Area Sports
PHS girls wrestle at Osage
The PHS girls wrestling team competed at a tournament in Osage, Mo. Saturday along with teams from 22 other schools. Dyoni Mundy (122) won all five of her matches by fall, at 0:59 over Versailes’ Ella Dunklee, at 0:53 over Fulton’s Emma Oglesby, at 1:15 over Bolivar’s Mollie Stimpson, at 2:49 over Monett’s Brooke Bluel…
Read MoreR-II girls fall out of North Shelby Tournament
The Marion County R-II girls basketball team went 0-2, losing to Knox County and Scotland County at the North Shelby Tournament last week. The Lady Mustangs (7-6) fell out of the tournament with a 50-40 loss to Knox County in the consolation semifinals Thursday. Trailing by seven at the half, the Lady Mustangs drew to…
Read MorePanthers break spell against Centralia
The PHS varsity boys basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with a 55-51 victory over Centralia on the home court Friday. The Panthers (5-4) got on a roll early to build a 20-9 first-quarter lead and then held their opponents off the rest of the way. Zane Meyers had the sharp hand, sinking five…
Read MorePHS wrestlers travel to Warrenton, Moberly
The PHS wrestling team was busy last week, traveling to meets in Warrenton and Moberly, and hosting a match against Hannibal. The Panthers capped the week Thursday with a trip to Warrenton, where they beat Battle, but fell to Mexico and Warrenton. Palmyra went 2-4 in actual matches in their 39-27 loss to the host…
Read MoreLady Mustangs see winning streak end
The Marion County R-II girls basketball team saw its four-game winning streak end with a 62-59 loss at LaPlata Thursday. The Lady Mustangs (7-4) led by one going into the second quarter but suffered through a 25-10 run by LaPlata up to the break. Marion County trimmed LaPlata’s 37-23 halftime lead with a 15-4 third…
Read MorePHS girls fall to Knox County, Centralia
The PHS varsity girls basketball team continued to struggle last week with home losses to Knox County and Centralia. The Lady Panthers (4-6) suffered their fourth-straight defeat, 45-22, to Centralia Friday. Centralia jumped out to a 14-6 lead and out-scored Palmyra 20-6 in the second half. Scoring for Palmyra were Rylie McKinney, six, Grace Krigbaum,…
Read MoreMustangs fall to Wellsville-Middleton, LaPlata
The Marion County R-II boys basketball team lost to Wellsville-Middleton and LaPlata last week. The Mustangs ended the week with a 42-33 loss at LaPlata Thursday. LaPlata got out to a 14-6 lead and managed to hold off the Mustangs the rest of the way. Root Cheney sank all three of the team’s three-pointers and…
Read MorePHS wrestlers back in action
PHS wrestlers got their first action of 2021 during meets at Marceline and Centralia last week. The Panthers split at Marceline, last Tuesday, downing the host team, 45-24, while losing to Mid-Buchanan, 58-21. Palmyra won three of four actual matches against Marceline. Winning were: Brayden Stevens (132) by fall at 0:46 over Brayden Brown; Collin…
Read MorePanthers fall to Macon in third place game
The PHS varsity boys basketball team went 1-2 during last week’s Highland Tournament and fell to Macon, 50-46, in the fourth-place game Friday night. It was a perfectly matched game until the fourth quarter when the Tigers won it with a 17-13 game-ending run. Scoring for Palmyra (5-4) were Aaron Stamper, 10, Zane Meyers, nine,…
Read MoreLady Panthers go two-and out at Highland
The PHS varsity girls basketball team went two-and-out at last week’s Highland Tournament, losing to Canton and Knox County. The fifth-seeded Lady Panthers (4-4) fell out of the event with a 44-39 loss to eighth-seeded Knox County in the consolation semifinals Wednesday. Trailing 25-16 at the half, the Lady Panthers managed to rally and go…
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