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Tigers fall to Smithville in district finals

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SMITHVILLE – The Tigers’ 52- 10 season-ending loss to undefeated, top-ranked Smithville did not change Excelsior Springs varsity football coach Mark Faubion’s opinion of his team’s season. “The season has still been a special one, regardless of what happened here tonight,” Faubion said.
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS senior kick returner Dacey Hall, No. 19, breaks down and looks for a hole to run through during the Tigers’ 52-10 Nov. 12 road loss to Smithville in the Class 4 District 8 title game. DUSTIN DANNER | Staff

DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

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ODESSA – The Tigers proved the Excelsior Springs varsity boys soccer coaching staff correct when they faced Marshall Nov. 4 at Odessa for the Class 2 District 6 championship.
THE EXCELSIOR SPRINGS varsity boys soccer team basks in the glow of winning the Class 2 District 6 Tournament title for the program’s first district championshp since 2015. DUSTIN DANNER | Staff

Two Tigers make top 100 at state

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COLUMBIA – Seniors Jacey Brewer and Tyler Rumore placed among the top 100 for Excelsior Springs at Class 4 state cross country competition. Brewer placed 97th in the girls competition, running the 3.1-mile, or 5-kilometer, race Nov.

Excelsior Springs cross country program sends five to state

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LEE’S SUMMIT – Five Excelsior Springs cross country runners are slated for a weekend road trip to Columbia. Jacey Brewer, Macey Chaney, Mason Wartner, Tyler Rumore and Gavin Wilmes qualified for Class 4 state competition, slated for Friday at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course.

DOWN TO THE WIRE

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PLEASANT HILL – At halftime, the Oct. 22 meeting between Excelsior Springs and Pleasant Hill was a blowout.
AMANI ROBINSON, No. 24, explodes for a long return of a field goal blocked by Lukas Shelton during the first half of Excelsior Springs’ Oct. 22 road meeting with Pleasant Hill. The Tigers build a seemingly comfortable halftime lead, but they have to make a fourth-quarter stand for a 41-40 victory. DUSTIN DANNER | Staff
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