Sports

As Excelsior Springs senior Bailee Baxter will attest, there are many lessons to be learned from wrestling. Baxter is grateful for the lessons the sport has taught her.

Excelsior Springs ran into two hotshooting offenses last week in varsity boys basketball. First, the Excelsior Springs boys faced undefeated Winnetonka on Dec.

Last week, Excelsior Springs achieved something rarely seen in basketball: a shutout. The Tigers achieved that feat on Dec.

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 feel a sudden, strange urge to play Santa Claus to some folks in the sports community.

Excelsior Springs continues to rack up dual wins in varsity boys wrestling. The Tigers were 5-1 and had won four of their last five duals entering Wednesday’s home dual with Winnetonka, according to Missouri State High School Activities Association records.

For much of their Dec. 6 meeting with Odessa, the Tigers seemed poised to get their first win of the varsity boys basketball season.

The Excelsior Springs girls wrestling team got to stay in its home gym last week. On Dec.

On Dec. 9, Excelsior Springs got back to .500 in varsity girls basketball.

Analese Happy started her high school wrestling career as a champion. The Excelsior Springs freshman took the 110-pound title at the Lathrop Girls Turkey Break Tournament, going 2-0 at the Nov.

Excelsior Springs is off to a near-perfect start in varsity boys wrestling – at least where duals are concerned. The Tigers were 3-1 in duals following Tuesday’s home quadrangular with Cameron, Maysville and Pleasant Hill.