Sports

Marques Shouse outran the competition at the Nick Sloop Invitational. Shouse, a first-year high schooler at Excelsior Springs, won the boys 100-meter dash at the April 28 track and field meet at Lawson, finishing in 12.03 seconds.

is racking up the wins as her high school track and field career concludes. Fletcher, who graduates this month from Orrick, pulled off a hat trick at I-70 Conference competition May 3 in Higginsville, hosted by Sweet Springs.

Austin Collins’ high school boys tennis career might end the same weekend he’s scheduled to graduate from Excelsior Springs. Collins qualified for Class 1 state competition in singles by placing second in the singles and doubles portion of the Class 1 District 7 Tournament, held May 2 at Excelsior Springs.

Landon Biermann and his Excelsior Springs teammates were looking to keep their varsity boys golf season going Wednesday. The Tigers began their postseason that day by playing in the Class 3 District 4 Tournament at Shirkey Golf Course in Richmond, hoping to qualify for state.

MICAH DILLMAN Staff Reporter and SHAWN RONEY Sports Editor The Excelsior Springs varsity baseball team has Hunter Scoma back in the lineup as it prepares to make another deep postseason run. Scoma, who graduates this month, has been sidelined for much of the season because of an injury.

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High heat, drop kicks, random observations and points that amuse are all part of the wide, wide world of sports at the community and national levels. Spence Gibbs has gotten me to thinking.

CARROLLTON – Orrick senior Anela Fletcher was, admittedly, “a little surprised” at her finish in the girls long jump at the Bruce Finlayson Invitational. Fletcher’s best leap in the event at the April 25 varsity track and field competition at Carrollton was 4.7 meters.

Excelsior Springs is “trending in a good direction” in varsity baseball as April turns into May, according to coach Aaron Holst. Indeed, the Tigers were 14-8 overall and had won four straight entering this week.

Excelsior Springs varsity girls soccer coach Brett McKenzie and his Tigers were looking to get back above .500 this week. The girls were 6-6 entering Tuesday’s Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference-Blue Division road meeting with Grandview.