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Body DUSTIN DANNER Sports Reporter To formally cap the boys tennis season, Excelsior Springs coach Richie Marsh and his Tigers celebrated with some barbecue.

Body Excelsior Springs’ track and field season is complete. The Tigers finished their season at Class 4 state competition, held May 26-27 at Jefferson City High School.

Body An Excelsior Springs basketball player is moving on to the collegiate level. Rakai Gantt, who graduated May 12 from Excelsior Springs High School, recently signed a letter of intent to play at McPherson (Kan.

Body At roughly 6:53 p.m. Tuesday, Excelsior Springs varsity baseball coach Aaron Holst and his Tigers knew they would play at least one more ballgame this season.

Body Gavin Wilmes and Dalton Layton will finish their respective high school track and field careers at a state meet. Wilmes and Layton, both of whom graduated recently from Excelsior Springs, will compete this weekend at Class 4 state competition at Jefferson City High School.

Body Another Excelsior Springs varsity girls soccer season is done. The season ended in the Class 2 District 8 Tournament, held recently in Cameron.

Body Jacob Schmidt and Landon Biermann would probably agree that conditions were hardly ideal when they represented Excelsior Springs at the Class 3 state boys golf tournament.

Body Excelsior Springs golf coach David Stalder got to see two of his Tigers qualify for state last week.

Body Excelsior Springs is a district baseball champion again. With their 3-2 win over Benton of St.

Body Last week, the Excelsior Springs varsity tennis season ended. But not before a Tiger had reached sectionals in singles.