Sports

Body ~ Landon Clark Excelsior Springs varsity baseball coach Aaron Holst and his boys got what they wanted: the top seed in the Class 4 District 13 Tournament.

Body At press time, Excelsior Springs had a chance to enter the girls soccer postseason sitting above .500. The Tigers were 7-7 entering their regular-season finale Thursday at Winnetonka in Kansas City.

Body Three Excelsior Springs varsity athletes left the Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference-Blue Division track and field meet as champions. Kinley Rogers led the Tigers by winning three events at the May 1 competition at Kearney High School.

Body A key defender of Excelsior Springs’ varsity boys soccer program plans to continue challenging attackers on the pitch after high school. Braedyn Sejkora, who’ll graduate Friday, has signed his letter of intent to play for Central Methodist University, a Fayette-based, NAIA school.

Body The Excelsior Springs Tigers are Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference-Blue Division boys tennis champions.

Body The Excelsior Springs varsity baseball team appears to have the inside track for getting the top seed in the Class 4 District 13 Tournament. The guys were 12-13 overall entering Thursday’s home meeting with Park Hill, a Class 6, Kansas City-based school.

Body Excelsior Springs has its second dual win this season in varsity boys tennis. And its third.

Body Excelsior Springs had an unexpectedly short week last week in track and field. The Tigers competed at one meet – the Nick Sloop Invitational, held April 22 at Lawson.

Body The quartet of seniors on Excelsior Springs’ varsity boys golf team left their home course as winners. On April 23, the Tigers finished their home schedule with a 12-stroke dual victory over Cameron.

Body The Orrick varsity boys track team achieved a longtime goal Monday at Sweet Springs: It won the I-70 Conference title. Orrick won the boys portion of the meet, hosted by St.