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Excelsior Springs came up short in a seesaw Jan. 11 girls wrestling dual with visiting Kearney.

Kearney spoiled Excelsior Springs’ hopes of a Senior Night victory when the schools met Jan. 11.

More often than not, Excelsior Springs found itself on the losing side of doubledigit varsity girls basketball games last week. The girls went 1-3, falling to Platte County 81-14, edging Ewing Marion Kauffman 52-50, falling to Winnetonka 51-40 and then falling to 50-27 to Plattsburg.

Last week, Excelsior Springs served up two home games for varsity boys basketball fans. One was a thriller.

Lauren Park and Bailee Baxter couldn’t be defeated when they wrestled for Excelsior Springs High School Jan. 6 at the Kearney Varsity Girls Tournament.

Excelsior Springs used a commanding first half to open 2023 victoriously in varsity girls basketball. Sparked by a 27-4 half, the Tigers crushed Kansas City-based based Southeast 46-10 Jan.

The Tigers are still seeking their first victory of 2023 in varsity boys basketball. They opened the new year Jan.

An Excelsior Springs High School alumnus has finished his first season in the NFL. a 2016 graduate who also played NCAA Division II football at Missouri Western State University in St.

On Jan. 7, 14 schools tested their wrestling mettle at the Excelsior Springs Tiger Classic at the high school.

The Excelsior Springs High School girls wrestling program closed 2022 by doing something the program hadn’t done before: win a tournament title. Producing one champion, four runnersup, three third-place finishers, a fourthplace finisher and a fifth-place finisher, the Excelsior Springs girls claimed the team title at the Western Missouri Tournament, hosted Dec.