Area Sports

The Marion County R-II girls basketball team went to 3-0 to start the new year last week, downing Madison, Brashear and Novinger. The Lady Mustangs capped the week with a 58-27 victory at Novinger, Friday. The Lady Mustangs (6-3) held their opponents to single-digit scoring in every quarter and iced the game with a 21-9…

The Marion County R-II boys varsity basketball team earned its first victory of the season. The Mustangs (1-8) opened the new year with a, 55-46 win at Madison Tuesday. Marion County shot just 36 percent from the floor, but sank four three-pointers and 11 of 19 free throws. Spencer Whetstone and Root Cheney combined to…

Six PHS Panthers were named to the Missouri Media Class 2 All-State Football Team. Weston King a senior defensive line man, and Luke Triplett, a junior offensive lineman, made the first team, while Brody Lehenbauer, a senior quarterback, Ross Arch, a senior running back, Abe Haerr, a senior tight end, and Landyn Smith, a junior…

The PHS varsity boys basketball team entered the new year on a positive note with a 59-43 win at Louisiana Monday. After losing two straight, the Panthers (4-2) were able to get back on track by stifling the Bulldogs early on in building a 30-13 halftime lead. Palmyra ended up out-scoring Louisiana in every quarter …

The PHS varsity girls basketball team breezed through their final game of 2020 in a 63-9 win at Louisiana last Monday. Just about everyone contributed on offense as the Lady Panthers (4-2) raced out to a 44-7 halftime lead and forced a turbo clock in the second half. Candra King scored 16 of her game-high…

The PHS varsity boys received the top seed, while the girls got the fifth seed in the upcoming Highland Basketball Tournament Jan. 4-9. The Panthers will open play at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, against eighth-seeded Scotland County, while the Lady Panthers will play at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4, against fourth-seeded Canton. The winner…

The PHS varsity boys basketball team struggled in a 66-35 loss at Troy-Buchanan Thursday. The Panthers (3-2) were originally supposed to play a rescheduled game at Mark Twain, but it had to be postponed again due to COVID-19 issues. Palmyra was able to get a pick-up game scheduled with the Class 6 Trojans instead. The…

The PHS girls varsity basketball team went 1-1 during rescheduled games against Mark Twain and Canton last week. For the second time in less than a week, the Lady Panthers (3-2) defeated Mark Twain, 57-41, on the road Thursday. Palmyra got off to a great start with a 20-3 run to start the game. Abbey…

The PHS varsity wrestling team opened the season, but with limited action on the eve of the holiday break. Most recently the Panthers battled Francis Howell at a dual tri-meet at Timberland Saturday. Palmyra lost all six actual matches in a 67-6 loss to Francis Howell. The Panthers also hosted North Callaway Friday, and went…

by Mark Cheffey The PHS varsity boys struggled against their arch nemesis Saturday, falling to the host squad, 58-36, in the Monroe City Tournament title game Saturday. Monroe City scored the first nine points and really never looked back in building a 34-17 halftime lead and then outscoring Palmyra (3-1) 14-4 in the third quarter.…