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Some local wrestlers will test themselves this weekend against the state’s elite youth grapplers. Representing the Excelsior Springs Youth Wrestling Club (ESYWC), the youngsters will compete at the Missouri USA State Championship, slated to begin Friday for the girls and Saturday for the boys.

Excelsior Springs varsity girls basketball coach JD Biermann and his Tigers might be playing for a district title this weekend.

The varsity basketball season is over for Excelsior Springs. The Tigers’ season ended with a loss Monday in the first round of districts.

saw progress in his Bearcats in his second season as Orrick’s varsity girls basketball coach. “I think this year we took another step in the process,” Kinder opined Sunday via email.

Seniors Justin Wright and Ryne Marcum did not leave their final high school wrestling tournament empty handed. Wright and Marcum each took third at Class 2 state competition, held Feb.

Lilly Goetz nearly brought home a state medal to cap her first season of high school girls wrestling. Participating in the Class 1 state tournament, held Feb.

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. The Greater Kansas City area needs more affordable mass transportation options, especially in its smaller towns and counties.

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I must’ve gone stir crazy.That’s the only way I can explain some of my behavior during the most recent winter storm.

As of this writing, a second state high school title in three seasons was in reach for Cooper Collins, even if an undefeated season no longer was.