Sports

Body Excelsior Springs volleyball coach Kathryn Partridge senses a hunger in her Tigers this season. Fueling that hunger is Excelsior Springs’ finish last season.

Body Reese Roberts looks to treasure the relationships she has built in athletics and academics during her final year at Excelsior Springs High School. “I have a lot of friends that are younger than me and I am really going to miss them when I graduate,” she said.

Body As another year of interscholastic athletics gets underway in the Excelsior Springs School District, it’s important to remind fans that student athletes need support from their homes and the stands.

Body The sophomore class might have an influence on how Excelsior Springs fares this school year in varsity girls sports. Willa Schreier, a two-sport athlete, is among those sophomores who might wield some influence, particularly in softball.

Body School hasn’t started at Excelsior Springs, but fall sports practices have.

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. When staffer and Excelsior Springs High School alumna Miranda Jamison (a.k.a., “MJ”) and I made a July 29 trek to St.

Body Football season is approaching in Excelsior Springs – and not just for the high school and middle school teams. The Excelsior Springs Football Association (ESFA) is assembling five teams this fall for grades 2-6.

Body Jake Zapata has two seasons left to achieve a goal that narrowly eluded him in his first two seasons of playing varsity boys soccer at Excelsior Springs High School.

Body Excelsior Springs student athletes and coaches are getting a breather of sorts this week.

Body Coach Kirk Thacker’s plans for starting Orrick’s final week of varsity 8-man football team camp Monday got changed. Normally, Thacker and his Bearcats hold camp sessions outside.