Area Sports

The Panthers will not only get to host the district tournament May 15-18, they will also compete as the top seed. Palmyra received a first-round bye for the Class 3, District 7 Tournament to be played at Flower City Park. They are set to play in the semifinals at 4 p.m. Monday, May 17, against…

The PHS varsity baseball team recovered from a rough stretch to go into next week’s district on a winning note. After losing four in a row and eight of their last 13, the Panthers (15-8) bounced back by winning a conference championship as well as two of three games during the Palmyra-QND Slam over the…

The PHS girls track and field team finished second in Saturday’s district meet in Monroe City and qualified for this Saturday’s sectionals in 15 events. “The girls did amazing,” said Coach Nicholas Koetters, whose team fell just 1.75 points from winning districts.   “I am even more proud considering we were missing three girls because…

The PHS boys track and field team finished fourth at districts in Monroe City Saturday and qualified for this Saturday’s sectional meet in eight events. The Panthers scored 83.5 points to finish behind Monroe City (137), Highland (103) and Putnam County (84), but ahead of Milan (77), Louisiana (61), South Shelby (48.5), Brookfield (32), Mark…

The PHS girls track and field team finished third at the Clarence Cannon Conference meet in Kahoka last Tuesday. The Lady Panthers placed in the top three in nine events and scored 102 points to finish behind only Centralia (207.5)and Clark County (111.5), but ahead of Monroe City (75), Macon (65.5), Brookfield (63), South Shelby…

The PHS boys track and field team finished fourth at the Clarence Cannon Conference meet in Kahoka last Tuesday. The Panthers finished in the top three in eight events and scored 100 points to finish behind Centralia (178), Monroe City (140) and Highland (105.5) but ahead of Macon (64.5), South Shelby (62.5), Brookfield (51.5) and…

The PHS boys varsity golf team went into this week’s district tournament on the strength of, yet, another tournament victory. The Panthers out-played six other teams during the South Shelby Invitational played on the Shelbina Lakeside Golf Course Wednesday. Palmyra carded a 331 to edge the host team by three strokes. Also competing were Milan…

The PHS varsity baseball team hit a rough patch, losing three games in two days that included getting no-hit. On a positive note, the Panthers (11-7) clinched a piece of the conference title with a thrilling 3-2 win at home over Centralia Thursday. Hannibal’s Tanner VanWinkle tossed a no-hitter as the Pirates handed Palmyra a…

The PHS boys varsity golf team conquered the Clarence Cannon Conference at the league tournament at the Norwoods Golf Course in Hannibal Thursday The Panthers carded a 348 to easily out-shoot the second-place team from South Shelby (369) as well as everyone else including Centralia (372), Highland (411), Macon (418), Clark County (440), Monroe City…

The PHS girls track and field team won the Gerald Mansfield Invitational meet in Macon Tuesday and dominated the Becky Thatcher Relays in Hannibal Friday. The Lady Panthers earned 99.33 points to beat out a field that included Monroe City (74), Kirksville (72), Moberly (49), Brookfield (47.33), Marceline (47), Macon (40), Father Tolton Regional Catholic…