Crushers pile up runs en route to runner-up tournament finish
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An Excelsior Springs summer league baseball team piled up the runs in taking second in its division at the USSSA A/AA State Championship Tournament.
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Coaches, parents should work together to help young athletes
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In sports, there are two types of parents. Some parents want their kids to just have fun.
Slumping Royals look to trim Guardians’ division lead
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Kansas City has an opportunity to gain ground on Cleveland in the American League Central Division race as the week concludes.
The Royals began a four-game series with Cleveland Thursday night at Kauffman Stadium. The divisional series will conclude Sunday.
Thank-you’s abound at sports gala
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THE STANDARD STAFF For Excelsior Springs varsity baseball coach Aaron Holst, June 16 was a day to give thanks. That evening in the high school commons area, Holst, his Tigers and their families staged their end-of-season awards banquet.
Webb, Raiders are going camping again
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Football training camp is approaching for Excelsior Springs High School graduate and his Las Vegas teammates. Las Vegas announced its training camp dates in a June 18 post on its website.
Bedford throws no-no; Glaspy tosses one-hitter
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Kaelan Bedford quieted opposing bats when his summer baseball team asked him to pitch recently in the Perfect Game Midwest Regional World Series.
Knuckleheadz take fifth at Youth World Series
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An Excelsior Springs-based baseball club recently brought home a fifth-place finish from the Lake of the Ozarks. The Knuckleheadz, coached by Stephen Crowley, received the honor in the 15/16-and-under division at the 2024 Youth World Series.
There’s more to coaching than knowing X’s and O’s
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There’s more to coaching than teaching an athlete about the finer points of a sport. Alas, not enough people outside of coaching realize that, particularly the parents of young athletes.
’Cats focus on ‘D’ at team camp
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Orrick varsity 8-man football coach Kirk Thacker and his Bearcats are defense-oriented for this week’s team camp. The Bearcats are installing a new defense during camp, slated to conclude Friday, according to Thacker.
Vols, Aggies square off for MCWS title
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Two SEC schools will soon slug it out for the national title in NCAA Division I baseball.
The University of Tennessee and Texas A & M University are slated to begin play in the best-of-three Men’s College World Series final Saturday at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb.