Area Sports

The Marion County R-II softball team went to 2-2 to start the season. The Lady Mustangs opened the two wins, 15-8, at Novinger, Aug. 29, and 7-6 at home over Atlanta, Aug. 31. They then lost at home to Knox County, 12-11, last Tuesday, before falling at home, 13-1, to South Shelby. This week, Marion…

The Mark Twain Area Fellowship of Christian Athletes will host their annual fundraiser, Night of Champions, Wednesday, Oct. 4, at Hannibal-LaGrange University in Hannibal. The dinner and program will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The organization is selling table sponsorships and individual tickets which can be ordered through email only jbrandenburg@fca.org. The deadline…

The PHS varsity softball team went 1-1 to start the season after winning the home-opener, 15-7, over Mark Twain Thursday. The Lady Panthers broke out with four runs in the first, three in the second and two in the third to get out to a strong 9-4 lead. Palmyra’s Arizona Mitchell, a sophomore, started on…

The PHS varsity football team went to 0-2 on the season with a 44-8 loss at home to Bowling Green Friday on the home field. The Bulldogs went to 2-0 and are now in second place in the Class 2, District 7 standings with 48 points. Palmyra is tied with Mark Twain for last in…

Molly Gottman and Laura Noland, Palmyra’s No. 1 doubles pair, tap rackets during their match against Moberly last Tuesday on the home courts.

by Mark Cheffey The PHS varsity football team got off to a tough start, absorbing a 46-6 loss in the season opener at home Friday. Facing a high-flying Class 3 Indian squad that lost to Bowling Green in last year’s district title game, the Panthers fell behind 16-0 after Hallsville’s first two possessions before going…

by Mark Cheffey Eight boys and two girls are out for Palmyra High School cross country this fall. Coach Nicole Harper has a mixture of returning experience and young runners going into the season, with seniors, Jacob Barnes and Carter Harper, leading the squad.  “Jacob and Carter ended last season strong and have put the time…

by Mark Cheffey Palmyra Panther football is entering a new era with the arrival of Dalton Hill as head coach. Hill is a native of New London and a graduate of Mark Twain High School where he earned an athletic scholarship to Northwest Missouri State University. He was a starter on the Bearcat offensive line,…

by Mark Cheffey The 2023 Lady Panther softball team will be under the leadership of a new head coach who has a strong passion for the sport she loves and has exclled at to this point. Jenny Jansen, who was a part on two state champion high school teams and played five years of college…

Two members of the 2023 PHS baseball team made all-conference. Jon Lundberg, a senior outfielder, and Gavin Greving, a sophomore infielder, were honorable mention selections to the Clarence Cannon Conference All Conference Baseball Team as chosen by the coaches. Tanner Nelson, a senior catcher from Macon, was named CCC Player of the Year, while Travis…