Sports

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers are off to a winning start in 2022 in varsity girls basketball. After dropping its last two games of 2021, Excelsior Springs won two of its first three to start the new year.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Four individuals and four teams will enter the ESHS Athletic Hall of Fame this year. The inductees were announced over the holiday break.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Multiple Tigers received postseason football awards. Juniors Ryan Gluhm and Tyson Solberg led the way as third-team all-state picks in Class 4, as named in December by the Missouri Football Coaches Association.

Body GLADSTONE – One of Excelsior Springs’ club bowling teams was nearly perfect when the Tigers opened their season in a tournament Dec. 19 at Gladstone Bowl.

Body KANSAS CITY – Sparked by two individual titles, the Tigers rang out 2021 with a runner-up finish in the team standings of the Center Girls Western Missouri Tournament Dec. 22 at Center High School.

Body CLINTON – The opening round of the girls portion of the Missouri River Valley Conference Tournament was a tale of two halves for the Tigers. The Tigers scored the first bucket in their 47-25 Dec.

Body KANSAS CITY – Win No. 2 of the season eluded the Excelsior Springs varsity boys when they played in the Missouri River Valley Conference Tournament.

Body HIGGINSVILLE – For the second straight season, the Excelsior Springs varsity girls basketball team took fifth at the Husker Classic. And for the second straight season, the Tigers edged a familiar foe to win the fifth-place game: Richmond.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – On Dec. 10, the high school gym was packed, as 19 schools competed in the Excelsior Springs Girls Tournament.

Body HIGGINSVILLE – Coming off a 59-54 win over Cameron Dec. 7 at Lafayette County of Higginsville in the Husker Classic, the Tigers were looking to find a way to put two wins together in varsity boys basketball.