Sports

Body With a 49-37 victory over Richmond Jan. 17, Excelsior Springs varsity girls basketball coach JD Biermann and his Tigers accomplished two feats: They took fifth place at the Lawson Invitational and they avenged an earlier loss to the Spartans.

Body Excelsior Springs nearly got its first win this season in varsity basketball during last week’s Lawson Invitational. After dropping their tournament opener 60-45 to eventual runner-up West Platte Jan.

Body The Excelsior Springs Youth Wrestling Club racked up the medals at its own annual tournament. The local club produced 13 champions and 16 second-place finishers at the competition, held Sunday at Excelsior Springs High School.

Body Cooper Collins, Owen Andreasen and Justin Wright each bested all challengers at the Excelsior Springs Tiger Classic. Collins, a junior, went 5-0 to win the 138-pound division at the Jan.

Body Winnetonka’s pressure defense proved too much for Excelsior Springs when the schools met recently in varsity boys basketball.

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Body to PRO 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. I need to learn more about wrestling.

Body Excelsior Springs varsity boys soccer coach Zac Ganzer will have some voids to fill in his program in about four months. In mid-May, Ganzer will lose seven seniors to graduation.

Body Excelsior Springs is still seeking its first victory of 2025 in varsity boys basketball – and for the season in general. The Tigers opened the new year Jan.

Body Jake Danneman can boast of producing an all-stater in his first season as Excelsior Springs varsity football coach. Recently, the Missouri State High School Football Coaches Association selected Justin Wright as a third team all-state defensive lineman.