Area Sports

The PHS girls track and field team took second in a 10-team field at Clark County last Tuesday. The Lady Panthers won just one event but also placed second in five and scored 131 points to finish right behind the host team with 134.5 points. “We competed well. We just didn’t have our best overall…

The PHS boys track and field team took fifth place out of 10 teams at Clark County last Tuesday. The Panthers won one event and placed second or third in six other events while scoring 85 team points.  Monroe City won the meet with 138.5 points, edging Kirksville by 1.5 points. Also competing were Highland…

The Marion County R-II girls track and field team won three events and took seventh place in a 10-team field at Clark County last Tuesday. Four Lady Mustangs scored points in eight events to accumulate 60 points to beat out Green City (51), Scotland County (20) and Canton (15). The host team won with 134.5…

The PHS baseball team went to 3-2 on the season last week with a loss at Kirksville and a win at home over Canton. Kirksville scored three unearned runs with only one hit in defeating the Panthers 3-2 Friday. Palmyra’s Landyn Smith led off the game with a single, moved to second on a single…

The PHS boys golf team finally got some good weather and opened the season with a victory at a tri-meet held at Norwoods Golf Course in Hannibal last Tuesday. The Panthers shot a 350 to top Centralia (361) and Monroe City (432). “I thought we played okay,” said Coach Chris Parsons of the team’s first…

The PHS girls track and field team won the Monroe City Invitational Thursday, beating out 10 other schools. The Lady Panthers won four events and scored 158 points to lead second place Monroe City by 32.5 points. Placing first were Taytum White in the 200 meters, Jeorgia O’Brien in the 1,600 meters and the 4…

The PHS boys track and field team took second place in a 10-team field at the Monroe City Invitational Thursday. The Panthers won five events and scored 133 points to finish 39.5 points behind first-place Monroe City. Winning events were Abe Haerr in both the 800 meters and high jump, Hayes Miller in the 200…

by Mark Cheffey The PHS girls track and field team dominated in inaugurating the school’s all-weather facilities Friday. The Lady Panthers won 13 of 17 events against competitors from the other two Marion County schools, Hannibal and Marion County R-II. Winning events were: Taytum White, with a time of 13.57 in the 100 meters, a…

Marion County’s Delaney Straus leads the pack en route to a victory in the 800 meters at Palmyra Friday. The senior would also take first place in the 400, 1,600 meters and triple jump.

The PHS boys track and field team began the season at home and in Winfield last week. The Panthers won six events during the inaugural home track meet, Friday. Winning events were: Weston King with a throw of 44 feet, 6.25 inches in the shot put and a throw of 155 feet, 4.25 inches in…