Perfection personified: Pirates’ Wilson retires all 18 Raiders he faces in 10-run victory

Hannibal right-hander Kane Wilson struck out four during his perfect game Thursday in a 10-0 victory over Quincy Notre Dame at Veterans Field in Hannibal, Mo. | Mathew Kirby photo

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Kane Wilson didn’t need to be perfect. Yet, he was. The Quincy Notre Dame brought 18 batters to the plate Thursday afternoon and the Hannibal senior right-hander sat all 18 down, tossing a six-inning perfect game in the Pirates’ 10-0 victory at the Veterans Field complex. Wilson struck out only four, but…

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Hannibal’s Williams caps career with fourth all-state honor, four other Pirates receive recognition

Hannibal senior running back Aneyas Williams was named a first-team all-stater by the Missouri Football Coaches Association for the third straight season. | Mathew Kirby photo

HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Missouri Football Coaches Association recognized what anyone who squared off against Hannibal during the past four seasons came to know. Aneyas Williams is the most dynamic player on the field. The senior all-purpose back was named the Class 4 Offensive Player of the Year and a first-team all-state selection by the…

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Four Pirates earn all-conference football honors on both sides of ball

HANNIBAL, Mo. — To no one’s surprise, the North Central Missouri Conference’s best football team dominated the all-league selections. Hannibal, which went 5-0 and outscored its opponents 275-28 in league play, landed seven players on the first-team offense and six players on the first-team defense. The Pirates had five others earn second-team plaudits. Four players…

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Wilson leads quartet of Hannibal baseball players who earn all-conference honors

Hannibal junior shortstop Kane Wilson set single-season program records with 44 hits and 44 RBIs. | Matt Schuckman photo

HANNIBAL, Mo. — A record-setting regular season landed Hannibal junior shortstop Kane Wilson and three teammates on the All-North Central Missouri Conference baseball team. Wilson established new single-season program records for hits and RBIs and takes a .400 average into the postseason. He is joined on the All-NCMC team by freshman first baseman Cooper Scott,…

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