Palmyra High School
The Show-Me Spotlight will appear each week to highlight Missouri area student-athletes. COLUMBIA, Mo. — For Collin Arch and Trevor Wilson, the goal is to repeat. For the rest of the area wrestlers competing this weekend at the Missouri state wrestling tournament, the goal is to join them on the podium. Arch, the Palmyra junior…
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MONROE CITY, Mo. — The Monroe City girls basketball team had everyone thinking upset. The Palmyra boys never got that chance. In a Clarence Cannon Conference showcase doubleheader Tuesday, the two teams either state ranked or in that conversation walked away with victories, albeit in decidedly different manners. Outscored 16-4 in the first quarter and…
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QUINCY — Collin Arch knew a milestone was imminent, but the Palmyra junior wrestler didn’t allow it to alter his mindset or approach. His demeanor didn’t change either. After recording his 100th career victory in the 138-pound semifinals of Saturday’s Quincy Notre Dame Invitational at the Pit with a 15-0 technical fall of Chatham Glenwood’s…
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QUINCY — Luke Triplett questioned the toughness of his Illinois counterparts Saturday. “I didn’t know they were softer on this side of the river,” the Palmyra wrestler said with a smile after his semifinal match in the Quincy Notre Dame Invitational at the Pit. It turns out no one was as tough as him, certainly…
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QUINCY — Weather may have altered the brackets and forced some teams to decline making the trip to compete in the Quincy Invitational, but Friday night’s opening rounds of the long-time wrestling tournament showed the cream always rises to the top. Quincy High School had five wrestlers go unbeaten during Friday’s action, while Central had…
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QUINCY — Blake Bozarth’s teammates have seen his aggressive side in practice. And they know he’s more than just a spot-up 3-point shooter. “Most games, he doesn’t find the opportunity to attack off the dribble,” Quincy Notre Dame junior point guard Jake Hoyt said. “When he does, he’s pretty good at it.” Bozarth was effective…
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QUINCY — The edge in experience led to his team’s 60-32 victory Tuesday night at the Pit, but Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball coach Eric Orne took note of the abundance of young talent Palmyra put on the floor. It’s a reason for trepidation in the years to come. “They’re going to be a load,”…
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MONROE CITY, Mo. — Ceaton Pennewell was named the Class 1 Defensive Player of the Year by the Missouri Football Coaches Association and led a collection of area players receiving all-state honors at the small-school level. The Monroe City junior linebacker was a first-team all-state selection and one of five Panthers to receive plaudits. Overall,…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — The Monroe City football team received three unanimous all-conference selections, nine first-team picks and the Defensive Player of the Year after winning its first Clarence Cannon Conference championship since 2017. The Panthers went 6-1, a season highlighted by a smack-you-in-the-face defense. Junior middle linebacker Ceaton Pennewell was named the CCC Defensive Player…
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Mallory Comstock saved her best round of the postseason for last. The Palmyra senior golfer climbed into the top 15 at the Class 1 state tournament at Silo Ridge Golf and Country Club by shooting a 96. It allowed her to finished tied for 13th with a 36-hole score of 200 and become the first…
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EWING, Mo. – The Highland Cougars are back in the hunt in the Clarence Cannon Conference. After getting shellshocked in Centralia last week. Highland responded in a big way Friday night with a 24-20 win over Palmyra. The Cougars (5-2, 3-2 CCC) control their own destiny and could possibly still grab at least a share…
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Palmyra’s No. 1 doubles team of Katy Rindom and Maura Gottman drew a unique draw as the No. 1 seed in the Class 1 District 8 individual tournament. Their teammates — Palmyra’s No. 2 doubles team of Molly Gottman and Jaynee Durst — were seeded second and on the other side of the bracket. They…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — The brute force and dogged toughness Luke Triplett carries to the gridiron often masks the Palmyra senior all-state lineman’s playful nature. Every now and then, you catch a glimpse of it. Following a preseason practice on a beginning-to-swelter August morning, Triplett snaked his way through the coaching office as he slipped from…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — At halftime Friday night, Palmyra football coach Kevin Miles understood why the Panthers hadn’t been able to gain any separation against Brookfield. “They’re a big, physical team and they were beating us up front,” Miles said. When it mattered most in the second half, that was no longer the case. The Bulldogs…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — Kevin Miles is constantly telling the Palmyra football players no single game defines their season. “We just have to keep plugging away,” the veteran coach said. Even he knows the Panthers hear that as coachspeak. “Sometimes they look at you and go, ‘Oh, shoot, Coach Miles, shut the hell up. You’re just…
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It’s beginning to feel a lot like football season, everywhere we go. The Pirates are first and 10, the Panthers are popping again and the coaches are yelling go, go, go. It’s beginning to feel a lot like football season, kids are back in school. And the prettiest sight you’ll see is a running back…
Read Full Article PALMYRA, Mo. — The type of character their winless season revealed helped convince the Palmyra freshmen football players better days lie ahead. They took it upon themselves to make it happen. “Throughout that season, I think we were a little discouraged,” said Adam Goodwin, a senior linebacker/tight end who endured that winless season three years…
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