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REPRIEVE FOR PIT BULLS?

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Residents might get to discuss eliminating the city’s ordinance on pit bulls with city leaders and each another. In his report during a Dec.

Burton takes 135 title at Steve Leslie Invitational

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PLEASANT HILL – The Tigers produced one champion, one runner-up, one third-place finisher and one fourthplace finisher in their first girls wrestling tournament this season. Junior Vada Burton pinned her way to the 135-pound title at the Steve Leslie Invitational Tournament, held Dec.

Two Tigers play all-star volleyball

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KANSAS CITY – The end of Excelsior Springs’ varsity volleyball season in October did not end the careers of seniors Kyli Crowley and Rylie Stottlemyre. Crowley and Stottlemyre were selected by the Greater Kansas City Volleyball Coaches Association to play for Team Missouri in the annual MO/KAN Small-Class All-Star match.
PHOTO COURTESY of Marcie Roberts EXCELSIOR SPRINGS volleyballers Rylie Stottlemyre and Kyli Crowley are among the participants in last month’s GKCVCA MO/KAN All-Star match.

Tigers start 1-3 in varsity girls hoops

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Putting together four good quarters was an issue for the Tigers the first four games of the varsity girls basketball season. The Tigers dropped three of their first four, falling to Lafayette County of Higginsville, Richmond and Oak Grove, and defeating Lexington.
DUSTIN DANNER | Staff EXCELSIOR SPRINGS sophomore Baylee O’Dell competes for a loose ball with Richmond senior Emmalea Kilpatrick during the Tigers’ Dec. 1 home loss.

Boys avenge loss to Dragons

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HIGGINSVILLE – The Tigers’ first win of this varsity boys basketball season came sooner than it did last season. And the 2019-2020 season.
DUSTIN DANNER | Staff JUNIOR RAKAI GANTT gets around a defender on his way to the bucket during Excelsior Springs’ Nov. 30 meeting with visiting Cameron.