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ES girls hoopsters split MRVC West games to start 2021

3 years ago By Dustin Danner

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers started the 2021 half of their varsity girls basketball season by splitting two Missouri River Valley Conference West Division games last week. Excelsior Springs opened the new year with a 64-42 Jan.

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Dolt, Ashworth sweep weight classes at Tiger Classic

3 years ago By Dustin Danner

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Junior Ayden Dolt took care of business on Jan. 9, when Excelsior Springs hosted its annual Tiger Classic wrestling tournament.

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Male grapplers split triangular with Clinton, Harrisonville

3 years ago By Dustin Danner

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Before hosting their annual Tiger Classic (see related story), the Excelsior Springs boys wrestling team hosted another event. On Jan.

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ES girls avenge loss to Huskers

3 years ago By Dustin Danner

HIGGINSVILLE – The Tigers avenged a loss before their holiday break. On Dec.

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Virtual sports reporting has its perks – and its limits

3 years ago By Shawn Roney

For two weeks, I felt like small-town sports journalism’s version of Brian Wilson. Wilson, if you are unaware, has written and produced gorgeous pop music for roughly 60 years. Arguably, his best work has been with The Beach Boys, one of my favorite groups. As someone who pursues music as a side hustle, I have found his work inspirational.

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Bye bye 2020, come on 2021

3 years ago By Dustin Danner

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers have ended the 2020 portion of their varsity boys wrestling season on a high note. The grapplers finished the calendar year with two competitions – a Dec.

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ES boys fall to Cards in lone MRVC West Tourney tilt

3 years ago By Dustin Danner

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Varsity boys basketball coach Chad Wright and his Tigers program got off quarantine just in time to have one in-person practice before they had to play a round of the Missouri River Valley Conference West Tournament.

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ES girls drop two in shortened MRVC West Tournament

3 years ago By Dustin Danner

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The girls side of the Missouri River Valley Conference West Tournament had fewer issues than the boys side did. As a result, the Excelsior Springs girls got to play two tournament games – one more than their boys counterparts did.

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ES girls hoopsters weather adversity, take fifth at Husker Classic

3 years ago By Dustin Danner

HIGGINSVILLE – Excelsior Springs weathered its share of adversity en route to taking fifth place last week in the girls bracket at the Husker Classic on the Lafayette County C-1 campus. The Tigers headed into their first round of basketball against host school Lafayette County without head coach J.D.

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Williams’ absence felt in NY Jets’ rout by Seahawks

3 years ago By News Staff

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey – The New York Jets might be wishing they had not fired Excelsior Springs native Gregg Williams from their coaching staff. As multiple media outlets reported, the Jets sacked Williams on Dec.

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