BE HOME SOON

Excelsior Springs varsity softball coach Megan Gilbertson and her Tigers will soon be home for a while – for the most part.

After four straight road games scheduled for this week, the girls will return to Miracle Field to host a tournament Saturday. They’ll then play four of their last five regular-season games at home and host the Class 3 District 8 Tournament.

The softballers started their string of road games Monday by sweeping a Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference-Blue Division doubleheader with Winnetonka, 5-2, 13-0. The two victories put Excelsior Springs at 13-6 overall entering Tuesday’s divisional meeting with Kearney.

Excelsior Springs was slated to continue Blue Division play Wednesday at Grandview before hosting Saturday’s tournament.

SWEEPING

Excelsior Springs varsity volleyball coach Cindy Price and her girls have had their brooms out lately, figuratively speaking.

The girls had won three of their last four matches entering Tuesday’s home meeting with Raytown So…