Area Sports

Collin Arch, a senior at Palmyra High School signs a letter of intent Monday to attend Northern Illinois University where he will be a member of the wrestling team. Looking on are his parents, Travis and Jill, and sister, Abbey.

Four Lady Panthers were named to the Class 3, District 3 All-District Softball team, as chosen by the coaches.Seniors, Abbey Redd and Kennedy Wilson, were named to the first team, while juniors, Alaina Loman and Lexie Peuster, made the second team. In addition, Redd was named to the Class 3, Region 2, All-Region team. The…

The Marion County R-II boys cross country teams finished 13th out of 16 teams at the MSHSAA State Class 1 Championships in Columbia Saturday. Competing at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course, the Mustangs finished with point total of 306, 22 points behind 12th place Tarkio and four ahead of 14th place Montrose. Hermitage won…

The Marion County R-II boys cross country team won second place at districts Saturday and qualified for the state meet. Competing at the Class 1, District 3 meet in Fulton, the Mustangs scored 77 points to finished eight behind first place and seven ahead of Stoutland, and will now advance to the Class 1 state…

The PHS boys and girls cross country teams ended their season at the Class 3, District 3 meet in Fulton Saturday. None of the boys and girls finished in the top 30 to qualify for the state meet in Columbia this Saturday. Alyssa Noland came the closest to earning a trip to state, finishing 34th…

The PHS varsity football season came to an end in the first round of districts Friday with a 31-0 loss at Hallsville. The Panthers officially finished with an 0-10 record with the one victory over Highland forfeited due to a MSHSAA rules violation. The last six regular season games with Macon, Brookfield, Monroe City, Clark…

The PHS varsity football team ended the regular season with a 31-6 loss at home to South Shelby Friday. The Panthers (1-8, 1-6 CCC will now move on to the Class 2, District 7 Tournament and play as the sixth seed at third-seeded Hallsville this Friday. Palmyra had opportunities early on to make a game…

Four Lady Panthers were named to the 2022 Clarence Cannon Conference All-Conference Softball Team. Abbey Redd, a senior, and Lexie Peuster, a junior, made the second team, while Kennedy Wilson, a senior, and Alaina Loman, a junior earned honorable mention. Macon’s Brooke Weimer was named player of the year, while LeeAnn Hamlin was named coach…

Two members of the PHS girls golf team competed last week at the MSHSAA Class 2 State Championship Tournament in Bolivar. Ella Goldinger, a senior finished in 50th place out of 81 golfers Tuesday following two rounds at the Silo Ridge Golf Course, while Ava Weiman, a junior, finished in a two-way tie for 76th.…

The PHS boys and girls cross country teams competed at the Bowling Green Invitational Saturday leading up to this Saturday’s district meet. The boys team placed 16th out of 21 teams. Competing for Palmyra were: Jacob Barnes, 64th place out of 196 runners, in a time of 19:33.62; Connor Bross, 75th, 19:54.72; Carter Harper, 103rd,…