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MOBERLY – One big quarter propelled Excelsior Springs to victory Sept. 10 in the Tigers’ first game away from home.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers have won by a lot of runs lately in varsity softball. They have lost by a lot of runs, too.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers had a packed schedule their first week of the varsity girls tennis season. The group played four duals in five days.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers ran a shorter distance than usual to start the varsity cross country season. Competing against teams from Blue Springs South, Cameron, Fort Osage and Grain Valley, the Tigers ran Aug.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The action Sept. 3 at Tiger Stadium gave Excelsior Springs and Warrensburg fans plenty of reasons to cheer.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers cooled off Savannah on a hot night for football. On Aug.

CAMERON – The Tigers had to fight the elements when they played in the season-opening Cameron Softball Tournament, Excelsior Springs varsity coach Megan Rawie acknowledged. “This weekend definitely tested us with being in the heat for six-plus hours each day,” Rawie said.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Senior Mallory Millsap has two athletic passions: softball and basketball. Millsap has been a two-sport athlete since she began playing school sports in the Excelsior Springs School District.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Youth football is underway again in town. The Excelsior Springs Football Association is fielding four teams this season – a combination of second- and third-graders, a fourth-grade team, a fifthgrade team and a sixth-grade team.

KANSAS CITY – Excelsior Springs’ Aug. 20 preseason varsity football jamboree at St. Pius X High School in Kansas City gave coach Mark Faubion an idea of where his Tigers stand entering Friday’s season opener.