Sports

On Jan. 7, 14 schools tested their wrestling mettle at the Excelsior Springs Tiger Classic at the high school.

The Excelsior Springs High School girls wrestling program closed 2022 by doing something the program hadn’t done before: win a tournament title. Producing one champion, four runnersup, three third-place finishers, a fourthplace finisher and a fifth-place finisher, the Excelsior Springs girls claimed the team title at the Western Missouri Tournament, hosted Dec.

On Dec. 8, Excelsior Springs put the final touch on its historic varsity boys soccer season.

Excelsior Springs High School’s club bowling program found an extra reason to celebrate during the holiday season. On Dec.

Excelsior Springs is looking to get back into the win column in varsity girls basketball when 2023 begins. The Tigers, a Class 4 team, finished 2022 with back-to-back losses to larger schools.

Excelsior Springs broke even in varsity boys basketball at the Twelve Courts of Christmas, a holiday shootout featuring high school boys and girls programs from multiple states. On Dec.

On Dec. 15, Excelsior Springs formally ended its high school football season.

The Classified Employee of the Month and the Excelsior Springs High School Boys Soccer team were recognized during the December Excelsior Springs Board of Education meeting. Amber Mynatt, secretary at Cornerstone Elementary School, was recognized as the Classified Employee of the Month.

Excelsior Springs High School is sending another girls wrestler to the next level. Vada Burton, a senior, recently signed her letter of intent to study and wrestle at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.

The Excelsior Springs varsity boys basketball team ended last week’s Husker Classic on a winning note. After opening with a 70-33 loss Dec.