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To borrow from an old hip hop song, all Justin Wright did was win at last week’s Odessa Bulldog Invitational. The Excelsior Springs junior won his three matches at the Jan.

Excelsior Springs has played its last tournament in varsity girls basketball – for the 2023-24 regular season, that is. The girls finished the tournament portion of their regular-season schedule last week with three games at the Richmond Winter Classic, going 1-2.

Excelsior Springs refused to be swept in varsity girls wrestling last week. Competing at a Jan.

On Jan. 19, a trio of Tigers returned to Excelsior Springs from Brookfield as champions.

Excelsior Springs opted to observe Senior Night for its boys basketball players a little early. The Tigers honored their seniors Jan.

Cooper Collins was perfect at the 52nd annual Plate County Invitational – at least where his win-loss record was concerned. The Excelsior Springs sophomore went 8-0 for the Jan. 19-20 wrestling tournament, including six wins by fall, and was the champion for the 120-pound division. His championship helped the Tigers take fifth among 16 schools with 250 points. Hannibal took the team title with 366.5 points.

Excelsior Springs couldn’t overcome a 29-point first quarter by Winnetonka on Jan. 11, when the Tigers fell to the Griffins 77-59 in varsity girls basketball.