Area Sports

The PHS varsity boys basketball team pulled off a dramatic comeback to take third place at the Highland Tournament Saturday. Down by 10 going into the final period against the host team, Palmyra (6-6) went on a 23-8 run to win 54-49. The defense kept the Cougars from making a field goal the entire fourth…

The PHS varsity girls basketball team took third place at the Highland Tournament with a 55-37 win over Scotland County Saturday. In a unique start to the game, Scotland County’s Hannah Feeney scored her team’s first 12 points as the Lady Tigers out-scored Palmyra 16-11 in the first quarter. But, Palmyra figured things out and…

The PHS wrestling teams competed last week in a Clarence Cannon Conference quad meet and a tri-meet hosted by Marceline. The Panthers were also scheduled to compete in the Vianney Tournament in St. Louis Saturday, but it was canceled.   Palmyra went 1-2 at the CCC quad meet at Brookfield, Thursday, losing to Centralia and…

The Marion County R-II girls basketball team opened the new year with three more victories last week that including a comeback thriller. The Lady Mustangs (9-2) earned the 56-53 comeback victory at home over LaPlata, Thursday. With her team down by four going into the final period, Halle Keilholz drained three three-pointers in powering a…

The Marion County boys basketball team went 1-3 to start the new year last week. The Mustangs (3-7) eked out their third victory of the season, 52-51, at home over LaPlata, Thursday. Trailing by three at the half, the Mustangs went on a 16-8 run to start the first half, and had to hold on…

The PHS varsity girls drew the top seed in the 79th annual Tony Lenzini Tournament in Palmyra Jan. 17-22, while the boys received the fourth seed. The Lady Panthers (6-3) will open tournament play at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17, when they take on eighth-seeded Van-Far. The winner will advance to a semifinal game set…

The PHS boys wrestling team took ninth place out of 14 teams at the Hallsville Holiday Tournament last Thursday. The Panthers scored 83.5 points in the event won by Camdenton. Four Panthers finished in the top five of their respective weight classes including Collin Arch, first place, Brayden Pillars, second, Luke Triplett, third and Jayden…

The PHS varsity girls basketball team finished the 2021 portion of their schedule with a 69-11 blowout win at home over Louisiana last Monday. The Lady Bulldogs were down to seven players due to illness and were unable to keep up with the Lady Panthers who go into the new year with a 6-3 record.…

The PHS varsity boys basketball team lost to Louisiana for the second time this season, this time at home, 62-43, last Monday. The Bulldogs scored the first 11 points in the game, but the Panthers rallied to out-score Louisiana, 14-9, the rest of the first quarter. However, the Panthers (4-5) could not maintain the momentum…

The PHS boys and girls wrestling teams competed in a tri-meet at Trenton last Monday. The Panthers lost both duals to Trenton and Albany. A short-handed Palmyra team went 3-3 in actual matches in a 36-18 loss to Albany. Winning for Palmyra were: Jose Juraez (220) by fall over Bryce Martin; Luke Lawson (106) by…