a recent assignment. As you might recall, I covered a soccer camp in late May at Tiger Stadium.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS AND RICHMOND student-athletes compete in a passing drill during a joint summer football camp focused on fundamentals, teamwork and preseason preparation.