Area Sports

The Lady Panthers are seeded first and the Panthers second in the Highland Basketball Tournament Jan. 1-6. With seven teams lined up, the Lady Panthers received a first-round bye and will first take the floor in the semifinals at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3 against the winner of Monday’s quarterfinal game between fourth-seeded Kirksville and…

The Marion County R-II boys basketball team went 1-1 last week, losing to North Missouri Home School Association while downing Scotland County. The Mustangs, behind Joey Lagemann’s scoring spree, went to 7-2 on the season with a 72-57 win at home over Scotland County Friday. Lagemann hit five three-pointers and scored 16 of his game-high…

The Marion County R-II girls basketball team went 1-1 last week with a win over North Missouri Home School Association and a loss to Scotland County. The Lady Mustangs (4-4) lost a see-saw battle, 34-31 at home to Scotland County Friday. Marion County got out to a 10-4 first quarter lead, trailed by three at…

Clare Williams sank three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Palmyra varsity girls a 64-61 Monroe City Tournament Championship win over South Shelby Saturday.  It was the second Monroe City Tournament title win in a row, for the Lady Panthers (5-0) who paved the way for Palmyra’s second straight title sweep.  It was the third…

Compared to the thrilling buzzer-beater victory by the Lady Panthers, the PHS boys title win over Monroe City Saturday, was down-right anticlimactic. True, the Panthers were all but shut out in the first quarter, failing to get on the scoreboard until the 1:05 mark when Bear Bock scored on a put-back, was fouled and hit…

The PHS boys and girls wrestling teams competed in the Wentzville Liberty Invitational Tournament Saturday. Five Panthers placed in the tournament including: Luke Lawson (113), second place; Tyler Spicknall (132), third place; Brayden Pillars (157), fourth place; Ace Harper (190), sixth; and Talon Markley (165), 14th place. Lawson won his first four matches, all by…

The Marion County R-II boys basketball team won the consolation final of the Monroe City Tournament Friday, 54-42, over seventh-seeded Highland. Game statistics were not made available in time for this issue. The eighth-seeded Mustangs (6-1) advanced to the consolation final with a 55-43 upset win over fifth-seeded Mark Twain Wednesday. Trailing by three going…

Palmyra Middle School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America has been working hard making homemade play dough to donate to five Palmyra Elementary School pre-k and kindergarten classrooms and two classrooms in the YMCA Bright Beginnings Preschool. The eighth graders in FCCLA this year chose play dough because it is fun for kids, but…

The PHS varsity boys basketball team opened the 2023-24 season with convincing victories over Mark Twain and Canton last week. Trailing by two going into the second quarter at home against Canton, Thursday, the Panthers went on a 19-5 run to end the half, and out-scored the Tigers 25-18 the rest of the way. The…

The PHS varsity girls basketball team won the first two games of the season at home under new coach, Kelsey Stuart. Palmyra won easily over Mark Twain, Tuesday, to start the season before answering the challenge from Canton, Thursday. The Lady Panthers overcame some poor shooting with strong defense to hold off Canton, 48-39. They…