Sports

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Local bowlers rolled their way to third place in mid-March, when the Excelsior Springs High School bowling club hosted a Show Me Bowling High School League competition at Tiger Bowl.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – A crop of 88 athletes are out for track and field at Excelsior Springs High School. And they, along with coach Jonah Albertson, have set the bar high for this season.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Baseball fans will see a new turf when they see the Tigers play their home games this season. They will see many familiar faces, however, on that new field.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers have a few expectations of themselves this varsity golf season, coach David Stalder said. “We feel as if we should have some successes and compete for (our) conference title,” he said.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers are taking a defensive approach this season in varsity girls soccer. “We will be a team that comes out with guts and intensity,” coach Zac Ganzer said.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – A juniorladen crew will hit the courts this spring for the Tigers in varsity boys tennis. Excelsior Springs returns four juniors from last season: Joshua Oldham, Carter Pitts, Colby Mueller and Lee Mueller.

OAK GROVE – This season, Excelsior Springs did something the Tigers had not done since 2017: They won a district boys basketball game. Excelsior Springs ended the drought Feb.

WORTHINGTON, Minnesota – An Excelsior Springs High School graduate continues to experience success as a wrestler in junior college. Damon Ashworth, who graduated in 2021, just finished his freshman season at Minnesota West Community and Technical College as a juco All-American.

OAK GROVE – The Tigers were one and done in the postseason in girls basketball. Excelsior Springs’ season ended Feb.

LEE’S SUMMIT – Excelsior Springs rolled its way to a tie for second place in February in a club bowling tournament at Summit Lanes in Lee’s Summit. The Tigers rolled a 289 in their first game, then followed that with a 231.