Martin scores five times as Hannibal earns chance for payback against Fort Zumwalt East in semifinal

Abbie Martin, shown playing on May 8 against Marshall, scored five goals in Tuesday's district quarterfinal victory over Warrenton. | File photo by Mathew Kirby

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.…

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Martin, Stolte both record hat tricks as Hannibal girls soccer team completes unbeaten NCMC run

Abbie Martin rips a shot during Hannibal's girls soccer game on Thursday against Marshall at Veterans Field. Martin scored three goals in the game. | Photo courtesy of Mathew Kirby

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…

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Stolte, Martin score two goals each as Hannibal girls soccer team improves to 9-0 in NCMC play

Hannibal’s Abbie Martin takes a shot during Monday night's girls soccer game against Fulton at Veterans Field in Hannibal. | Photo courtesy of Mathew Kirby

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…

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Stolte, Martin combine for eight goals to help Hannibal girls soccer team win three games in Camdenton

Hannibal’s Malia Stolte, shown dribbling the ball during an April 29 game against Moberly, scored eight goals in three games during a tournmament at Camdenton. | MRN file photo by Mathew Kirby

CAMDENTON, Mo. — The Hannibal girls soccer team won three games at the Camdenton Tournament, defeating West Plains 9-1, Father Tolton 6-0 and Rolla 6-1 to improve its record to 15-4 and stretch its winning streak to five games. Abbie Martin and Malia Stolte both had three goals in Friday’s victory over West Plains, and…

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Turner stands tall as Pirates fend off Raiders in cross-river battle

Hannibal senior forward Abbie Martin makes a pass during Tuesday's 5-1 win over Quincy Notre Dame in Hannibal, Mo. — Photo by Shane Hulsey

HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal girls soccer team’s potent offense gave it the lead. Senior goalkeeper Ava Turner made sure that lead stayed in tact.  Turner stopped each of the first eight shots she faced, several of which came from point blank range, as the Pirates beat Quincy Notre Dame 5-1 Tuesday at the Veterans…

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Rejuvenated Hannibal volleyball squad whips past Illini West to kickstart another busy week

The Hannibal volleyball players celebrate senior Abbie Martin earning her 1,000th career dig during the second set of Monday's match against Illini West at Korf Gym. | Shane Hulsey photo

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Saturday was exhausting. Monday was relieving. After the Hannibal volleyball team played five matches in a nine-hour span at Saturday’s Quincy High School Invitational, a three-set victory in a match that took a little more than an hour was just what the doctor ordered 48 hours later. The Pirates made quick work…

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Surge at end of first set carries over as Hannibal rallies to beat QHS in cross-river volleyball match

Hannibal's Emilia Bates blocks a kill attempt by Quincy High School's Madison Loos during Monday's prep volleyball match at the QHS gym. | Mathew Kirby photo

QUINCY — Hannibal’s volleyball team proved Monday night it’s not necessarily how you begin the process. It’s the finished product that matters most. The Pirates’ performance in much of the first set of what was an eventual 2-1 victory over Quincy was … well, ummm … rather forgettable.  What was most memorable, however, was Hannibal’s…

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Martin’s golden goal caps Pirates’ comeback victory over Kewpies in regular season finale

Hannibal's Abbie Martin battles for possession with a pair of Columbia Hickman defenders during Monday's game at the Veteran Sports Complex in Hannibal, Mo. | Shane Hulsey photo

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Abbie Martin never panicked. Two and a half minutes into overtime of the Hannibal girls soccer team’s regular season finale against Hickman on Monday, Kewpies defender Hattie Hayes’ turnover in the middle of the pitch came right to Martin about 20 yards from the Hickman goal. Martin gathered, turned and rifled a…

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Right on cue: Pirates score flurry of goals in Pink Night victory over Bulldogs

Hannibal's Abbie Martin, left, and Aly Falconer celebrate one of Martin's three goals during Thursday night's 8-0 victory over Mexico in North Central Missouri Conference play in Hannibal, Mo. | Shane Hulsey photo

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal girls soccer coach Eric Hill did not write a script for Thursday’s North Central Missouri Conference game against Mexico, but if he would have, it would have looked something like the Pirates’ 8-0 victory at the Veterans Sports Complex. “We put on a show,” Hill said. It lasted only 51 minutes.…

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Martin, Pirates make history as late goal secures first-ever victory against Raiders

From left, Hannibal's Abbie Martin, Aly Falconer and Malia Stolte celebrate Stolte's goal with 16 minutes remaining in the first half of Tuesday night's 3-1 victory over Quincy Notre Dame at Advance Physical Therapy Field. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — A goal with four minutes remaining in regulation Tuesday night gave the Quincy Notre Dame girls soccer team a glimmer of hope. Abbie Martin snuffed that out in a blink. Roughly a minute after the Raiders trimmed their two-goal deficit in half, Martin burst free on a counterattack and finished with a deft…

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