‘I’m overcome with happiness and joy’: Hannibal wrestlers win Class 3 state championship

The Hannibal wrestlers celebrate winning the Class 3 state championship — the first fior any Hannibal boys athletic program in nearly a century — on Saturday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. | Photo courtesy Ron Rigdon, Cheap Seats Photography

COLUMBIA, Mo. — A perfect day with a perfect ending. A perfect place in history accompanied it, too. That’s what the Hannibal wrestling team earned Saturday. The Pirates had eight grapplers earn individual medals — three won championships — at the Class 3 state tournament at Mizzou Arena, enabling them to pile up an insurmountable…

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Depth of Hannibal lineup shows as Pirates navigate wrestlebacks to win state medals

Hannibal senior Reign Creech finished fifth at 120 pounds in the Class 3 state tournament Saturday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. | Photo courtesy Lisa Rigdon, Cheap Seats Photography

COLUMBIA, Mo. — To win the Class 3 state championship, the Hannibal wrestling team needed more than its three individual titleists to separate itself from the field. That’s where the depth in the Pirates’ lineup paid off. Senior Koen Ramage finished second at 157 pounds and four others navigated the wrestlebacks to reach the podium…

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Photo gallery: Hannibal wrestling team wins Class 3 state championship

Hannibal sophomore wrestler Austin Brown gets a bear hug from Pirates coach Jake Borgmeyer after winning the 113-pound state championship at the Class 3 state tournament Saturday night at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. | Photo courtesy Lisa Rigdon, Cheap Seats Photography

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Hannibal wrestling team made history Saturday night, winning the Class 3 state championship to become just the second boys team in school history to hoist a crown. The Pirates join the 1930 boys indoor track team as state champions. The Pirates had three individual champions — sophomore Austin Brown at 113…

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Pirates’ Minor finishes with birdie barrage to claim third at Class 3 state tournament

The Hannibal girls golfers — from left, Alena Gilmore, Kate Ferguson-Minor, Siena Minor, Baylee Pugh and Grace Kirby — finished fifth at the Class 3 state tournament at Crown Pointe Golf Club in Farmington, Mo. | Photo courtesy Hannibal athletics

FARMINGTON, Mo. — Siena Minor finished with a flourish, helping the Hannibal girls golf team set a standard future golfers can chase. Minor, a senior, birdied three of her final eight holes Tuesday to shoot a 2-under 70 at Crown Pointe Golf Club to finish third individually at the Class 3 state tournament. She is…

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