Witt piles up the hits after All-Star break
Body
Bobby Witt Jr. continues to power Kansas City and keep the Royals in American League playoff contention with his bat.The young shortstop was leading the Royals with a .
Sports
Thacker, ’Cats all business at camp
Body
Orrick varsity 8-man football coach Kirk Thacker and his Bearcats had their game faces on for this week’s team camp. “We’re all business.
Building relationships draws Rogers to softball
Body
For Kayden Rogers, her favorite part of high school softball is building relationships. “I have enjoyed the lasting relationships and seeing my teammates succeed at ESHS,” said Rogers, who’ll be a junior this fall at Excelsior Springs.
Ice Crushers smash competition; nab NKCA tourney title
Body
A group of area 13-year-olds dominated their NKCA Baseball League competition this spring and summer.
Romazon ready to pitch again for ESHS softballers
Body
When Excelsior Springs begins varsity softball season in August, the Tigers will likely turn to Keira Romazon to pitch. Romazon, who’ll be a junior this fall, has pitched for Excelsior Springs the past two seasons.
McBee, O’Dell nab shooting sports honors
Body
Dantin McBee has a streak going at the Ray County Fair. McBee, who’ll start high school this fall at Excelsior Springs, received the Overall Best in Show Award for shooting sports July 13 at the fair.
KC sends four to MLB All-Star Game
Body
Salvador Perez is headed back to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
The veteran catcher will represent the Kansas City Royals in the annual ballgame, slated for July 16 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. It’ll be his ninth All-Star Game appearance.
Consider yourselves lucky, residents, athletes
Body
COMMENTARY The residents and student athletes of Excelsior Springs are lucky to have fantastic facilities available to them. Over the past several years, the school district has taken pride in building stateof- the-art fields, stadiums and courts.
Scoma seeks additional wrestling, baseball achievements
Body
Hunter Scoma wants to keep a few athletic streaks going when he resumes competing for Excelsior Springs High School in wrestling and baseball in a few months. As a wrestler, Scoma seeks to be a state qualifier for a third straight season.
Cyclones take second in back-to-back tourneys
Body
An Excelsior Springs-based summer softball team brought home the silver twice recently.
