Area Sports
Panthers receive top seed in district tournament
The Panthers received the top seed in the Class 3, District 6 Baseball Tournament in Shelbina, May 13-18. The Panthers (9-9-1) earned a bye and will play in the semifinals at 4 p.m. Monday, May 16, against the winner of the Friday, May 13 quarterfinal between fourth-seeded Mark Twain (6-5) and Monroe City (3-8). The…
Read MorePHS girls take second at CCC track meet
The PHS girls track and field team took second place at the Clarence Cannon Conference meet at Ewing last Tuesday. The Lady Panthers scored 149 points to finish behind only Centralia, 186.5, but ahead of Clark County, 111, Macon, 80, Monroe City, 67.50, Brookfield, 53, South Shelby, 49, and Highland, 41. Scoring points for Palmyra…
Read MorePHS boys place fourth at conference meet
The PHS boys track and field team finished fourth at the Clarence Cannon Conference meet in Ewing last Wednesday. The Panthers scored 92 points to finish behind Monroe City, 145, Centralia, 135.5, and Highland, 112, but ahead of Macon, 88, Clark County, 72, South Shelby, 61.5 and Brookfield 30. Scoring points for Palmyra were: Hays…
Read MorePHS boys golfers take fourth in CCC tourney
The PHS boys golf team placed fourth at the Clarence Cannon Conference Tournament at Norwoods in Hannibal last Wednesday. The Panthers shot a 385 to finish 30 strokes behind first-place South Shelby and also trailed Centralia, 362, and Macon, 375, but ahead of Monroe City, 396, Highland, 406, Clark County, 437, and Brookfield, 483. Laydin…
Read MoreMustangs seeded sixth in district tournament
The Marion County R-II baseball team will compete as the sixth seed in the Class 1, District 13 Tournament hosted by North Shelby May 13-17. The Mustangs (6-5) will take on third-seeded Knox County at 8 p.m. Friday, May 13, in the quarterfinals. The winner will advance to the semifinals at 6:45 p.m. Monday, May…
Read MorePalmyra girls track team takes first at Becky Thatcher Relays
The PHS girls track and field team earned an impressive team win at the Becky Thatcher Relays in Hannibal Friday. The Lady Panthers scored 125 points to easily outdistance second place Bowling Green by 45 points and outperform 11 other schools including Hannibal, 72, Ft. Zumwalt South, 59, Quincy Senior High, 49.66, Liberty (Ill.), 15…
Read MorePanthers win two of three, go to 5-1 in Clarence Cannon Conference
The PHS varsity baseball team split a double header with Blair Oaks and South Callaway at Mokane Saturday, The Panthers downed the host team, 6-5, after falling to Blair Oaks, 5-1. Trailing 3-2 going into the top of the sixth, the Panthers scored four and held on for the victory against South Callaway. The big…
Read MorePanthers take sixth at Mark Twain Relays
The PHS boys track and field team took sixth place out of 14 teams at the Mark Twain Relays in Hannibal Saturday. The Panthers scored 39 points to finish behind Ft. Zumwalt North, 104, Bowling Green, 94, Hannibal, 87, Kirksville, 66, and Quincy High School, 66, but ahead of Liberty (Ill.), 34, Ft. Zumwalt South,…
Read MorePanther golf team wins Norwoods quad
The PHS boys golf team won a quad held at the Norwoods Golf Course near Hannibal last Monday. The Panthers shot a 376 to top Monroe City by 29 strokes, Highland by 34, and Clark County by 56. Jonas Janes led all golfers with an 18-hole 86, beating out Monroe City’s Kyle Hayes by three…
Read MoreMustangs rally late for 12-10 win
The Marion County R-II baseball team rallied late for a 12-10 victory at home over Community last Monday. Down 10-6 going into the bottom of the fifth, the Mustangs scored three in the bottom of the fifth and three in the sixth, before shutting out the opposition in the top of the seventh to win.…
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