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Body For much of their Dec. 6 meeting with Odessa, the Tigers seemed poised to get their first win of the varsity boys basketball season.

Body The Excelsior Springs girls wrestling team got to stay in its home gym last week. On Dec.

Body On Dec. 9, Excelsior Springs got back to .500 in varsity girls basketball.

Body Analese Happy started her high school wrestling career as a champion. The Excelsior Springs freshman took the 110-pound title at the Lathrop Girls Turkey Break Tournament, going 2-0 at the Nov.

Body Excelsior Springs is off to a near-perfect start in varsity boys wrestling – at least where duals are concerned. The Tigers were 3-1 in duals following Tuesday’s home quadrangular with Cameron, Maysville and Pleasant Hill.

Body Excelsior Springs opened the varsity girls basketball season a winner. And then, Excelsior Springs dropped its next two.

Body Excelsior Springs girls wrestling coach Scott Schwab probably won’t have to worry about having open weight classes this season. Schwab and his staff are working with 22 athletes – the largest turnout in girls program history.

Body Excelsior Springs coach Cody Beck and his Tigers have high expectations for this varsity boys wrestling season. Beck returns all but one grappler from last season’s lineup.

Body Excelsior Springs varsity girls basketball coach JD Biermann likes the work ethic he has seen from his Tigers leading into this season. That work ethic might have been fueled by the way the 2022-23 season ended.

Body Excelsior Springs will have a new look in varsity boys basketball, starting with its coach. Ian Burch takes the helm after spending four seasons as an assistant to Chad Wright, who resigned during the offseason and changed school districts.