Area Sports

by Mark Cheffey The PHS varsity girls softball team opened the season by going 1-3 at the Troy Lead-Off Tournament Friday and Saturday. The Lady Panthers opened the event Friday with a win over Winfield, but then fell to Fulton, Timberland and Macon. Palmyra scored two runs in both the first and third inning, but…

The PHS girls varsity golf team opened the season by placing third in a four-team event Friday. Scoring for Palmyra were Ella Goldinger, 46, Kaylee Warning, 50, Ava Weiman, 56, Candra King, 57, and Kylie Begley, 60 The event included Father Tolton Regional Catholic  and Capital City. 

by Mark Cheffey The PHS girls golf season is under way with a new coach at the helm. Cody Ash takes over with hopes of continuing the program’s success in sending athletes to the state tournament. “I am blessed to get this opportunity and take over the girls golf program here in Palmyra,” Ash said.…

by Mark Cheffey This year’s PHS cross country program will be under the guidance of an experienced coach who knows what it takes to succeed at the demanding sport. Nicole Harper, the wife of the new district superintendent, Jason Harper, takes over the reigns after coaching cross country at Clark County for the past 13…

by Mark Cheffey The PHS girls tennis team is under new but familiar guidance this season. Long-time coach, Jessica Gottman moved on during the off-season to become the new Palmyra Elementary School assistant principal, and she is being replaced by Alysha Barnett, who coached girls tennis her first five years in the district, and even…

PHS football fans can get a preview of the Panthers in action during this Friday’s Hannibal Football Jamboree. The scrimmaging is scheduled to get underway at 6 p.m. at Porter Stadium, with teams from Hannibal, Bowling Green, Mark Twain, Highland and Clark County also sharing the artificial playing surface. Palmyra will open at 6 p.m.…

Once again, the Lady Panthers start their season in Troy with the 16th annual People’s Bank & Trust Lead-off Classic Aug. 26 and 27. Palmyra opens play in the 16-team event at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, against Winfield. The winner will play again Friday, while the losers will move into Saturday’s losers’ bracket. Also…

by Mark Cheffey If this year’s PHS football team were a television show,  it might be Growing Pains, but then again they may stream as A League of Their Own. They are young, but that doesn’t mean their coach isn’t high on them or they could still go far. “We’re going to have some growing…

by Mark Cheffey The PHS softball team is looking to turn regular season success into some post-season success this year. The Lady Panthers posted a 12-7 record last year and went 5-2 to finish in a tie for second in the conference, but bowed out of the season with a district semifinal loss to Highland.…

Lady Panther softball fans can get a preview of this season’s team in action when it hosts a jamboree at Flower City Park Saturday, Aug. 20. Mexico and Marceline teams will also be participating. The jamboree will get started at 9 a.m. as Palmyra takes on Mexico. The game will be followed by Marceline vs.…