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Body Like their varsity boys basketball counterparts, the Excelsior Springs girls have wrapped their regular season and are readying for postseason play.

Body An Excelsior Springs four-year letterwinner is heading to college to continue her softball career and education. Bailey Carder recently confirmed she’ll attend Kansas City, Kan.

Body Annalese Happy and Adrien Crawley have more matches to wrestle this season for Excelsior Springs. Happy, a first-year high schooler; and Crawley, a sophomore, will represent the Tigers at Class 1 state competition, scheduled for Feb.

Body Excelsior Springs looks to send some boys wrestlers to state competition again. The Tigers will pursue that goal this weekend, when they host the Class 2 District 4 Tournament.

Body Excelsior Springs ran into two hotshooting teams last week in varsity girls basketball. First, the Tigers met Kearney Feb.

Body The Excelsior Springs varsity boys hoopsters ran into teams with high-octane offenses last week, just as their varsity girls basketball counterparts did (see related story).

Body LATHROP – On Feb. 3, eight Excelsior Springs boys wrestlers who had battled injuries or illness this season opted to get in some mat time by competing at the Lathrop Invitational.

Body Once again, Excelsior Springs played three varsity boys basketball games in one week. Once again, the Tigers dropped three varsity boys basketball games in one week.

Body The Excelsior Springs girls wrestling program has turned its focus to the postseason. The girls finished their regular-season schedule last week, defeating Raytown South 54-22 Jan.

Body Excelsior Springs got back in the win column last week in varsity girls basketball. After dropping their last two games of the Richmond Winter Classic and falling 48-35 Jan.