Area Sports
Big Fourth Inning Dooms Marion County in Loss to Mark Twain
Marion County saw a competitive game slip away Friday as Mark Twain used a massive fourth inning to pull away for an 18-3 win. The Mustangs struck first in the opening inning when Paden Olson doubled and drove in a run to give Marion County an early lead. After falling behind, Marion County responded in…
Read MoreEarly Deficit Too Much as Palmyra Falls to Southern Boone
After an exciting season-opening win earlier in the day, Palmyra ran into a hot start from Southern Boone and fell 12-5 in the second game of the Southern Boone baseball cluster. Southern Boone struck quickly, putting up six runs in the first inning, highlighted by a three-run home run. The Eagles added another run in…
Read MorePalmyra Opens Season with Comeback Win
Palmyra opened its season in dramatic fashion Saturday, rallying twice to defeat Fulton 10-8 in the first game of a two-game appearance at the Southern Boone baseball cluster. Fulton set the tone early, scoring two runs in the first inning and adding single runs in the second and third to take a 4-0 lead. Palmyra…
Read MoreOutdoors With Kevin Fox: Ice Out Fishing for Bass and Panfish
The weatherman had said that last Wednesday, February 25, temperatures should reach sixty degrees. Either he was wrong or the forecast had changed since I last looked at it. But in order to get to sixty degrees, it had to reach fifty first. I was busy most of the day, but I had made a promise to myself that when I got home — before dark — I would make perhaps thirty casts into the pond in the backyard. While I still had time, I went to the garage where my rods and reels hang and grabbed the smallest combo…
Read MoreMustangs Season Ends Against Raiders
By Marlana Smith Marion County took on North Shelby in the first round of the Class 1 District 11 Tournament on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at La Plata High School. The Mustangs lost, 64-32. North Shelby took a 7-0 lead after Bo Bacon and Gannon Bowen each scored two points. Cole Browning followed with a…
Read MorePanthers Advance to District Final with Win Over South Shelby
By Mark Requet The Palmyra Panthers defeated the South Shelby Cardinals 55-38 on Thursday, February 26, 2026, in the Class 3, District 6 Tournament at Monroe City to advance to the championship game on Saturday. Ryan McKinney scored the first points of the game for the Panthers to grab the early lead. Cooper Seaton hit…
Read MoreHard Work Pays Off: Panthers Shine on State Stage
When asked to describe the four state qualifiers from the Palmyra High School Wrestling Team, Head Coach Dalton Huffman could say one word: unique. Experience met determination for the Palmyra Panthers at this year’s Class 1 Missouri State High Schools Activities Association (MSHSAA) Wrestling Championships. With one senior making a return trip and three underclassmen…
Read MoreFast Start Lifts Monroe City Past Palmyra in Class 3 District 6 Final
MONROE CITY — The noise inside Monroe City’s gym Saturday afternoon wasn’t just loud —it was deafening. A packed house, split in black and orange, created a championship atmosphere as top-seeded Palmyra faced second-seeded Monroe City in the Class 3 District 6 boys title game. The pace was fast, the game was physical, and every…
Read MoreLady Panther Wrestling Duo Ends Seasons At Districts
By Will Johnson SPECIAL TO THE PALMYRA SPECTATOR Mexico, Mo. — Dalton’s Huffman’s Palmyra Lady Panther wrestling duo of freshman Morgan Pillars and senior Janie Triplett entered the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Class 1, District 2 Wrestling Tournament hosted by Mexico High School looking to extend their season through the rest of the month of February. Pillars competed for the Lady Panthers at 120 pounds and while Triplett looked to end her Lady Panther wrestling career as a state qualifier at 130 pounds. Drawing a bye to the second round of the championship bracket, Pillars was matched…
Read MoreOutdoors With Kevin Fox: The Necessity of Shooting Sticks
The buck suddenly appeared on the path that ran below me along a dry creek bed. Sometimes that’s what deer do — one minute there’s nothing to see, and the next there’s a deer standing there. If the buck continued on the way he was walking, he would come to within more than 50 yards of me. If I had been using a different gun, I would have already taken the shot. However, I wasn’t using just any rifle. Lying across my lap was my Thompson/ Center Hawken black‑powder rifle, loaded with 60 grains of fffg powder topped by a…
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