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McBee, O’Dell nab shooting sports honors

1 year ago By Shawn Roney

Dantin McBee has a streak going at the Ray County Fair. McBee, who’ll start high school this fall at Excelsior Springs, received the Overall Best in Show Award for shooting sports July 13 at the fair.

KC sends four to MLB All-Star Game

1 year ago By Dustin Danner

Salvador Perez is headed back to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

The veteran catcher will represent the Kansas City Royals in the annual ballgame, slated for July 16 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. It’ll be his ninth All-Star Game appearance.

Consider yourselves lucky, residents, athletes

1 year ago By Dustin Danner

COMMENTARY The residents and student athletes of Excelsior Springs are lucky to have fantastic facilities available to them. Over the past several years, the school district has taken pride in building stateof- the-art fields, stadiums and courts.

THANKS TO the school district, Excelsior Springs offers many excellent athletic facilities, including Tiger Stadium with its state-of-the-art scoreboard. DUSTIN DANNER | Staff

Scoma seeks additional wrestling, baseball achievements

1 year ago By Dustin Danner

Hunter Scoma wants to keep a few athletic streaks going when he resumes competing for Excelsior Springs High School in wrestling and baseball in a few months. As a wrestler, Scoma seeks to be a state qualifier for a third straight season.

HUNTER SCOMA, shown looking to make a throw, hopes to win one more district baseball title before graduating in 2025 from Excelsior Springs. DUSTIN DANNER | Staff

Cyclones take second in back-to-back tourneys

1 year ago By Dustin Danner

An Excelsior Springs-based summer softball team brought home the silver twice recently. The Cyclones, a group of mostly 16-year-olds whose core has played together since age 8, placed second at the 18A USSSA State Fastpitch Tournament, held June 21-23; and then at the Dust & Diamonds Tournament, a three-day tournament that wrapped Sunday.

MEET THE CYCLONES: Front row (from left), Kayden Rogers, Willa Schreier, Madi Cross, Kamryn Florea, Josie Casler; back row, Autumn Bridges, Avah Nigh, Alissa Frances, Allison Hochwender, Bella Loeffert, Keira Romazon. MISTY SMITH | Submitted

Crushers pile up runs en route to runner-up tournament finish

1 year ago By Dustin Danner

An Excelsior Springs summer league baseball team piled up the runs in taking second in its division at the USSSA A/AA State Championship Tournament. Averaging nearly nine runs per game, the 10-and-under Crushers went 4-2 during the June 21-23 tournament, held at the Capitol Federal Sports Complex in Liberty.

Coaches, parents should work together to help young athletes

1 year ago By Commentary

In sports, there are two types of parents. Some parents want their kids to just have fun.

Slumping Royals look to trim Guardians’ division lead

1 year ago By Dustin Danner

Kansas City has an opportunity to gain ground on Cleveland in the American League Central Division race as the week concludes.

The Royals began a four-game series with Cleveland Thursday night at Kauffman Stadium. The divisional series will conclude Sunday.

Thank-you’s abound at sports gala

1 year ago By News Staff

THE STANDARD STAFF For Excelsior Springs varsity baseball coach Aaron Holst, June 16 was a day to give thanks. That evening in the high school commons area, Holst, his Tigers and their families staged their end-of-season awards banquet.

KLAYTON GLASPY, shown pitching in a May home game, is among the Tigers honored during Excelsior Springs’ recent baseball banquet, held in the high school commons area. SHAWN RONEY | Staff

Webb, Raiders are going camping again

1 year ago By Sam Webb

Football training camp is approaching for Excelsior Springs High School graduate and his Las Vegas teammates. Las Vegas announced its training camp dates in a June 18 post on its website.

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