Area Sports
Panthers lose at Clark Co. 44-22
Turnovers foiled a valiant comeback attempt by the Palmyra varsity football team in a 44-22 loss at Clark County Friday. After falling behind 26-6 in the first half, the Panthers (1-6 overall, 1-4 CCC) scored on the first possession of the second half on a 14-yard pass from Rylan Compton to Peirce White. The subsequent…
Read MorePalmyra seeded third for softball districts
The PHS varsity softball team received the third seed in the Class 3, District 3 tournament to be held in Winfield Oct. 12-16. The Lady Panthers (6-15) will start play at 1 p.m. Thursday against sixth-seeded Orchard Farm (4-19). The winner will advance to the semifinals and play at 1:15 p.m. Saturday against the winner…
Read MoreLady Panthers finish fifth in CCC softball
The PHS varsity softball team completed Clarence Cannon Conference play with an 11-1 loss at home to Centralia last Thursday. The visitors scored three in the first, one in the second, one in the third, four in the fourth and two in the fifth to win by the 10-run rule. Palmyra managed just two hits…
Read MorePalmyra HS boys cross country team competes at CCC meet
The PHS boys cross country team finished sixth in the Clarence Cannon Conference meet at Shelbina last Monday. The Panthers scored 124 points to finish behind Centralia (22), South Shelby (69), Macon (83), Clark County (96) and Monroe City (124). Jacob Barnes led the team with a 14th place finish out of 51 runners in…
Read MoreLady Mustangs seeded ninth in district tourney
The Marion County R-II softball team received the ninth seed in the Class 1, District 5 tournament to be held at LaPlata Oct. 12-17. The Lady Mustangs will face eighth-seeded Atlanta at 5 p.m. Thursday. The winner will advance to the quarterfinals and take on top seeded Canton at 3 p.m. Friday. The other game…
Read MorePalmyra loses homecoming heartbreaker, 36-34, to Monroe
The PHS varsity football team fell short in an offensive battle for a 36-34 homecoming loss to rival Monroe City Friday. Palmyra (1-5) took a 34-28 lead at the 8:29 mark of the fourth quarter on a six-yard touchdown run by Rylan Compton, but failed to score on the two-point conversion attempt, leaving an opening…
Read MoreLady Panthers go to 3-0 in conference
The PHS varsity softball team went to 3-3 in conference play last week with a win over Brookfield following a loss to Highland. The Lady Panthers (6-11) went on the road to earn their third Clarence Cannon Conference victory of the season, 6-2, over Brookfield, Thursday. Down 1-0 going into the top of the third,…
Read MorePHS boys CC team takes seventh at Quincy
The PHS boys cross country team finished seventh out of 10 teams at the 49th annual Tom Oakley Invitational meet hosted by Quincy (Ill,) High School Saturday. The Panthers scored 182 points to finish behind: QHS, 30, Burlington (Iowa), 81: Quincy Notre Dame, 115, Liberty, Ill., 124; Hamilton West Hancock, Ill., 156; and Clark County,…
Read MoreMCR-II cross country team competes at Quincy
The Marion County R-II boys cross country team took eighth place out of 10 teams at the 49th annual Tom Oakley Invitational meet hosted by Quincy (Ill.) High School Saturday. QHS won the meet. Levi Wright led the Mustangs with a 16th place finish out of 88 runners in a time of 18:45.07. Also competing…
Read MoreBulldogs drop Panthers for 40-22 loss
The PHS varsity football team came out flat early in a 40-22 loss at Brookfield Friday. Hoping to build on momentum gained during their first victory the week before, the Panthers (1-4) spotted the Bulldogs 24 points before out scoring them 22-16 the rest of the way. Two costly plays by Palmyra gave the Bulldogs…
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