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Body On Jan. 11, the Excelsior Springs girls got to test themselves.

Body Excelsior Springs came within 4.5 points of finishing second at its own boys wrestling tournament – and within 46.5 points of winning it. Led by three individual champions, Excelsior Springs tallied 143 points and placed third at the Tiger Classic.

Body At press time, Excelsior Springs was seeking its first dual win of 2024 in girls wrestling. The Tigers opened the new year with a 54-24 loss Jan.

Body Excelsior Springs has its first win of the varsity boys basketball season. That victory came on Jan.

Body From a scoring standpoint, the Excelsior Springs varsity girls basketball team outdid itself on Jan. 4.

Body Excelsior Springs can lay claim to having one of the state’s top-tier high school cheerleading squads. On Dec.

Body About midway through the fourth quarter, some of those fans watching Orrick face Norborne Jan. 5 in varsity boys basketball might have been expecting a nail-biting finish.

Body Excelsior Springs capped the 2023 portion of its girls wrestling schedule by bringing home a fistful of medals. The Tigers rang out the old year by competing at the Western Missouri Wrestling Tournament, held Dec.

Body Excelsior Springs looks to end a twogame losing skid in varsity girls basketball as 2024 gets going. The Tigers finished 2023 with backto- back losses: a 45-43 heartbreaker Dec.