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Boys hoopsters continue pursuing first victory

Body Excelsior Springs continues to pursue its first win this season in varsity boys basketball. Following Tuesday’s home loss to Truman, an Independence-based school, the Tigers were 0-6 entering Thursday’s road meeting with Raytown South.
OWEN O’DELL (left), an Excelsior Springs sophomore, looks to dribble past Richmond’s Dryden Hendrix during the Husker Classic. SHAWN RONEY | Staff

Grapplers set to compete at LS tourney

Body The first tournament of the varsity boys wrestling season awaits Excelsior Springs coach Cody Beck and his Tigers. Excelsior Springs is scheduled to grapple this weekend at the Lee’s Summit Holiday Tournament.

ES girls go 0-3 at Husker Classic

Body Excelsior Springs varsity girls basketball coach JD Biermann and his Tigers were looking to reverse course Thursday. The girls were slated to face Van Horn that night.

Biermann tests skills at nationals

Body An Excelsior Springs High School senior has taken his golf game to the national level. That young man is Landon Biermann, who played at the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour 16-18 National Championships.

ES boys tumble to Lexington before first tourney of season

Body Excelsior Springs was still seeking its first win this season in varsity boys basketball entering Wednesday night’s meeting with Oak Grove. The Tigers were 0-3 as they prepared to face the Panthers in the Husker Classic, hosted by Lafayette County of Higginsville.

THESE TIGERS CAN’T BE TAMED

Body Turnovers hurt Excelsior Springs in its 61-37 seasonopening loss to Lafayette County of Higginsville in varsity girls basketball. Lafayette County’s three-point shooting and inside scoring didn’t help either.
KINLEY ROGERS (left), shown shooting last season amid traffic around the basket, has been a contributing scorer and rebounder for Excelsior Springs to start this varsity girls basketball season. DUSTIN DANNER | Staff

Varsity boys cagers tumble to East

Body For the first half, Excelsior Springs senior Jake Zapata and his fellow Tigers kept their varsity boys basketball season opener with Kansas City East close. The Bears, however, pulled away the second half, handing the Tigers a 58-37 defeat Nov.
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