Area Sports

The PHS boys track and field team took fifth place at the 13-team Gerald Mansfield Invitational meet in Macon Tuesday. The Panthers scored 50 points to finish behind Kirksville (122), Monroe City (74), Putnam County (63) and Macon (58), but ahead of Father Tolton Regional Catholic (41, Moberly (41), South Shelby (35), Paris (25.5) Brookfield…

The PHS varsity baseball team went through the extremes in going 2-2 last week. The Panthers went to 10-4 on the season with two blow-out wins Friday after losing two games by one run earlier in the week. The Panthers saw their five-game win streak come to an end with a tough 15-14 loss at…

The PHS girls track and field team took second place at the Gary Ewing Invitational in Brookfield Friday, falling just five and a half points behind first-place Marceline. “It was a good day over all at Brookfield,” said Coach Nicholas Koetters. “We weren’t at full strength but that didn’t stop them from doing well. “We…

by Troy Treasure NEMOnews Media Group Runs were hard to come by Thursday at North Shelby. Pitchers Rob Uhlmeyer of North Shelby and Marion County’s Spencer Whetstone combined for 23 strikeouts during their complete game performances as the Mustangs edged the Raiders 2-1. For Marion County, winning baseball sure beats the most recent past. Against…

The PHS varsity baseball team continued to dominate the opposition, going 3-0 last week and winning the three contests by a collective score of 36-3. The Panthers (8-2) stretched their current win streak to five, with a 7-1 victory at Moberly Saturday. Palmyra out-hit Moberly 6-2 to back the strong pitching by Bennett Stice, who…

The PHS varsity golf team was successfully busy last week, winning two of three events while getting edged by a stroke in the other. The Panthers won their own invitational tournament Wednesday by 29 strokes over second place Mexico. Palmyra’s Jacob Webster led all golfers with a 76 to help the team card a 318…

The PHS girls track and field team took second place at the Jerry Ball Relays at Ewing last Tuesday. The Lady Panthers scored 109.5 points to finish just 7.5 points behind first place Hannibal and ahead of 11 other teams. “The girls did really well,” said Coach Nicholas Koetters of the showing. “We finished second…

The PHS boys track and field team finished in fourth place at the Jerry Ball Relays in Ewing last Tuesday. The Panthers scored 80.5 points to finish behind only Hannibal (149.5), Monroe City (147) and Bowling Green (118), but ahead of Highland (76), Knox County (59.5), Scotland County (35.5), Mark Twain (33), Clark County (18),…

The PHS varsity baseball team showed last week they can win with lots of hits or just a few, with home victories over Bowling Green and Macon. The Panthers (5-2) overcame a 10-1 deficit and won 14-12 on a walk-off home run by Wade Begley over Bowling Green last Monday. The Bobcats scored four in…

The PHS varsity boys golf team placed first at two road triangular meets last week. The Panthers opened the week with a win at the Three Pines course hosted by Highland. Palmyra shot a 179 to beat Highland, 199, and Scotland County, 228. Jacob Webster and Elijah Edwards took medalists honors as both shot the…