Area Sports

The PHS varsity baseball team completed the regular season with a 13-0 loss at Kirksville last Wednesday. The Panthers were held to one hit, while the Tigers used nine hits and 10 walks to end the game after five innings. Colby Cook got the Panthers lone hit, a single, while Drew Comer walked in providing…

No Marion County athletes qualified for the state meet during sectionals Saturday at Shelbina. However, some of them came close and scored district team points. Participating from Marion County were: Levi Wright, fifth place in the 3200 meters at 11:39.19 and seventh place in the 1600 meters at 5:03.11; Caden Stotts, fifth place in the…

The PHS varsity baseball team lost to Hannibal, Liberty, Ill. and South Shelby last week as the district tournament draws near. The Panthers lost their Clarence Cannon Conference finale, 5-1 at South Shelby, Thursday. The Cardinals scored two in the second on a walk and two doubles, and answered Palmyra’s lone run in the fourth…

The PHS girls track and field team finished second at in the Clarence Cannon Conference meet in Macon last Monday. The Lady Panthers scored 102 points to finish well back of Centralia, 192, but ahead of Clark County, 98, Macon, 91.5; South Shelby, 78, Monroe City, 62.5; Brookfield, 58, and Highland, 56. Scoring points for…

The PHS boys track and field team capped the regular season with a fourth place finish in the Clarence Cannon Conference meet in Macon last Monday. The Panthers scored 97 points to finish behind Centralia, 175, Clark County, 141, and South Shelby, 112, but ahead of Macon, 79, Monroe City, 60, Highland, 48, and Brookfield,…

Palmyra received the fifth seed in the Class 3, District 6 Baseball Tournament to be held at South Shelby High School, May 15-18. The Panthers will open district play at 4 p.m. Monday against fourth-seeded Monroe City. The winner will advance to the semifinals and play at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, against top-seeded south…

The Marion County R-II girls and boys track and field teams competed in districts at Glasgow, Saturday. And they qualified for sectionals in six events by placing in the top four. Levi Wright qualified in two events, placing second in the 3200 meters at 11:21.51 and fourth place in the 1600 meters at 4:57.29. Samantha…

The Marion County R-II baseball team lost a tough one, 9-8, on Friday at home against Novinger. The Mustangs had a 7-2 lead going into the sixth inning but gave it up when Novinger rallied for six to tie it up, went ahead with one in the seventh and blanked Marion County in the bottom…

The Palmyra R-I  School District announced Kelsey Stuart as the new PHS varsity girls basketball coach. Stuart comes to Palmyra from the Lafayette County C-I School District in Higginsville, Mo., where she coached for six years, including the last year as head coach of the varsity girls basketball team. Despite low numbers and injuries, Stuart…

The PHS girls track and field team competed in two meets last week, winning one and placing fourth in a competitive field at another. The Lady Panthers took first place out of 13 teams at the Gerald Mansfield Relays hosted by Macon. Palmyra won four events and scored 113 points, 12.5 ahead of the closest…