Sports

Excelsior Springs has a new head varsity football coach. Per school board approval, as recommended by activities director Eric Marshall, Jake Danneman was recently named to succeed Mark Faubion.

Two young Excelsior Springs wrestlers brought back medals from their trip last week to Springfield. Representing the Excelsior Springs Youth Wrestling Club, Celvin Holsey and Zane Pyzer finished third and fifth, respectively, at the Missouri USA Wrestling state folkstyle tournament.

On Sunday, Excelsior Springs varsity basketball coach Ian Burch honored his Tigers for their hard work this season. That night in the high school commons, Burch handed out awards during the team’s end-of-season banquet.

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On Feb. 27, Odessa completed a trifecta against Excelsior Springs in varsity boys basketball.

Excelsior Springs got a taste of playing for a district title in varsity girls basketball last week. On March 1, the Tigers played St.

Alyssa Betts will soon head north. The Excelsior Springs senior recently signed her letter of intent to study and wrestle at Carthage College, an NCAA Division III program in Kenosha, Wis., with an undergraduate enrollment of 2,616 students.

Cooper Collins, Ryne Marcum and Wyett Shipman each came back with something from their recent trip to Columbia: a state wrestling medal. Representing Excelsior Springs, Marcum and Collins both placed fourth, and Shipman took fifth at the Class 2 boys state high school tournament, held Feb.

Excelsior Springs’ latest varsity boys basketball season ended Tuesday. That night, the Tigers fell to Odessa at Oak Grove in the first round of Class 4 District 15 Tournament play.

Last week, two Excelsior Springs girls wrestlers got their first taste of state competition. Analese Happy, a first-year high schooler; and Adrien Crawley, a sophomore, competed at the Class 1 state girls tournament, held Feb.