Rain not enough to stop the Cannibal

The Cavemen were so close to a win Friday night, they could almost taste it.
What they got to taste, instead, was the bitter tang of an extra-inning loss.

The Hannibal Cavemen were looking to get back on the winning track Thursday night against the Chillicothe Paints. Their wait continues.

The Louisiana State University baseball team faced a decision about Shane Riedie’s summer plans. The Tigers could take the freshman hurler with them for its post-season run, or Riedie could be sent packing to Hannibal to join his summer-league squad, the Cavemen.

Saturday’s Hannibal Cannibal event could set a new record for participation, and it will likely not be a photo finish.

The David C. Berti Shooting Range and parking lot located in the Warren G. See South Spillway Recreation Area will be closed from dusk Thursday, July 2, until the morning of Monday, July 6, for visitor safety during the Mark Twain Lake Rodeo.

Hannibal Hurricanes Summer Swim Team opened its season on June 13 by participating in the 10 and Under Canton Invitational. The team competed against four other IL/Mo teams. Assistant Coach Jessica Bush was excited by the number of new swimmers that competed in the meet.

If Prospect League games were seven innings instead of nine, the Cavemen would be celebrating its fourth-straight win. But, the games are nine innings and the Richmond RiverRats needed all of them to top the Cavemen 2-1 on Tuesday night at Clemens Field.

Twenty-two games into the season Hannibal sits in last place in the Western Division of the Prospect League. If the Cavemen keep playing like it has been for the last three games it won’t be there for long.

David Yost, assistant coach for University of Missouri football, will be the guest speaker for the Palmyra Chamber of Commerce dinner program on July 7 at the American Legion, 5 Charlie Brown Industrial Park, Palmyra.

There was a different home team at Clemens Field Sunday afternoon. And this team has a two-game winning streak they want to defend.