Cardinals’ offense churns out touchdowns in setting up district title showdown with Panthers

SHELBINA, Mo. — When your offense does nothing but score touchdowns, you know you’re in good shape. South Shelby football coach Adam Gunterman and the Cardinals found themselves there Friday night. The top-seeded Cardinals’ starting offense scored on all seven possessions in a 48-19 victory over fifth-seeded Macon in the semifinals of the Class 2…

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Macon rolls past Mark Twain in district opener to earn rematch with South Shelby

Macon quarterback Talen Holman prepares to pass against Mark Twain on Friday night in Center, Mo. Holman threw three touchdown passes and ran for another. | Photo by J. Robert Gough

CENTER, Mo. — The chilly night got a little cooler for Macon football coach Van Vanatta after his team’s 37-0 victory over Mark Twain Friday night. The long-time coach received a cooler of water poured over his head in the middle of Mark Twain’s field as the Class 2 District 4 opening victory was also…

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Panthers control line of scrimmage in running roughshod past Tigers in CCC opener

Palmyra's Wyatt Augspurg looks for running room during Friday night's Clarence Cannon Conference game against Macon in Palmyra, Mo. | Mathew Kirby photo

PALMYRA, Mo. — The work the Palmyra football players have invested into becoming a more physical team is paying significant dividends. Friday night, it paved the way to Clarence Cannon Conference whitewashing of Macon. The Panthers churned out more than 440 yards on the ground with a dominant effort from the 1-2 punch of Landon…

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Call it a comeback: Linenfelser’s grand slam caps Raiders’ rally against Tigers, completes sweep

Quincy Notre Dame shortstop Jack Linenfelser connects for a hit during Saturday's against Macon in the QND/Palmyra Spring Slam at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — A day that began with thunder and lightning ended with the biggest bang imaginable. A historic winning streak remains intact thanks to that. Facing its second-largest deficit of the season and trailing for only the third time all season, the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team managed to end an exhausting week by erasing…

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Photo gallery: QND baseball team wins twice in Spring Slam to run win streak to 24 straight

Quincy Notre Dame's Brady Kindhart reacts to being called safe on a play at the plate during the first inning against Macon on Saturday at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The Quincy Notre Dame baseball team showcased more than this ability to hit Saturday. The Raiders showed some wherewithal to overcome anything. After a nearly two-hour weather delay, the Raiders beat Hannibal 12-5 and then rallied from a seven-run deficit to knock off Macon 12-10 at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. Muddy River…

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Flash and crash: Monroe City uses lightning-and-thunder backfield to overrun Macon in CCC battle

Monroe City's Waylon DeGrave, left, and Ceaton Pennewell, right, combined to rush for more than 300 yards in a Clarence Cannon Conference victory over Macon on Friday night in Monroe City, Mo. | Muddy River Sports photo

MONROE CITY, Mo. — Waylon DeGrave and Ceaton Pennewell give the Monroe City football team two entirely different looks in the backfield. DeGrave, a junior, provides the flash, while Pennewell, a senior, counters as the Panthers’ punisher. Both proved to be hard to stop on Friday night at Lankford Field. DeGrave broke off two long…

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