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Body Excelsior Springs got a taste of playing for a district title in varsity girls basketball last week. On March 1, the Tigers played St.

Body Alyssa Betts will soon head north. The Excelsior Springs senior recently signed her letter of intent to study and wrestle at Carthage College, an NCAA Division III program in Kenosha, Wis., with an undergraduate enrollment of 2,616 students.

Body Cooper Collins, Ryne Marcum and Wyett Shipman each came back with something from their recent trip to Columbia: a state wrestling medal.

Body Excelsior Springs’ latest varsity boys basketball season ended Tuesday. That night, the Tigers fell to Odessa at Oak Grove in the first round of Class 4 District 15 Tournament play.

Body Last week, two Excelsior Springs girls wrestlers got their first taste of state competition. Analese Happy, a first-year high schooler; and Adrien Crawley, a sophomore, competed at the Class 1 state girls tournament, held Feb.

Body Excelsior Springs was hoping to play for a district title this week in varsity girls basketball. As of this writing, the Tigers were scheduled to play Richmond Wednesday night at St.

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Body Five Excelsior Springs varsity boys wrestlers were looking to be standing on the awards podium at state competition this week. At press time, Wyett Shipman, Cooper Collins, Micah Danner, Ryne Marcum and Hunter Scoma were competing in the Class 2 state tournament.

Body Varsity basketball season is over at Orrick in one way — and it continues in another. Orrick’s varsity girls basketball season ended Monday with a 38-30 loss to Norborne in Class 1 District 13 Tournament play at Norborne.

Body Like other larger schools in Missouri, Excelsior Springs is about to go into survive-and-advance mode for varsity boys basketball. The Tigers wrapped their regular season this week with two games – Tuesday at Smithville and Wednesday at home against Oak Grove.