Area Sports

The PHS girls track and field team came home from Jefferson City Saturday with a fourth  place state trophy. The Lady Panthers, behind medal performances by Candra King, Abbey Redd, Alaina Loman and Chloe Hicks, scored 35 team points to finish behind first place Lutheran St. Charles (51), Eldon (37) and Centralia (36), Saturday at…

PHS girls track and field athletes qualified for state in seven events during Saturday’s Class 3 Sectional 2 meet in Mexico Saturday. Candra King took first place in the shot put and Abbey Redd placed first in the pole vault while the Lady Panthers placed in the top four in five other events to advance…

Two members of the PHS boys track and field team qualified for state after placing in the top four during the Class 3, Sectional 2 meet in Mexico Saturday. Heading to the Class 3 state meet to be held at Jefferson City High School’s Atkins Stadium this Friday and Saturday are Carson Hicks, a junior,…

PHS boys golf team members Jonas Janes and Skeeter Kroeger competed in the Class 2 State Golf Tournament in Springfield last Monday and Tuesday. Playing on the Rivercut Golf Course, Janes, a sophomore, finished 28th out of 78 golfers, while Kroeger, a freshman placed 57th. In his second trip to state, Janes shot a first-round…

As unlikely as it may seem, the PHS varsity baseball team, which ended the regular season with a 1-19 record, was one run and three outs away from advancing to the district title game last Wednesday. But, top-seeded South Shelby (20-5) literally stole the victory, in a 2-1 semifinal showdown in Shelbina. The strange series…

The Marion County R-II baseball team saw its season end with a wild 13-11 loss to North Shelby in the district semifinals last Monday in LaPlata. The sixth-seed Mustangs (5-14) had leads of 6-1 and 10-5, but let it get away as the second-seeded Raiders out-scored them 8-1 the rest of the way. Jackson Stewart…

The PHS girls track and field team qualified for sectionals in 11 events during the Class 3, District 4 meet in Wentzille, Saturday. And, the Lady Panthers finished second as a team at the meet, scoring 115.5 points to finish behind only Centralia with 152 points, but ahead of Clark County, 77, Boonville, 58, Macon,…

The PHS boys track and field team qualified for sectionals in five events during the Class 3, District 4 meet in Wentzville, Saturday. As a team, the Panthers finished 10th out of 12 teams as Bowling Green won it with 134 points. Sectionals will be held Saturday in Mexico with the top-four finishers in each…

Two PHS boys golfers advanced to state with their performances during the Class 2, District 2 Tournament at the Norwoods Golf Course in Hannibal last Monday. Skeeter Kroeger, playing in his first district tournament as a freshman, finished third by carding a nine-over-par 81, while Jonas Janes, a sophomore, finished 11th overall with an 88.…

The Marion County R-II baseball team advanced to the Class 3, District 13 semifinals with 5-1 upset win over Bevier Friday in LaPlata. The sixth-seeded Mustangs (5-13) scored single runs in the first three innings and added two insurance runs in the fifth while holding third-seeded Bevier to a first-inning run. The Mustangs were to…