Area Sports

by Mark Cheffey The PHS girls tennis team competed in a tournament at Marshall Saturday and came away with a win, tie and loss. The Lady Panthers defeated Sedalia Smith-Cotton, 4-2, tied  the host team, 3-3, and lost to Grain Valley, 4-2. Winning singles matches against Sedalia Smith-Cotton were Jaynee Durst, 10-3; Reese Gottman, 10-1;…

by Mark Cheffey The PHS cross country teams competed at a meet in Kirksville Saturday. “We just ran a few kids, since we had some injuries and soreness, but the kids who ran did awesome,” said Coach Nicholas Koetters. “We set goals for a lot of them, and for the most part they met or…

The PHS girls golf team competed in Jefferson City and at Hannibal this past week. The Lady Panthers topped Hannibal 207 to 214 Thursday. Mallory Comstock led the team with a 49, and was followed by Mallory Sublette, 50, Taytum Parsons, 53, and Ella Goldinger 55. The JV squad also played, scoring a 250, led…

by Mark Cheffey The PHS varsity football team christened the new football stadium by blowing out Hallsville 51-16 Friday. It was a rainy and foggy game that almost wasn’t, but the Panthers (3-0) turned the gloom into a celebration when they shot out to a 33-0 lead by midway of the third quarter. After struggling…

by Mark Cheffey The PHS girls cross country team won its home meet for the second year in a road Saturday. The Lady Panthers finished with a score of 32 besting five other teams, including Monroe City (74), Mark Twain (84), Highland (93), Kirksville (96) and Marion County (104). “Everyone did great,” said Coach Nicholas…

The PHS varsity girls golf team competed in a two-person scramble tournament at Boonville Friday, finishing sixth out of eight teams. Palmyra shot a 302 to finish behind Blair Oaks, 253, Osage, 261, Boonville, 268, Battle, 282, and Dushesne, 300, but ahead of California, 339, and Odessa, 352. Six other schools competed, but did not…

The PHS varsity girls tennis team went to 2-0 on the season with a 9-0 victory against Battle in Columbia last Saturday. Winning singles matches were Katy Rindom, 8-0; Maura Gottman, 8-4; Jaynee Durst, 8-1; Reese Gottman, 8-2; Bianca Perkins, 8-3; and Rylee Ingram, 8-0. Doubles winners were Rindom and Maura Gottman, 8-3; Durst and…

by Mark Cheffey The PHS girls softball team held on for a 13-8 win at Mark Twain Thursday. The Lady Panthers (2-2) jumped out to leads of 5-1 and 9-2 before the Lady Tigers made it exiting with a six-run bottom of the fifth inning. But, Palmyra added four in the top of the sixth…

by Mark Cheffey The PHS offense struggled while the defense ruled supreme for a 13-0 football win at Bowling Green. After blowing out their first opponents the week before, the Panthers managed just two touchdowns against a tough Bobcat defense. Meanwhile, the Bobcats had several opportunities to score themselves but found it impossible against the…

The PHS cross country teams began their season at the Mexico Invitational meet Saturday. The girls team placed sixth out of nine teams, while the boys finished eighth out of 10. The Lady Panthers scored 125 points to finish behind Centralia, 66, North Callaway, 76, Mexico, 82, and Harrisburg, 100, and ahead of Bowling Green,…