Area Sports

The PHS varsity baseball team suffered a 15-0, four inning blasting by Quincy Notre Dame on the home field, Tuesday. The undefeated Raiders scored two runs in the second, before blowing the game open with 11 in the third and two more in the fourth to make for a shortened game. Palmyra managed just three…

After being weathered out to start the season the PHS boys golf team competed for the first time last Tuesday, getting runner-up honors during a tri-meet at Hannibal’s Norwood’s Golf Course. The Panthers shot a 404 to finish behind Centralia, 372, but ahead of Monroe City, 421. Laydin Lochman led the Panthers with an 18-hole…

The Marion County R-II baseball team clobbered Bevier, 16-2, on the road last Monday. The Mustangs scored two in the top of the first, and Bevier matched it in the bottom of the inning, but it was all Mustangs the rest of the way, scoring one in the second, four in the fourth, and two…

Three Lady Panthers were named to the  2021-22 Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association Northeast Class 3 All District Basketball team.     Candra King, a sophomore, was named to the first team, while freshmen, Claire Williams and Sydney Compton, received second team honors. Luke O’Laughlin was named coach of the year after leading South Shelby…

Two Panthers were named to the  2021-22 Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association Northeast Class 3 All District Basketball team. Alex Loman, a senior, and Bear Bock, a sophomore, were named to the second team.   Brock Edris was named coach of the year after leading Monroe City to a district title. 2021-22 MS&SA Class 3…

Two Marion County R-II Lady Mustangs were named to the  2021-22 Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association Northeast Class 1 All District Basketball team. Senior, Delaney Straus was named to the first team, while senior, Halle Keilholz received second team honors.  In addition, Reed Plunkett was also named coach of the year after leading Marion County…

by Mark Cheffey After winning the school’s first state golf title last season, the PHS boys are hoping to maintain success. Three key members of last year’s team are gone, but 20 golfers are eager to start making their mark on the team this year. “We obviously graduated three key pieces to last year’s state…

The PHS boys track and field team opened the season by finishing second in the seven-team Winfield Open meet last Monday. Palmyra had two first-place finishes and scored 169.5 points to finish behind Bowling Green, 228.5, but ahead of Silex, 169, Winfield, 154, St. Charles, 125, Louisiana, 92, and Clopton, 16. Meanwhile, the home meet…

The PHS girls track and field team opened the season by placing fifth out of eight teams at the Winfield Open last Monday. The team had five first place finishes and collected 103 points to finish behind Bowling Green, 223, St. Charles, 210, Louisiana, 181, and Winfield, 106, but ahead of Elsberry, 34, Clopton, 14,…

Marion County R-II’s star girls basketball player made all-state. Delaney Straus, a senior and the team’s leading scorer, was named to the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 1 All-State Girls Basketball team.