Sports

Body SMITHVILLE – Ethan Edwards led the way for the Tigers again at their most recent boys golf tournament. The Excelsior Springs senior placed fourth at the Oak Park Invitational, held April 11 at the Paradise Pointe Golf Complex, shooting an 81 for his 18-hole round.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers went 2-4 as they crammed six varsity baseball games into last week’s calendar. Excelsior Springs opened with an April 4 trip to Smithville, where the Tigers fell 7-3.

Body KEARNEY – When it came to the team standings, the Tigers were consistent April 8 at the Kearney Invitational, with the boys and girls teams both placing third. “We picked up 40 personal records on the day,” coach Jonah Albertson said.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Avory Moore is taking her softball game to the next level. The Excelsior Springs senior has signed a letter of intent to play at Park University, an NAIA program in Parkville.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Excelsior Springs boys netters slogged their way through last week’s cold and wind to split a pair of Missouri River Valley Conference West Division varsity dual tennis matches.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – A nearly perfect week last week put Excelsior Springs above .500 in varsity baseball. The local diamond boys went 4-1 at home, with wins over Harrisonville, Warrensburg, Grove, Oklahoma, and St.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Senior Ethan Edwards led Excelsior Springs on the links last week.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The first week of varsity boys tennis left Excelsior Springs looking to reach .500. The local netters went 1-2, falling 7-2 March 29 to visiting Lafayette County of Higginsville and 9-0 March 30 at Warrensburg before sweeping visiting Clinton 9-0 March 31.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers are above .500 again in varsity girls soccer. Tuesday’s 4-1 road win over Warrensburg put Excelsior Springs at 3-2 entering the Excelsior Springs Tournament, slated to begin Saturday.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers opened the varsity baseball season with a few additional home games, thanks in part to their new synthetic turf field.