Sports

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 thank the “Tartan Army” again.

Body Ty Crowley was pleased with the grit he saw from his son Hunter July 11 at the Ray County Fair.

Body Excelsior Springs won’t play in its home gym much for about the first three weeks of the varsity volleyball season. The volleyballers are scheduled to open Sept.

Body Cody Vaughn shares Coleman Weber’s opinion about the future of Excelsior Springs varsity baseball. Weber is head junior varsity coach and an assistant varsity coach.

Body to PRO The men’s World Cup has awakened the dreamer in me again. As I stated in this newspaper’s June 26 issue, I’ve been touched by the outpouring of love international soccer fans are showing for America while visiting here for the World Cup.

Body Editor’s Note: This is the first of a twopart series. Excelsior Springs’ Class 4 state championship run this spring in baseball is a hint of seasons to come, according to Coleman Weber.

Body ‘A GOOD CHALLENGE’ Excelsior Springs will be given “a good challenge” next season in varsity baseball, interim coach Cody Vaughn predicted June 22.

Body Aiden O’Dell and Dantin McBee are back playing tennis again. Following the end of the Excelsior Springs high school boys tennis season, O’Dell and McBee each took a break from the sport, they said.

Body Metropolitan Community College (MCC)-Maple Woods might have three members of Excelsior Springs’ 2026 Class 4 state championship baseball team on its roster next season.

Body I’m not as apathetic as I thought. The “Tartan Army” has convinced me of that.