Area Sports

Fans got their first look at the Palmyra Panthers football team during a scrimmage Saturday evening. At right, running back, Nolyn Richards dives for yardage, with defenders in tow. At left, Aaron Ritchey throws a pass down field. The Panthers will participate in the Hannibal Jamboree Friday in preparation for the season opener at home…

The Lady Panthers will open the season in now traditional fashion by competing in the 15th annual Troy Lead-Off Classic tournament Aug. 27-28. Palmyra will open play at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, against Fort Zumwalt South. The winner will advance into the winners bracket and play at 6 p.m. Friday against the winner of…

Palmyra’s ace pitcher, Bennett Stice, earned all-state honors courtesy of the state’s baseball coaches. Stice, a senior right-hander, was honored as a second team class 3 all-state pitcher by the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association. Stice dominated en route to a  7-1 record on the season with a 0.64 earned run average, striking out…

Three Panthers received academic all-state baseball honors. Seniors Bennett Stice and Brody Lehenbauer, and junior, Alex Loman were named to the Missouri State High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 3 Academic All-State Baseball team. All three were starters on this year’s Panther squad with Stice pitching and playing first base, Lehenbauer playing in the field,…

Five Panthers were named to the 2021 Class 3, District 7 All-District Baseball team. After helping Palmyra win the district title, seniors Bennett Stice, Brody Lehenbauer and Wade Begley, and juniors Adam Goodwin and Nolyn Richards, made the all-district squad. Stice went 7-1 on the season with a 0.64 earned run average. The right-hander struck…

The PHS baseball managed to extend the sectional game but could not extend their season, falling at home to Father Tolton Regional Catholic, 5-4, in 10 innings Tuesday. The Panthers were on their way to being shut out by the Trailblazers before going ahead 3-2 in the top of the sixth. Father Tolton tied the…

The PHS baseball team dominated the Clarence Cannon Conference and reaped the rewards with the announcement of this year’s all-league team. Palmyra had six players named to the 2021 CCC All-Conference Baseball team including Bennett Stice, who was named Player of the Year, and Mark Loman, Coach of the Year. Named to the first team…

by Mark Cheffey The PHS boys golf team added a coveted state championship trophy to the school’s collection last Tuesday, winning the Class 2 title in Bolivar. It was a unique championship for the school’s 11th overall, considering Palmyra was the only “team” in the running, but it was also well-deserved, with them dominating all…

The PHS girls track and field team came home with seven medals from the Class 2 state championships in Jefferson City Friday. The Lady Panthers finished ninth in the team standings at Jefferson City High School’s Adkins field, but it capped a rewarding season for the group. “I am so proud of this season and…