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June 24, 2025 | By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor
QUINCY — After a 10-year absence, the opportunity for high school softball players to engage in a cross-river rivalry exists again. Kelsey Thompson made certain of it. The John Wood Community College softball coach introduced the idea of resurrecting the Illinois vs. Missouri all-star game back in March, and her plan comes to fruition Wednesday…
Read Full Article June 24, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
QUINCY — The preparation for the high school football season doesn’t wait until August to begin. Monday night at Flinn Stadium, several area football teams participated in a 7-on-7 event hosted by Quincy High School. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey ventured out in the 90-degree heat to capture some images from the competition:
Read Full Article June 22, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
QUINCY — The Missouri boys were a half away from the Show-Me State’s first win in the short history of the Muddy River Showcase, but a third-quarter surge from Illinois and a defensive stand down the stretch Saturday netted an 89-82 for the Prairie State at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. Missouri led…
Read Full Article June 22, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
QUINCY — The Missouri girls provided the stiffest test to the Illinois side in terms of final score since the first Muddy River Showcase in 2022, but the Illinois girls prevailed 88-65 on Saturday at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center in the fourth iteration of the game. Here are some takeaways from the…
Read Full Article June 22, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Click here to purchase digital images from the Muddy River Sports SmugMug page QUINCY — It came down to the wire. The Illinois boys all-stars outscored Missouri 7-2 in the closing minutes to secure an 89-82 victory in the fourth annual Muddy River Showcase at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. Muddy River News…
Read Full Article June 22, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Click here to purchase digital images from the Muddy River Sports SmugMug site QUINCY — The competitive fire burned bright for both the Illinois and Missouri girls all-star teams during the fourth annual Muddy River Showcase on Saturday at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. Illinois won 88-65. Muddy River News Editor David Adam…
Read Full Article June 21, 2025 | By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor
QUINCY — The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place Saturday. Here is everything you need to know, the rosters for this year’s event and a look at the history of the event. What: Illinois vs. Missouri all-star basketball event. When: Girls game tips at 2 p.m., boys game to follow at approximately 4 p.m.…
Read Full Article June 19, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Abbie Martin’s incredible high school soccer career was capped with one last fitting honor. The Hannibal senior forward was named to the Class 3 all-state first team by the Missouri High School Soccer Coaches Association. This is her third all-state nod, having been named to the second team as both a sophomore…
Read Full Article June 19, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. PHILADELPHIA, Mo. — If it involves math, Joey Lagemann is all about it. “I’ve always loved…
Read Full Article June 19, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. SHELBINA, Mo. — Belle Roush and Callie McWilliams will get one more chance to play basketball…
Read Full Article June 17, 2025 | By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor
The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. KAHOKA, Mo. — Harrison Parker openly admits his golf game isn’t up to par. “I’m no…
Read Full Article June 17, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. MEMPHIS, Mo. — A lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan, Vince Dale grew up emulating Cardinals great…
Read Full Article June 16, 2025 | By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor
The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. CANTON, Mo. — Bryson Brewer doesn’t need to follow in his older brother’s footsteps. He needs…
Read Full Article June 16, 2025 | By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor
The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. PALMYRA, Mo. — Sydney Compton hasn’t taken a college course yet, but she’s already redefined her…
Read Full Article June 15, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. LEWISTOWN, Mo. — Having grown up on a farm, Ellie Goehl got a taste of what…
Read Full Article June 14, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. MONROE CITY, Mo. — For Grant Yager and his two brothers, Cole and Blake, woodworking is…
Read Full Article June 12, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. PHILADELPHIA, Mo. — The ferocity with which Riley Holt plays on the basketball court has left…
Read Full Article June 11, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
PALMYRA, Mo. — Left-handed pitcher Jacob Kroeger is climbing a rung on the Atlanta Braves organizational ladder. The Palmyra native was assigned Tuesday to the Rome Emperors, the Braves’ High-A affiliate in the South Athletic League. He spent the first two months of the 2025 season pitching for the Augusta GreenJackets, the Single-A affiliate in…
Read Full Article June 10, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. CANTON, Mo. — Macy Glasgow’s personality and approach to life make nursing the perfect career choice.…
Read Full Article June 10, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. MEMPHIS, Mo. — Kwyn Hamlin signed a letter of intent for more than just herself. By…
Read Full Article June 8, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. PALMYRA, Mo. — It’s only fitting that Mason Smith’s final game representing the Palmyra boys basketball…
Read Full Article June 7, 2025 | By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor
The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. PALMYRA, Mo. — The pressure of being a champion at showing goats is quite different than…
Read Full Article June 3, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John WoodCommunity College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m.with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. CANTON, Mo. — Tyler Frazier’s final season on the Canton boys basketball team will be one he will…
Read Full Article June 3, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John WoodCommunity College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m.with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. SHELBINA, Mo. — The explosiveness Callie McWilliams showed on the track and on the triplle jump runway translated…
Read Full Article May 31, 2025 | By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor
QUINCY — Jacob Kroeger’s success out of the bullpen for the Class A Augusta GreenJackets finally earned him a start, and the left-hander seized the moment. The Palmyra native threw five innings with just one run allowed in a 6-2 victory over the Myrtle Beach Pelicans on May 28. Kroeger struck out six, allowed five…
Read Full Article May 31, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Hannibal boys track and field team brought home two more state medals after the final round of competition Saturday in the Class 4 state championships at Jefferson City High School’s Adkins Stadium. Pirates junior Landyn Essig finished seventh in the long jump with a leap of 6.76 meters (22 feet,…
Read Full Article May 30, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The strength, size and athleticism that is making Tre Hoskins an NCAA Division I football recruit is giving him an edge in track and field, too. The Hannibal junior enjoyed his best throw in the shot put on his first attempt Friday and finished third at the Class 4 boys state…
Read Full Article May 25, 2025 | By Muddy River News
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Pickleball Club, in conjunction with Hannibal Parks and Recreation, will hold a youth pickleball camp from 9 to 11 a.m. June 9-11 at the Huckleberry Park courts. The camp is designed to teach the basics of pickleball, which will include fundamental techniques, rules of the game and strategy taught by…
Read Full Article May 24, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Chevie Sharpe made a haul at the Missouri Class 2 girls state track and field championships. The Highland junior finished the 1,600-meter run in 5 minutes, 15.8 seconds to set a school record and bring home a state championship. She finished fourth in the 400 and 800. North Platte’s Lindsay Ramsey…
Read Full Article May 24, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The state medal haul began in earnest Friday for the boys and girls track and field teams from Northeast Missouri. One individual won a state championship, while nine other individuals and two relay teams captured podium spots at the Class 1 and Class 2 state championships at Jefferson City High School’s…
Read Full Article May 22, 2025 | By Muddy River News
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Another tryout for the new River Country Swim League has been scheduled at the Hannibal Aquatic Center because of problems at the Hannibal YMCA pool. The new tryout has been scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 2, at the Ronny Ferrel Hannibal Aquatic Center. Coach Marie Allen asks each participant to…
Read Full Article May 22, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
IllinoisGirls SoccerClass 1A sectional at GreenvilleFriday, May 23Alton Marquette vs. Quincy Notre Dame, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 24Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin vs. Litchfield, 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 27Championship game, 4:30 p.m. SoftballClass 1A Concord (Triopia) RegionalSaturday, May 24Triopia vs. Payson Seymour, 10 a.m. Class 1A Camp Point Central RegionalFriday, May 23Havana vs. Camp Point Central, 4:30…
Read Full Article May 21, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Missouri BaseballClass 5 district at St. DominicWednesday, May 21Wentzville Holt 13, Hannibal 2 Thursday, May 22Fort Zumwalt East vs. McCluer North, 3:30 p.m.Fort Zumwalt South vs. Warrenton, 1 p.m. Friday, May 23Wentzville Holt vs. St. Dominic/McCluer winner, 3:30 p.m.Fort Zumwalt East/McCluer North winner vs. Fort Zumwalt South/Warrenton winner, 1 p.m. Monday, May 26Championship game, 1…
Read Full Article May 21, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
SEDALIA, Mo. — Skeeter Kroeger’s teammates on the Palmyra boys golf team greeted him coming off the green on his final hole of Tuesday’s second round of the Class 2 state championships and were curious if he had looked at the leaderboard. He hadn’t. “I was like, ‘Let me sign my scorecard first, and then…
Read Full Article May 21, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
SEDALIA, Mo. — South Shelby boys golf coach Kevin Mitchell could tell the excitement of finishing second at the Class 2 state championships trumped the disappointment of finishing one stroke behind a heated rival. In time, the appreciation for all the Cardinals accomplished will only heighten. “They were really excited about what they did,” Mitchell…
Read Full Article May 20, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
MACON, Mo. — The Palmyra baseball team’s first-inning hole proved too deep to climb out of. The Panthers surrendered four runs in the bottom of the first, including a leadoff home run to Kennon Isaacson, in a 6-1 loss to Macon in Tuesday’s Class 3 District 6 championship game. The Panthers’ lone run came in…
Read Full Article May 20, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
QUEEN CITY, Mo. — Gage Brownell was the Canton baseball team’s kryptonite on Tuesday. Brownell, a junior right-handed pitcher for Schuyler County, tossed a one-hit complete game and struck out 15 batters in the Rams’ 3-1 victory over the Tigers in Tuesday’s Class 2 District 6 semifinal. The Tigers’ only hit came in the bottom…
Read Full Article May 20, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Missouri BaseballClass 1 district at LaPlataTuesday, May 20Brashear/Novinger 8, North Shelby 4Atlanta 11, LaPlata 1 Wednesday, May 21Brashear/Novinger vs. Atlanta, 6 p.m. Class 2 district at LancasterTuesday, May 20Scotland County 5, Putnam County 0Schuyler County 3, Canton 1 Wednesday, May 21Scotland County vs. Schuyler County, 6 p.m. Class 3 district at MaconTuesday, May 19Macon 5,…
Read Full Article Martin scores five times as Hannibal earns chance for payback against Fort Zumwalt East in semifinal
May 20, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
ST. PETERS, Mo. — The Hannibal girls soccer team wasted no time in earning a chance at payback in the Class 3 District 4 tournament. The third-seeded Pirates dispatched No. 6 seed Warrenton 8-0 in Tuesday’s quarterfinal, setting up a rematch of last season’s quarterfinal with Fort Zumwalt East, who also won 8-0 on Tuesday.…
Read Full Article May 20, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
QUINCY — The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase on Saturday, June 21, will pit the top seniors from Illinois and Missouri in a basketball all-star setting. The girls game begins at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. Illinois Boys West Hancock and…
Read Full Article Palmyra tied with Springfield Catholic after first round of Missouri Class 2 state golf championship
May 20, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
SEDALIA, Mo. — Palmyra and Springfield Catholic are tied for the lead after the first day of the Missouri State High School Athletic Activities Class 2 boys state golf championship at the Sedalia Country Club. Their team scores of 330 are just two strokes ahead of South Shelby. Ty Brandt of Fatima is the leader,…
Read Full Article May 20, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Missouri BaseballClass 1 district at LaPlataTuesday, May 20North Shelby vs. Brashear/Novinger, 2 p.m.Atlanta vs. LaPlata, 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 21Championship game, 6 p.m. Class 2 district at LancasterTuesday, May 20Scotland County vs. Putnam County, 5 p.m.Canton vs. Schuyler County, 6;30 p.m. Wednesday, May 21Championship game, 6 p.m. Class 3 district at MaconTuesday, May 19Palmyra vs.…
Read Full Article May 18, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Missouri BaseballClass 1 district at LaPlataMonday, May 19North Shelby vs. Brashear/Novinger, 4:30 p.m.Atlanta vs. LaPlata, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 20Championship game, 6 p.m. Class 2 district at LancasterMonday, May 19Scotland County vs. Putnam County, 5 p.m.Canton vs. Schuyler County, 6;30 p.m. Wednesday, May 21Championship game, 6 p.m. Class 3 district at MaconTuesday, May 19Palmyra vs.…
Read Full Article May 17, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. — The North Shelby girls track team tied for fourth in the Class 1 sectional track meet at Montgomery County High School on Saturday and had state qualifiers in seven events. Advancing to the state meet on May 23-24 in Jefferson City, Mo., for the Raiders are: Glasgow won the meet with…
Read Full Article May 17, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
MOKANE, Mo. — The South Shelby girls track team took first place in six events and placed second in the Class 2 sectional track meet on Saturday at South Callaway High School. Fayette won the meet with 105 points, with South Shelby scoring 89. Highland was sixth with 39 points, and Monroe City was seventh…
Read Full Article May 17, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
MOKANE, Mo. — The Highland boys track team is sending qualifiers in five events after scoring 52 points and placing sixth in the Class 2 sectional track meet on Saturday at South Callaway High School. New Bloomfield scored 81 points to win, and Salisbury scored 68 points to place second. Highland’s 4×100-meter relay team of…
Read Full Article May 17, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Hannibal boys track team is sending nine qualifiers to next week’s sectional track meet, and the girls are sending five after Saturday’s Class 4 district meet at Jefferson City Helias High School. Kade Hoskins was second in the 100-meter dash in 11.09 seconds. Tre Hoskins finished second in the shot…
Read Full Article May 17, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
MACON, Mo. — The Palmyra baseball team had the right hitter at the plate at the right time. Rylan Compton’s bases-loaded single to left field with out in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday gave the second-seeded Panthers and 2-1 walk-off victory over third-seeded Clark County in the semifinals of the Class 3 District…
Read Full Article May 16, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Here is the area scoreboard for Friday, May 16: Prep baseball Prep softball Girls soccer
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Here is the area scoreboard for Thursday, May 15: Prep baseball Prep softball
Read Full Article May 15, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
Here is the area scoreboard for Wednesday, May 14: Prep baseball Illini West 8, Orion 7 Liberty 15, Pleasant Hill/Western 0 Macomb 5, Beardstown 3 Winchester West Central 1, Mendon Unity 0 Kirksville 10, Palmyra 0 Rock Island Alleman 4, Quincy High School 2 Prep softball Quincy Notre Dame 10, Camp Point Central 8 Quincy…
Read Full Article May 13, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The South Shelby boys golf team has been agonizingly close to qualifying for the Missouri state tournament the last two seasons, missing out by one stroke each time. The golf gods were on the Cardinals’ side on Monday. South Shelby posted a team score of 328 at Monday’s Class 2 District 2…
Read Full Article May 13, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Jonas Janes and the Palmyra boys golf team have unfinished business. “Oh, 100 percent,” Janes said. The Panthers have the chance to make amends for what could have been last season. Palmyra qualified Monday for the Missouri Class 2 state tournament by tying for the top spot with South Shelby at the…
Read Full Article May 13, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. — Patrick Arthaud and Gavin Dudley combined for six hits and six RBIs, and the Hannibal baseball team scored six runs in the seventh inning to pull away for a 10-1 win over Montgomery County on Monday. Arthaud gave the Pirates a 1-0 lead with a single in the first inning and…
Read Full Article May 13, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
CANTON, Mo. — Preston Brewer struck out 16 batters in a complete-game shutout as the Canton baseball team beat Highland 6-0 on Monday. Brewer struck out the side in four different innings, and each of his first eight outs were strikeouts. He did not walk a batter, surrendered just three hits and threw 72 of…
Read Full Article May 13, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
CLARKSVILLE, Mo. — Reason Miller showed the grit a reliever needs. After the Palmyra baseball team scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning Monday to build a three-run lead over Clopton, the Hawks scored twice with one out and had the bases loaded with the bottom of the order due up. That’s…
Read Full Article May 13, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The South Shelby and Palmyra boys golf teams each posted scores of 328 at Monday’s Class 2 District 2 tournament at Norwoods Golf Club to qualify for the state tournament, which will take place May 19 and 20 at Sedalia Country Club. Noah Wilt, Carson Gough, Eli Hatcher, and Titus Moore each…
Read Full Article May 13, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Here is the area scoreboard for Monday, May 12: Prep baseball Prep softball Girls soccer
Read Full Article May 12, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
HANNIBAL, Mo. — It has been seven seasons since Jack Schrader last walked the sideline as a basketball coach. After coaching men’s basketball teams for 23 seasons combined at Truman State University and Culver-Stockton College, Schrader will be coaching at the high school level during the 2025-26 season. Clint Graham, athletic director at Hannibal High…
Read Full Article May 11, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
QUINCY — The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase on Saturday, June 21, will pit the top seniors from Illinois and Missouri in a basketball all-star setting. The girls game begins at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. Before the players are named,…
Read Full Article May 11, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
PALMYRA, Mo. — Two members of the Palmyra Youth Wrestling Club recently completed the Missouri USA Youth Wrestling “Triple Crown.” Missouri USA Youth Wrestling has three state tournaments — a folkstyle tournament in March, and freestyle and Greco-Roman tournaments held May 3-4. All three tournaments were held in Springfield, Mo. Ava Rife, 12, and Cooper…
Read Full Article May 10, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
GLASGOW, Mo. — South Shelby’s four relay teams were all victorious, leading the way to the championship at the Class 2 District 3 girls track and field meet on Saturday afternoon at Glasgow High School. The Lady Birds scored 125 points to outdistance Westran (92), Monroe City (73) and Scotland County (69). South Shelby won…
Read Full Article May 10, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
GLASGOW, Mo. — Highland had one first-place finish and three second-place finishes to take fourth in the Class 2 District 3 boys track and field meet on Saturday afternoon at Glasgow High School. The Highand boys’ 4×400 team of Briscoe Post, Tyler Seals, Porter Peters and Charlie Evans won in 3:38.98, and its 4×200 team…
Read Full Article May 10, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Here is the area scoreboard for Saturday, May 10 Prep baseball Prep softball College baseball Girls soccer
Read Full Article May 10, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
Here is the area scoreboard for Friday, May 9: Prep baseball Payson Seymour 2, Mendon Unity 1 Greenfield/Northwestern 9, Camp Point Central 7 Highland 4, Marceline 4 Palmyra 21, Highland 6 Liberty 13, Lutheran 3 Macomb 8, West Hancock 0 Monroe City 14, Van-Far 8 Petersburg PORTA 9, Pittsfield 7 Prep softball Quincy Notre Dame…
Read Full Article May 9, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
PARIS, Mo. — Kaden Oliver hit two home runs and drove in four runs as the Canton baseball team homered four times and beat Paris 11-6 on Thursday. Oliver, a junior center fielder, hit a solo home run with two outs to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning,…
Read Full Article May 8, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal High School girls soccer team celebrated its seniors and wrapped up an undefeated run through the North Central Missouri Conference with a 9-1 victory over Marshall on Thursday night at Veterans Field. Abbie Martin and Malia Stolte had three goals each, and Stolte added an assist. Ashley Davis and Kegan…
Read Full Article May 8, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
SHELBINA, Mo. — The Palmyra baseball team took advantage of 15 walks and 10 hits to score 22 runs in a 22-0 victory over South Shelby on Thursday afternoon. Palmyra (11-9) finished Clarence Cannon Conference play with a 5-1 record. It plays twice on Friday — at 4 p.m. against Marceline and at 8 p.m.…
Read Full Article May 7, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Palmyra boys golf team captured the Clarence Cannon Conference championship on Wednesday at Norwoods Golf Course. The Panthers recorded a score of 318 to outpace South Shelby by 11 strokes. Centralia finished third at 333, and Monroe City was fourth at 350. Macon’s Hagan Ritter was the medalist, shooting a 74.…
Read Full Article May 7, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
KAHOKA, Mo. — The Hannibal baseball team let Clark County back in the game, but quality at-bats combined with timely pitching in the final inning gave the Pirates the cushion they needed to defeat the Indians 15-11 on Tuesday. The Pirates led 12-6 entering the bottom of the sixth. The Indians scored five runs with…
Read Full Article May 7, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
CANTON, Mo. — Four bases-loaded walks in the bottom of the sixth inning helped the Canton baseball team erase a two-run deficit and come from behind to defeat Central 7-5 on Tuesday afternoon. Bleu Taylor sealed the victory for the Tigers, retiring the Panthers in order in the top of the seventh. The victory was…
Read Full Article May 6, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Here is the area scoreboard for Tuesday, May 6: Prep baseball Prep softball Girls soccer
Read Full Article May 6, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Malia Stolte and Abbie Martin each scored twice for the Hannibal girls soccer team in an 8-0 victory over Fulton on Monday afternoon in a North Central Missouri Conference game at Veterans Field. The Pirates (16-4) are undefeated after nine games in conference play, and they have won six consecutive games. They…
Read Full Article May 5, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Here is the area scoreboard for Monday, May 5: Prep baseball Prep softball Girls soccer
Read Full Article May 3, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Persistence with two outs paid off for the Hannibal baseball team against Palmyra on Friday. The Pirates scored three runs with two outs in the bottom of the fourth after the first two batters of the innings were retired, and their pitching held the Panthers at bay over the final three innings…
Read Full Article May 3, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Here is the area scoreboard for Friday, May 2: Prep baseball Prep softball College baseball
Read Full Article May 2, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Patrick Arthaud may have bragging rights over his brother, Alex, for a little while. Patrick, a junior infielder on the Hannibal baseball team, belted his first career home run in the fifth inning of Thursday’s game against Columbia Hickman. The home run trimmed the Pirates’ deficit to 8-3, and the Kewpies won…
Read Full Article May 2, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal junior Patrick Arthaud hit his first career home run in the fifth inning, and his brother, Alex, hit a seventh-inning double that nearly left the yard, but the Pirates fell to Columbia Hickman 8-4 on Thursday. Patrick went 2 for 3, and Alex also drew a walk in the first inning.…
Read Full Article May 2, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Here is the area scoreboard for Thursday, May 1: Prep baseball Prep softball Girls soccer College baseball
Read Full Article April 30, 2025 | By Annie C. Reller, MRN Journalist
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Ashley Davis made sure everyone knew of her return to the starting lineup for the Hannibal High School girls soccer team by scoring the first goal in Tuesday night’s 7-1 victory over Moberly at Veterans Field. Before the whistle to start the game blew, and before Davis scored, she walked on the…
Read Full Article April 30, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
KAHOKA, Mo. — Another day, another Abram Wiewel home run — but this one ignited a game-saving rally. With the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team trailing Clark County 11-10 in the top of the seventh inning on Tuesday, Wiewel belted a leadoff home run, sparking a seven-run inning. Bradi Lahr hit a two-run home run…
Read Full Article April 29, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Here is the area scoreboard for Tuesday, April 29: Prep baseball Prep softball Girls soccer
Read Full Article April 29, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal baseball team’s bid for a three-game conference winning streak ended in a 13-1 loss to Moberly on Monday at the Veterans Sports Complex. The Spartans scored six runs in the first inning and had an 8-0 lead before the Pirates came to bat in the bottom of the second. Hannibal…
Read Full Article April 29, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
Here is the area scoreboard for Monday, April 28: Prep baseball Prep softball Girls soccer Boys tennis
Read Full Article April 26, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
Here is the area scoreboard for Saturday, April 26: Prep baseball College baseball College softball Girls soccer
Read Full Article April 26, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
HANNIBAL, Mo. — One day after a walk-off victory over Fulton, the Hannibal baseball team had to hang on for dear life to hold off Marshall on Friday. The Pirates nearly let a 5-0 lead slip away but escaped with a 5-4 victory in North Central Missouri Conference play at the Veterans Sports Complex. The…
Read Full Article April 25, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Here is the area scoreboard for Friday, April 25: Prep baseball Prep softball College baseball College softball Girls soccer
Read Full Article April 25, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
WELLSVILLE, Mo. — The Mark Twain baseball team — except for catcher Eli Snodgrass — didn’t need to bring their gloves to Thursday’s high school baseball game against Wellsville-Middletown. Right-handed pitcher Nolan Epperson recorded 17 strikeouts and didn’t allow a hit in 5 2/3 innings before Treyton Clements came on to record the final out…
Read Full Article April 25, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Quincy High School boys tennis team reached the 10-victory plateau in grand style on Thursday, winning all six singles matches and all three doubles matches in a 9-0 victory over Hannibal to improve to 10-2 this season. The closest match of the day was at No. 2 singles, in which Drake…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The speed Reid Holliday showcases as a wide receiver on the Hannibal football team and a small forward on the basketball team has proven to be useful on the baseball field as well. With the Pirates tied at one with Fulton and with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning…
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Here is the area scoreboard for Thursday, April 24: Prep baseball Prep softball College baseball
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SHELBINA, Mo. — The Palmyra boys golf team edged South Shelby by four strokes to win the South Shelby Invitational at Lakeside Golf Course on Wednesday, and South Shelby’s Carson Gough lost to Macon’s Hagan Ritter in a playoff for medalist honors after both players shot 77s. Palmyra’s Jonas Janes shot a 78 to finish…
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Here is the area scoreboard for Wednesday, April 23: Prep baseball Prep softball College softball
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CANTON, Mo. — Preston Brewer continues to show that his prowess on the prep sports scene is not limited to the basketball court. The 6-foot-8 senior right-hander struck out eight and did not give up an earned run in 6 ⅔ innings as the Canton baseball team stymied Illini West 6-1 on Tuesday. Brewer reached…
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Here is the area scoreboard for Tuesday, April 22: Prep baseball Prep softball Girls soccer
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Longer days and warmer weather makes spring a perfect time to learn to play pickleball. Pickleball 101 will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 28, at the Huckleberry Park pickleball courts. The class is free but registration is required at www.hannibalparks.org Tom Batenhorst, president of Hannibal Park Board and…
Read Full Article April 21, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Shawn Gaines’ introduction to Hannibal High School football came not as a player or coach but as a spectator. Gaines, who grew up in Columbia, Mo., graduated from Columbia Rock Bridge in 2012 and in May 2016 from Culver-Stockton College, where he played linebacker. He made the trip to Porter Stadium to…
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Here is the area scoreboard for Friday, April 18: Prep baseball Prep softball College baseball College softball
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