Area Sports

Three Lady Panthers were named to the Class 3, District 6 All-District Basketball team as determined by the coaches. Candra King, a junior, and sophomores, Sydney Compton and Clare Williams, received the honor. Miranda Patterson, a senior, from South Shelby was named player of the year while Luke O’Laughlin was named coach of the year…

by Mark Cheffey The Marion County R-II baseball team has a cast of returning starters and up-and-coming players heading into the spring season. Already penciled into the line-up are returning starters: senior, Cannon Wolfe; junior, Jackson Stewart; and sophomores,  Nick Kelso, Root Cheney, Joey Lagemann and Porter Britt.  “Other starting roles are still up for…

by Mark Cheffey PHS boys track and field coach, Nick Powell, has 23 athletes this year hoping to make their mark as far up as the state meet. “We have a really good group of kids who are super excited to compete this year,” Powell said.  “Almost all of them competed last year and have…

by Mark Cheffey The PHS girls track and field team has a group of returning athletes eager to improve on last year’s performances along side some newcomers hoping to make their mark. “I think we are going to be fairly strong this year,” said Coach Macy Bross of her 20 athletes. “Some of the girls…

by Mark Cheffey The PHS boys golf team has a mixture of experienced and young players heading into the 2023 season. New golf coach, Steven Jones,  hopes the experienced players lead the younger ones as they all try to qualify for state. “Coach Chris Parsons did a great job with the program the last couple…

by Mark Cheffey The Marion County R-II boys and girls track teams are up in numbers with a combined 21 athletes going into the spring season. “The boys team has a chance to be solid in middle distance and distance events with the returners we have from last season,” said Coach Ryan Wood. The group…

by Mark Cheffey The PHS baseball program has a new face at the helm, and he is looking forward to continuing it’s competitive tradition. Branden Crisp crossed the river from Quincy, Ill., to where he wants to be. “I’m very excited,” said Crisp, who has been guiding the Quincy High School team for the past…

Four Lady Panthers were named to the Clarence Cannon Conference 2022-2023 All-Conference Girls Basketsball team. Candra King and Sydney Compton were named to the first team, while Clare Williams made the second team, and Taytum White, honorable mention. King, a junior, led the Lady Panthers in points per game (14.7) and rebounds (349). Compton, a…

Three Panthers were named to the 2022-2023 Clarence Cannon Conference Boys All-Conference Basketball team. Bear Bock was a unanimous choice to the first team, while Carson Hicks made the second team, and Tyler Banta, honorable mention. Bock, a junior, led the Panthers with a 13 points per game, nine rebounds per game and five assists…

by Mark Cheffey All three PHS state wrestling qualifiers came home with medals, including Collin Arch, who added his fourth and final individual championship Thursday in Columbia. Ellyse Lorenson also made her mark as a sophomore setting a new PHS girls best by taking second place in her weight class, thus becoming the first Lady…