Area Sports
PHS celebrates notable national signing day
by Mark Cheffey As PHS football coach Kevin Miles would put it, Wednesday, Feb. 3 was a “great day to be a Palmyra Panther.” It was national college signing day, and no less than seven PHS athletes signed their names to attend college and continue playing their favorite sport, including four members of Miles’ 2020…
Read MorePanthers beat Brookfield, fall to Macon
The PHS varsity boys basketball team went 1-1 last week beating Brookfield at home, Tuesday, before falling at Macon, Friday. The Panthers (9-7) got out to an 11-5 lead before trailing by five at the half but staged a 14-11 comeback in the third quarter before the Tigers out-scored them 13-6 down the stretch. Zane…
Read MorePHS girls split two CCC contests
The PHS varsity girls basketball team split Clarence Cannon Conference games last week, downing Brookfield before losing to Macon. The Lady Tigers trounced Palmyra, 56-21, in Macon Friday, shutting out the Lady Panthers 16-0 in the first quarter. Palmyra out-scored Macon 12-7 in the second quarter, before the Lady Tigers took control with a 33-9…
Read MorePHS to host boys district wrestling tournament
The Missouri State High School Activities Association has announced a modified schedule for its postseason wrestling championships. The modifications include changes to some dates as well as a change in the championships location. As announced earlier, the number of districts was expanded from four to eight. A sectional round was also added to the post-season. …
Read MorePalmyra wrestlers compete at Mexico Quad
The PHS boys and girls wrestling teams competed at a Mexico quad meet Friday. In boys action the Panthers lost all three matches against Mexico, Brookfield and Kirksville. Palmyra wrestlers went 1-2 in actual matches in a 42-30 loss to Brookfield. Nolan Richards won his match in the 195-pound class by fall at 4:49 over…
Read MoreLady Mustangs get back to winning ways
The Marion County R-II varsity girls basketball team returned to its winning ways with home victories last week over Atlanta and Mark Twain. The Lady Mustangs broke a three-game losing steak with a 56-49 come-back win over Atlanta last Tuesday. Atlanta got out to an 18-11 lead and went into halftime up 33-27. But the…
Read MoreMustangs fall to Atlanta, Mark Twain
The Marion County R-II varsity boys basketball team suffered home losses to Atlanta and Mark Twain last week. The Mustangs (1-14) fell behind early Tuesday to Atlanta, which led 37 to 11 at the half, before going on a 21-7 third-quarter run to put the game out of reach. Scoring for Marion County were Wyatt…
Read MorePHS boys lose to Monroe again for title
The PHS varsity boys basketball team suffered their second title game loss of the season to their arch nemesis, Monroe City, Saturday. Palmyra (8-5) was within striking distance, trailing by seven points going into the second half, but Monroe City turned it on with a 38-15 run to win the Tony Lenzini Tournament Championship for…
Read MorePHS girls fall to Clark Co. in third place game
The PHS girls basketball team lost the third place game of their home tournament, 36-49, Friday. The Lady Panthers (5-8) fell behind early and were unable to close the gap the rest of the game. Scoring for Palmyra were Candra King, 10, Taytum White, nine, Rylie McKinney, five, Grace Krigbaum, four, Abbey Redd, four, Mallory…
Read MorePalmyra wrestlers compete at St. Clair
The PHS boys wrestling team competed at the sixth annual St. Clair Classic Tournament Saturday with seven Panthers finishing in the top five. Fourteen schools competed in the event including Capital City, Eldon, Herculaneum, Kirksville, Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau, Parkway North, Parkway South, Parkway West, Southern Boone, St. Clair, St. James, Union and Wright City.…
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