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Thank-you’s abound at sports gala

2 years ago By News Staff

Body THE STANDARD STAFF For Excelsior Springs varsity baseball coach Aaron Holst, June 16 was a day to give thanks. That evening in the high school commons area, Holst, his Tigers and their families staged their end-of-season awards banquet.

KLAYTON GLASPY, shown pitching in a May home game, is among the Tigers honored during Excelsior Springs’ recent baseball banquet, held in the high school commons area. SHAWN RONEY | Staff

Webb, Raiders are going camping again

2 years ago By Sam Webb

Body Football training camp is approaching for Excelsior Springs High School graduate and his Las Vegas teammates. Las Vegas announced its training camp dates in a June 18 post on its website.

Bedford throws no-no; Glaspy tosses one-hitter

2 years ago By Dustin Danner

Body Kaelan Bedford quieted opposing bats when his summer baseball team asked him to pitch recently in the Perfect Game Midwest Regional World Series.

KAELAN BEDFORD delivers a strike en route to tossing a no-hitter for his summer baseball team June 20 at the Perfect Game World Series in Marion, Iowa. SHANNONO BEDFORD | Submitted

Knuckleheadz take fifth at Youth World Series

2 years ago By Dustin Danner

Body An Excelsior Springs-based baseball club recently brought home a fifth-place finish from the Lake of the Ozarks. The Knuckleheadz, coached by Stephen Crowley, received the honor in the 15/16-and-under division at the 2024 Youth World Series.

There’s more to coaching than knowing X’s and O’s

2 years ago By Commentary

Body There’s more to coaching than teaching an athlete about the finer points of a sport. Alas, not enough people outside of coaching realize that, particularly the parents of young athletes.

’Cats focus on ‘D’ at team camp

2 years ago By Shawn Roney

Body Orrick varsity 8-man football coach Kirk Thacker and his Bearcats are defense-oriented for this week’s team camp. The Bearcats are installing a new defense during camp, slated to conclude Friday, according to Thacker.

ASSISTANT COACH Chase Sims (right) explains defensive assignments and techniques during varsity 8-man football camp Monday at Orrick. SHAWN RONEY | Staff

Vols, Aggies square off for MCWS title

2 years ago By Dustin Danner Sports Writer

Body Two SEC schools will soon slug it out for the national title in NCAA Division I baseball. The University of Tennessee and Texas A & M University are slated to begin play in the best-of-three Men’s College World Series final Saturday at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb.

Year-round commitment is a necessity for students, schools

2 years ago By Commentary

Body The youth sports scene is nothing like it was a few decades ago. In Excelsior Springs and other American communities, we’ve reached the point where kids playing sports yearround is the norm, not the exception.

JAXTON GLASPY, shown pitching for his summer club team, the Old School Ducks, is among many Excelsior Springs High School athletes who are honing their skills during the high school offseason. DUSTIN DANNER | Correspondent

Harbison sees rapid improvement in ’Cats during summer training

2 years ago By Shawn Roney

Body Orrick varsity boys basketball coach Chris Harbison is seeing progress in his Bearcats’ basketball chops during their afternoon skill sessions in the Orrick High School gym. “We’re improving pretty quickly,” Harbison said after the program’s June 13 session.

Royals go 2-8; sit at third in division

2 years ago By Dustin Danner Sports Writer

Body Kansas City is slipping in the American League Central Division race. After running a close second to Cleveland for a stretch of the Major League Baseball regular season, the Royals were third in the division entering Thursday’s interdivisional road meeting with Oakland.

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