Sports

A new head coach is bringing years of experience to the Excelsior Springs boys basketball program as he prepares to guide the team into its next chapter.

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. It’s time to tweak a common metaphor among coaches and athletes: “This is a marathon, not a sprint.”

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In some ways, Orrick’s offensive and defensive systems have changed under new varsity 8-man football coach Aaron Rodenberg – and in other ways, not so much, according to soon-to-be senior Gage Tebbe.

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. I need to thank the “Tartan Army” again.

Ty Crowley was pleased with the grit he saw from his son Hunter July 11 at the Ray County Fair. Hunter Crowley, a soon-to-be high schooler at Excelsior Springs and a member of the Millville 4-H Club, competed that morning in trap shooting and archery on the county fairgrounds in Richmond.

Excelsior Springs won’t play in its home gym much for about the first three weeks of the varsity volleyball season. The volleyballers are scheduled to open Sept.

Cody Vaughn shares Coleman Weber’s opinion about the future of Excelsior Springs varsity baseball. Weber is head junior varsity coach and an assistant varsity coach.

to PRO The men’s World Cup has awakened the dreamer in me again. As I stated in this newspaper’s June 26 issue, I’ve been touched by the outpouring of love international soccer fans are showing for America while visiting here for the World Cup.

Editor’s Note: This is the first of a twopart series. Excelsior Springs’ Class 4 state championship run this spring in baseball is a hint of seasons to come, according to Coleman Weber.