Sports

Body The Excelsior Springs High School activities department jumped back into the swing of things this past Monday with the beginning of summer conditioning.

Body With youth sports returning to the Kansas City area, several Excelsior Springs athletes have started competing again.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS senior Ethan Day, this year’s Class 2 state boys runner-up in the 113-pound division, has signed a letter of intent to continue his education and wrestling career at the University of Rio Grande in Rio Grande, Ohio.

Body Time to dream again.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS senior Ryan Nedblake has signed a letter of intent to continue his education and baseball career at Ivy Tech Community College in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Nedblake plans to major in welding.

Body Reflecting on the first round of this year’s NFL draft, I take back everything negative I have ever said, written and/ or thought about the annual Academy Awards telecasts.

Body Maybe Patrick Mahomes II has caused me to mellow.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Senior student-athletes statewide have held out hopes that their final spring season of eligibility might be saved.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers will have a mixture of experience and youth this spring when, or if, they hit the track.

Body RICHMOND – The Missouri State High School Activities Association has limited what local prep sports coaches and athletes, including in Excelsior Springs and Richmond, can do while the spring sports season hangs in limbo.