Sports

Excelsior Springs is no longer undefeated this season in varsity boys soccer. The Tigers experienced their first loss Sept.

Excelsior Springs placed three cross country runners in the top 10 in varsity races Sept. 12 at the Marshall Invitational.

Chunk plays hurt Excelsior Springs in its 38-0 loss to North Kansas City Sept. 13 at Tiger Stadium, coach Jake Danneman acknowledged.

Excelsior Springs varsity volleyball coach Cindy Price and her Tigers have their first match victory this season. They got it during tournament play Sept.

The Excelsior Springs varsity girls tennis team has found a groove, according to coach Richie Marsh. “These girls are playing good tennis right now and it is showing up each night,” Marsh said.

Chase Sims had what he called “a pretty special moment” on Sept. 13.

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A change in approach was key to Excelsior Springs’ 14-7 Sept. 6 road win over Winnetonka in varsity 11-man football, according to Jake Danneman, the program’s new coach.

For the first time since 2015, Excelsior Springs has a winning record through four duals in varsity girls tennis. As of this writing, the Tigers were 3-1 with two duals pending this week – Wednesday at Belton and Thursday against visiting Lexington.

Excelsior Springs High School graduate got to suit for an NFL game again. As was reported recently on Raiders Wire, a USA Today webpage that reports on news about the Las Vegas Raiders, Webb was moved from the Raiders’ practice squad to their active roster for their season opener Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium.