Area Sports
Palmyra Track Athletes Turn In Strong Performances At Gerald Mansfield Invitational
Palmyra brought home several top-five finishes from the Gerald Mansfield Invitational on April 28 at Macon High School, with Luke Sheppard, Kason Augspurg, Joseph Mahsman and the Lady Panthers’ 4×100-meter relay leading the way. Sheppard had one of Palmyra’s top all-around days. He placed second in the 110-meter hurdles in 16.19 seconds, third in the high jump at 1.85 meters and fifth in the 300-meter hurdles in 42.27. Augspurg added a runner-up finish for the Panthers in the javelin, placing second with a throw of 45.52 meters. Mahsman was third in the 400-meter dash in 53.70. Palmyra’s girls were led…
Read MoreSheppard Sweeps Hurdles, Pontius Wins 800 To Lead Palmyra At Home Meet
PALMYRA — Competing on their home track, Palmyra High School athletes delivered a strong all-around performance at the Palmyra Open on April 9, highlighted by dominant efforts in the hurdles and distance races, along with multiple relay podium finishes. Luke Sheppard turned in one of the top performances of the meet, sweeping both hurdle events. He won the 110-meter hurdles in 16.19 and followed with another victory in the 300-meter hurdles (42.51), while also placing second in the high jump (1.85m) to cap an impressive day. On the girls side, Leah Pontius led the way with a first-place finish in…
Read MoreMustangs Drop Two On Road Swing, Show Flashes In Loss To Wellsville-Middletown
Marion County endured a tough two-game stretch on the road, falling 15-0 to Clopton on April 7 before dropping an 11-1 decision to Wellsville-Middletown on April 8. Clopton struck early and often in the opener, plating four runs in the first inning and adding five more in the second to quickly build a double-digit lead.…
Read MorePanthers Go 1-2 In Three-Game Stretch, Blank Bowling Green Before Tough Losses To Macon And Macomb
PALMYRA — Palmyra opened a three-game stretch with a strong all-around performance, shutting out Bowling Green 5-0 on April 6 before dropping a 1-0 extra- inning heartbreaker at Macon on April 7 and falling 11-2 at Macomb on April 9. Palmyra’s highlight of the week came in the win over Bowling Green, where Ty Haskins…
Read MoreHathaway, Anderson Lead Marion County Efforts At Palmyra Open
PALMYRA — Palmyra High School hosted the Palmyra Open on April 9, and Marion County athletes turned in several solid performances, highlighted by strong finishes in the hurdles and field events on the girls side. Kennedy Hathaway led the way with a fifth-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles (17.93) and added an eighth-place showing in…
Read MoreKC Eagles Win Opener Against Marion County
By David Sharp Knox County broke open a close March 24, 2026 game with Marion County and captured an 11-1 win in five innings. Nathan Penn turned in a two hit, three RBI day for the Eagles. Creighton Karhoff was 3-3 with three runs scored and four stolen bases Logan Wright was 2-2 with two runs scored and two batted in. Cooper Clair had a hit and two RBI. Jace Frost pitched well for Knox County. Frost fanned ten Mustang batters with no walks on four hits. Jace Frost went the five inning distance on the mound allowing one earned…
Read MoreOutdoors With Kevin Fox: That’s Why We Ask Questions
That’s Why We Ask Questions I know that we are thinking more about fishing and turkey hunting right now than anything else. But within a few page flips of my calendar, I’ll be hunting again— more than likely for the last time in South Africa. So I’m kind of filled with thoughts about that. There is a saying that I use a great deal for almost everything: “You don’t know what you don’t know.” We all have this deep-seated thought that we know things—or think we know things—that we really don’t. I’ve had fishing guides tell me straight out that…
Read MoreMissouri’s youth spring turkey hunting turns 25
Missouri’s 2026 spring turkey hunting weekend for young hunters is April 11 and 12 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – This year marks the 25th anniversary of MDC offering a special youth weekend for spring turkey hunting. In April 2001, young Missouri turkey hunters got their first dedicated spring hunting weekend for wild turkeys in the Show-Me-State.…
Read MoreHathaway, Anderson Lead Marion County At Knox County Relays
EDINA, Mo. — Marion County was led by standout girls performances at the Knox County Relays on March 31 as Kennedy Hathaway won the 100-meter hurdles and added runner-up finishes in the 300-meter hurdles and javelin, while Alivia Anderson won the discus and added top-six finishes in the high jump and shot put. Ella Dougherty…
Read MoreApply for MDC elk and bear hunting permits in May
Bear permits have been increased to 2,000 with harvest increased to 60 bears. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds Missourians interested in hunting black bear and/or elk in the state this fall that they need to apply for a limited number of hunting permits for each in May. The Missouri…
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