http://www.hannibal.net/section/SPORTS hannibal.net delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Thu, 23 May 2013 23:14:26 +0000 http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130522/SPORTS/130529524/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 19:40:45 +0000 JASON FARMER jason.farmer@courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130522/SPORTS/130529524/1020/SPORTS The North Central Missouri Conference announced its All-Conference team Monday night and Hannibal had nine players named to the squad.
Hannibal had five players make First Team All Conference. The Lady Pirates had two seniors and three juniors earn honors.
Leading the way for Hannibal were seniors Theresa Sheffer and Katherine Allen.
Sheffer finished the season having set new school records for most goals in a season (35) as well as most goals in a single game (6). [...]]]> http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130517/NEWS/130518900/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Sat, 18 May 2013 8:45:00 +0000 DANNY HENLEY danny.henley@courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130517/NEWS/130518900/1020/SPORTS http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130516/SPORTS/130519061/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 23:49:56 JASON FARMER Jason.farmer@courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130516/SPORTS/130519061/1020/SPORTS Looking for its first four game sweep over the New York Mets since 1982, the St. Louis Cardinals came up short Thursday afternoon, losing 5-2 in front of the fifth sellout crowd of the season at Busch Stadium.
"It’s very hard," Cardinals’ skipper Mike Matheny said of trying to sweep a four-game series. "We pulled it off in Milwaukee. Anytime you head into a big league game it is hard enough to win, but to take four in a row is extremely difficult."
The [...]]]> http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130516/SPORTS/130519063/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 23:47:42 JASON FARMER jason.farmer@courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130516/SPORTS/130519063/1020/SPORTS
Thanks to a nice break in the rain, church league softball was able to resume action this week. While my team was happy to be back out on the field, the rain out last week definitely hurt our bats as Immanuel Baptist fell to 1st Presbyterian Thursday night 14-4.
Unlike our first game of the season, we actually held a lead this game. Immanuel Baptist opened up the first inning by sending 8 batters to the plate and scoring four times.
Then, in the bottom half of the [...]]]> http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130516/SPORTS/130519065/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 23:44:48 JASON FARMER jason.farmer@courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130516/SPORTS/130519065/1020/SPORTS In any sport, it is tough to beat a team three times in one season. Thursday night, the Hannibal girls’ soccer team found out just how hard it was the Lady Pirates lost 2-1 in overtime to Moberly in the district championship game.
"It was heartbreaking," Hannibal soccer coach Eric Hill said. "The girls are all obviously upset. We feel like the better team didn’t win tonight, but that is how it goes sometimes. We didn’t do the things we needed to do in the [...]]]> http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130516/NEWS/130519188/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 11:31:54 DOMINIC GENETTI dominic.genetti@courierpost.com @DominicGenetti #DiamondDirt http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130516/NEWS/130519188/1020/SPORTS http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130514/SPORTS/130519373/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 22:52:39 JASON FARMER jason.farmer@courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130514/SPORTS/130519373/1020/SPORTS
The Hannibal golf team finished strong Tuesday as both Pirates’ representatives, Alec Abel and Scott Cockrell finished inside the top-15 and earned all state honors.
"Both young men showed some extreme determination and grit," Hannibal golf coach Mike Blase said. "They did what they had to do to improve on yesterday’s score. Alec’s 76 and 72 and Scott’s 81 and 73 allowed them to be all state for this year. It was a great, great achievement for [...]]]> http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130514/SPORTS/130519374/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 22:50:28 JASON FARMER jason.farmer@courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130514/SPORTS/130519374/1020/SPORTS The third time was not the charm for Marshall as the Hannibal girls’ soccer team beat the Lady Owls for the third time this season. Earlier this season, Hannibal beat Marshall 3-0 (twice) during North Central Missouri Conference play. As the top seed in the Class 2, District 8 Tournament, Hannibal doubled up those early season scores and beat Marshall 6-0 to end the Lady Owls’ season in Moberly Tuesday night.
Hannibal got on the board early when Bri Johnson scored [...]]]> http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130514/SPORTS/130519375/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 22:49:07 JASON FARMER jason.farmer@courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130514/SPORTS/130519375/1020/SPORTS The Hannibal boys’ tennis team’s individual season play came to a halt Tuesday when the Pirates’ singles player and doubles team both fell in the first round of sectionals.
"That knocks us out of individual competition," Hannibal coach Jay Johnson said. "I felt we did a good job to reach this point. The boys really played hard and I am really proud of them. They gave it their best shot."
Hannibal’s No. 1 singles player, Dhaval Katbamna, finished [...]]]> http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130513/NEWS/130519642/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Mon, 13 May 2013 12:27:17 http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130513/NEWS/130519642/1020/SPORTS Within that decade, legends and hall of famers wore the birds on the bat and Thursday, May 9, three of St. Louis' most popular players from this significant era of team history were honored.]]> http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130513/NEWS/130519712/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Mon, 13 May 2013 8:31:37 +0000 http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130513/NEWS/130519712/1020/SPORTS http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130513/SPORTS/130519722/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Mon, 13 May 2013 0:57:34 JASON FARMER jason.farmer@courierpost http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130513/SPORTS/130519722/1020/SPORTS ST. LOUIS – Mother’s Day was not very favorable to the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday afternoon.

One day after almost no hitting Colorado, the Rockies returned the favor, holding St. Louis hitless through the first six and two-thirds innings on the way to beating the Cardinals 8-2.

"I think we just ran into someone who is throwing the ball really well," Cardinals’ skipper Mike Matheny said. "He (Jorge De La Rosa) mixed it up well and kept us off [...]]]> http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130511/SPORTS/130519791/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Sat, 11 May 2013 19:26:30 JASON FARMER jason.farmer@courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130511/SPORTS/130519791/1020/SPORTS ST. LOUIS – Taking the mound the day after your rookie teammate throws a complete game, one-hit shutout is a tough act to follow. But Adam Wainwright is not just another pitcher. He is the ace of the Cardinals’ pitching staff and he dominated the Rockies batters Saturday afternoon on his way to a two-hit complete game shutout as St. Louis beat Colorado 3-0 in front of a sellout crowd at Busch Stadium.


"You guys (media) were asking yesterday (Friday)," [...]]]> http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130510/SPORTS/130519804/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Fri, 10 May 2013 23:07:08 JASON FARMER jason.farmer@courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130510/SPORTS/130519804/1020/SPORTS The Mark Twain baseball team survived location and time changes Friday afternoon during the first round of district baseball as the Tigers beat Monroe City 2-0.
The game was originally scheduled to be played in Palmyra, but rain necessitated a new location and it was moved to Bowling Green. But, then it took longer to prepare the field and the game was pushed back to 5 p.m. However, by the time the seven inning contest was over, Mark Twain was moving on and Monroe City was [...]]]> http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130510/SPORTS/130519958/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Fri, 10 May 2013 9:40:08 Submitted by Hannibal-LaGrange University http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130510/SPORTS/130519958/1020/SPORTS The Hannibal-LaGrange baseball program is happy to announce the signing of pitcher Kody Johnson from Macon, Mo.  Johnson will transfer in from St. Louis Community College-Meramec this fall.
Johnson was a three sport athlete while attending high school in Macon, participating in football, basketball and baseball.  He was named as an all-conference athlete in baseball during his sophomore through senior seasons.  Johnson was also honored as an all-district player [...]]]> http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130509/SPORTS/130508668/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Thu, 9 May 2013 20:03:37 JASON FARMER jason.farmer@courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130509/SPORTS/130508668/1020/SPORTS Who is Angel Hernandez?
Well, for starters, if you know his name and have heard of him, that’s not a good sign. No doubt he caused the baseball team you cheer for more heart ache and anguish than anyone else.
But, for those of you who don’t know him, he is an umpire for Major League Baseball – and he is one of the worst all time at his job – so judged by the players.
In 1999, the Major League Baseball Players Association ranked the 36 National [...]]]> http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130509/SPORTS/130508813/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Thu, 9 May 2013 0:11:29 JASON FARMER jason.farmer@courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130509/SPORTS/130508813/1020/SPORTS The final night of the regular season was a memorable one for the Hannibal girls’ soccer team. Not only did the Lady Pirates honor their senior players before the game, but Hannibal extended or set several new records during the Lady Pirates 8-0 victory over Southern Boone.
"(This season) has been phenominal," Hannibal senior Theresa Sheffer said. "It has been an amazing season. To be with these girls, it has meant a lot. They are the best team that I could have and that [...]]]> http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130509/SPORTS/130508814/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Thu, 9 May 2013 0:01:22 JASON FARMER jason.farmer@courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130509/SPORTS/130508814/1020/SPORTS There is a new head football coach in Monroe City and it is a familiar face. David Kirby found out Wednesday night that he will be taking over as the new head coach for the recently departed Tony DeGrave.
"It was a very nice feeling," Kirby said. "I was excited. It is just a great opportunity."
This will be Kirby’s first go around as a head football coach.
"I am very [...]]]> http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130508/SPORTS/130508815/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Wed, 8 May 2013 23:59:14 JASON FARMER jason.farmer@courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130508/SPORTS/130508815/1020/SPORTS The Hannibal boys’ tennis team are champions. For the second time this this season, the Pirates beat Francis Howell and this time is when it mattered most. Hannibal beat Francis Howell 5-1 to win the district championship Wednesday night.
While the Pirates lost only one match, they were played very tough by Francis Howell. The first three matches went into a tie breaking match while two matches needed additonal tie breakers.
Dhaval Katbamna lost the No. 1 singles [...]]]> http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130508/SPORTS/130508818/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Wed, 8 May 2013 23:56:21 JASON FARMER jason.farmer@courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20130508/SPORTS/130508818/1020/SPORTS Wednesday afternoon was the start of a new era for Palmyra’s Evie Miles. While she still has a month of school left, Miles signed a letter of intent to run track at Central Methodist University in Fayette.
"It was kind of exciting," Miles said. "Just realizing that I am moving on to another step of being able to do something that I really love to do, it’s exciting."
Miles wasn’t the only one enjoying the signing. Miles’ father, Kevin Miles, is a [...]]]>