Unable to score in overtime, Blue Devils suffer loss in Sophie Cunningham Classic

By Muddy River Sports | January 8, 2024
Quincy High School girls basketball coach Brad Dance talks to his team during a timeout in Sunday's game against Columbia Battle in the Sophie Cunningham Classic in Columbia, Mo. | Photo courtesy Sophie Cunningham Classic

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Quincy High School girls basketball team had its chances. Forced to go to overtime against Columbia Battle in Sunday’s Sophie Cunningham Classic, the state-ranked Blue Devils failed to score on all five possessions in the extra period and suffered a 42-38 loss at Columbia College’s Southwell Gymnasium. The Spartans outscored the…

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Pirates win eighth consecutive game with another dominant effort spearheaded by Anders

By Muddy River Sports | October 21, 2023
Hannibal quarterback Waylon Anders, right, celebrates with lineman Trenton Cowden during Friday night’s game against Columbia Battle in Columbia, Mo. | Mathew Kirby photo

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Hannibal football team looks primed for a postseason run. The Pirates, ranked sixth in the Class 4 state poll, finished off the regular season Friday night with their consecutive victory, beating Columbia Battle 42-7. Hannibal scored 34 points in the first half and put it on cruise control in the second…

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Pirates cap undefeated regular season, begin chase of state championship

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | October 23, 2021
Hannibal's Kaiser Greenwell hauls in a 60-yard touchdown pass from Courtland Watson in the first quarter of Friday's victory at Columbia Battle. Photo courtesy Mathew Kirby

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The eighth undefeated regular season in the history of the Hannibal football program is officially in the record books. Now comes the chance to accomplish what none of the previous seven could or had the chance to do. That’s win a state championship. The Pirates wrapped up a 9-0 run with a…

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