Glen W. “Dub” Goodwin
Graveside services for Glen W. “Dub” Goodwin, who passed away April 7, 2020, will be held Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, at the Philadelphia Cemetery in Philadelphia, Mo. at 2 p.m. Pastor Dewayne Larenson will be officiating. CDC guidelines will be followed.
Read MorePanthers roll through Cougars 47-6
by Mark Cheffey The PHS varsity football got its offense rolling again for a 47-6 win at home over Highland Friday. A week after slipping by Clark County 15-14, the Panthers (7-0) got four touchdowns from Hayes Miller while quarterback Brody Lehenbauer threw five scoring passes and ran for another to go to 4-0 in…
Read MoreLady Panthers heads into wide open district tourney
by Mark Cheffey The PHS varsity softball team entered this week’s district tournament on the strength of victories over Centralia and Columbia Hickman Thursday and Saturday. Despite an overall record of 11-10, Coach Alexis VanNostrand believes her team is peaking with strong hopes of advancing into the Class 2 state playoffs. “I think that we…
Read MorePHS girls golf team heads into district play this week
The PHS girls golf team went into this week’s district tournament on the strength of a first-place finish at a quad match at Norwoods in Hannibal last Monday. Mallory Comstock shot an 88 to place third and lead her team to a 413 to beat Centralia, 424, Sedalia Smith-Cotton, 442, and Hannibal, 466. Also scoring…
Read MoreLady Panther tennis season ends at sectionals
The PHS girls tennis team saw its season come to an end with a 3-5 loss to Marshall in Class 1 sectional action Monday morning at Villa Duschesne High School in St. Louis. The Lady Panthers finished with a 10-3-1 record. Winning their singles matches were Jayne Durst, 4-6, 6-4 (10-9 tiebreaker) and Reese Gottman,…
Read MorePHS doubles pair advances to state
Two Palmyra girls tennis players are headed to state. The Lady Panthers’ No. 1 doubles pair of Katy Rindom and Maura Gottman, defeated Marshall’s Karseyn King and Brock Borchers, 6-4, 6-4 during Class 1 individual sectionals Saturday to earn a trip to the state tournament in Springfield this weekend. The competition begins Thursday at the…
Read MorePHS girls win second straight district title
by Mark Cheffey The PHS girls tennis team won its second district team title in a row Thursday, beating Mexico on its home courts 5-0. The victory advanced the Lady Panthers (10-2-1) to sectional competition in St. Louis, Monday. All three doubles pairs were victorious including No 1, Katy Rindom and Maura Gottman, 9-8, 7-2…
Read MorePHS girls place at CCC XC meet
by Mark Cheffey The PHS girls cross country took second place at the Clarence Cannon Conference meet held in Palmyra’s Flower City Park last Monday. Meanwhile, the boys team finished fourth out of four teams, but four points behind third-place Clark County. “The Girls did well,” said Coach Nicholas Koetters. “We thought we’d have a…
Read MorePHS girls win Marion County cross country meet
The PHS girls and boys cross country teams competed in the Marion County R-II meet in Philadelphia, finishing first and second respectively. Laurin Sheputis led the Lay Panthers with a third best time of 22:34.6. “Lauren Reid had a great bounce back meet after a disappointing conference finishing fifth (23:25.3),” said Coach Nicholas Koetters. Aly…
Read MoreR-II school hosts first XC meet in 50 years
The campus of Marion County R-II School was the site of the first meet hosted by the school in 50 years. “We had hosted meets back in the 70s. The meets were run out on the highway then,” said R-II Coach Dale Gosney. “Girls didn’t have cross…
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