Sports

Four Excelsior Springs boys wrestlers were hoping to have state medals before this week was over. Ryne Marcum, Cooper Collins, Hunter Scoma and Micah Danner competed in Class 2 state competition, which was slated to begin Wednesday and conclude Thursday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.

The Excelsior Springs High School club bowling team is sending its first team member to compete in college. Joshua Oldham recently signed his letter of intent to bowl and study at Avila University in Kansas City.

Excelsior Springs was looking to end a losing streak in varsity boys basketball as the regular season was ending. The Tigers had lost six straight entering Wednesday night’s regular-season finale at Oak Grove.

Excelsior Springs senior Vada Burton is returning to Columbia. By placing second in the 130-pound division at the Class 1 District 4 Tournament, held Feb.

Another Excelsior Springs football player is taking his game beyond high school. Senior offensive/defensive lineman Lance Bown recently signed his letter to play at Evangel University, an NAIA program, in Springfield, where he plans to major in psychology before moving on to police academy training.

Orrick can finally focus on the postseason in boys and girls basketball. The Bearcats finished regular-season play Tuesday night by hosting Concordia for Senior Night.

Like their varsity girls basketball counterparts, the Excelsior Springs varsity boys continue to fight to break a losing skid. The Tigers had dropped four straight and six of their last seven entering Friday night’s road meeting with Grandview.

Chance Moreland will continue playing football after high school. But he won’t play the same position he played in high school.

Wins continue to elude Excelsior Springs in varsity girls basketball. The Tigers had lost nine straight entering Thursday night’s Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference-Blue Division road meeting with Grandview.

When the Tigers stepped outside the Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference-Blue Division last week in varsity boys basketball, they won. When they played inside their division, they didn’t.