Area Sports

Palmyra’s state-bound tennis pair took fifth place at the Class 1 MSHSAA Girls Individual Tennis Championships in Springfield Friday and Saturday. Katy Rindom and Maura Gottman went 4-1, and their only loss came against the eventual state champions.  The pair won their first match, 6-3, 6-4, over Bolivar’s McKinley Hedges and Brynley Waters. They then…

The PHS girls tennis team’s season came to an end in the Class 1 Sectionals Tuesday. The Lady Panthers fell one step short of the state quarterfinals after losing, 5-1, to Westminster Christian Academy in St. Louis. The only match victory for Palmyra was by the doubles pair of Katy Rindom and Maura Gottman, 9-7,…

The PHS boys and girls cross country teams competed in the Marion County Invitational meet Oct. 9. The boys team finished third out of three teams behind first-place Mark Twain and second-place Marion County, while the girls did not qualify a team score. Dakota Snyder lead the Panthers with a sixth-place finish in a  time…

by Mark Cheffey The PHS varsity football team had no answers for Highland’s air attack in a 24-20 loss at Ewing Friday. Cougar senior quarterback Drew Mallet threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns, and the Cougar defense stood tough in stopping Palmyra’s final scoring chance late in the fourth quarter to earn a rare…

The Lady Panthers advanced to sectionals after winning the Class 1, District 8 team championship by topping Mexico on its home courts Thursday night. Winning singles matches were Maura Gottman, 6-4, 6-2, over Katherine Gooch; Jaynee Durst, 6-2, 6-2 over Estella Lopez; and Jeorgia O’Brien, 6-2, 6-2, over Winona Whelan. Winning doubles matches were Katy…

A Palmyra doubles pair earned a berth in the state individual tennis championships Friday. Competing in sectionals at Mexico, Katy Rindom, a senior, and Maura Gottman, a junior, advanced to the state tournament for the second year in a row by beating Gabriella Meier and Anne Polansky, of Ursuline Academy out of St. Louis. But…

The Lady Panther softball team received the second seed in the Class 2, District 5 Tournament to be played in Palmyra Wednesday through Saturday. Palmyra (11-6) will open tournament play at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the quarter finals against Louisiana (2-17). The winner will advance to the semifinals and play at 6:30 p.m. Thursday against…

The PHS varsity girls softball team had a portion of the conference title in sight, but could not hold on as Centralia came from behind to beat the Lady Panthers, 5-4, in Palmyra Saturday. Palmyra (11-6) took an early 2-0 lead, but ended up finishing 5-2, a game behind Macon, for second place in the…

by Mark Cheffey Despite playing with heavy hearts for a member of the PHS family, the Panthers were able to focus on visiting Clark County for a 41-0 homecoming victory Friday. Senior quarterback, Collin Arch, threw four touchdown passes, including three to junior wide-out Hayes Miller and ran for another, while the defense all but…

The PHS varsity softball team drew closer to nailing down at least a portion of the Clarence Cannon Conference championship with wins over Brookfield and Highland. earlier in the week. With only five remaining games conference-wide, the Lady Panthers are tied for first with Macon with a 5-1 record. The Lady Panthers were also scheduled…