Sports

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – On Oct. 5, more than 150 varsity runners took on portions of the back nine of the Excelsior Springs Golf Course as the Tigers hosted their annual invitational cross country meet.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers continued to light up the scoreboard the last week of the varsity softball regular season. After a 10-game slump that included four losses by shutout, the Tigers closed regular-season play by winning four of their last six and outscoring their opponents 55-37, averaging 10.2 runs per game.

PECULIAR – More than 50 schools and nearly 600 varsity runners made the Oct. 2 trek to Peculiar to compete in the Kansas City Metro Cross Country Invitational, hosted by Raymore-Peculiar, including runners from Excelsior Springs.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The roars from Tiger Stadium will likely be louder than usual Friday night. One reason is because it is homecoming week.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers’ 10-game losing streak in varsity softball ended in dramatic fashion last week. With the score 2-2 in the bottom of the seventh inning against Notre Dame de Sion, junior catcher Daelyn Williams bounced a two-out, bases-loaded single off the fence to drive in the winning run of the Sept.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The varsity girls tennis team has been on the courts often the past few weeks. Excelsior Springs’ schedule has included conference play, tournament action and individual district play.

OAK GROVE – Excelsior Springs is back in the winning column in varsity volleyball. With a 3-1 win Tuesday night at Oak Grove, the ladies snapped a six-match winless streak.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Creating memories and living out dreams through playing sports drive many high school athletes. Excelsior Springs senior Ethan Edwards is one such athlete.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers have gotten hot in varsity boys soccer the past few weeks and show no signs of cooling off. With wins over Knob Noster, Truman and Benton of St.

COLUMBIA – The Excelsior Springs cross country teams got a preview of the state course Sept. 25, when they took their annual trip to Columbia to compete in the Gans Creek Classic Invitational.