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HANNIBAL -- A rough third quarter doomed Hannibal's chances against North Central Missouri Conference power Kirksville, who defeated the Pirates 60-45 at Korf Gymnasium on Friday night.

PALMYRA, Mo. -- A strong performance by junior forward Candra King helped the Palmyra girls basketball team defeat Clarence Cannon Conference foe Macon 72-46 on the road Friday.

HANNIBAL -- Hannibal junior Tristen Essig has accomplished something that all high school wrestlers dream of and a mark very few achieve.

HANNIBAL -- Hannibal came away with a win at its home meet on Wednesday, giving the girls swimming team momentum as the season moves closer to the postseason.

HANNIBAL -- Clark County and Hannibal have became quite familiar with each other during the past couple of weeks, first meeting during the opening round of the Tony Lenzini girls basketball to…

PALMYRA, Mo. -- Palmyra put a disappointing finish in the Tony Lenzini Tournament behind them on Tuesday, taking out their frustration against Clarence Cannon Conference rival Brookfield.

PALMRYA, Mo. -- After falling short to Canton in its home tournament championship game on Saturday, Palmyra put the Tony Lenzini Tournament disappointment behind them on Tuesday.

BOWLING GREEN, Mo. -- It was a historic season for Bowling Green football by any measure.

PALMYRA, Mo. -- Scoring was at a premium for both teams during the 80th Annual Tony Lenzini girls basketball tournament championship game on Saturday.

PALMYRA, Mo. -- A lot has changed since the last time Canton and Palmyra met earlier in the season.

PALMRYA, Mo. -- Hannibal thwarted a late comeback attempt to defeat Mark Twain 50-49 to take the consolation final in the Tony Lenzini boys basketball tournament on Friday.

St. Louis Cardinals play-by-play radio broadcaster John Rooney has been witness to lots of sports history during his career in the booth.

PALMYRA, Mo. -- Canton head coach Danielle Baker awards the hammer of the game after each contest to the player she feels had the biggest impact.

HANNIBAL -- Hannibal-LaGrange University named Lucas Almeida its new men's soccer head coach on Wednesday.

During Packy Naughton's first season in St. Louis, he bounced around several different roles within the Cardinals pitching staff.

HANNIBAL -- Hannibal High School senior Alyssa Hart signed her national letter-of-intent to attend and play softball at Eastern Oklahoma State College.

PALMYRA, Mo. -- Half of the consolation final is set in the 80th Annual Tony Lenzini Basketball Tournament.

PALMYRA, Mo. -- Clarence Cannon Conference rivals Palmyra and Monroe City bring out the best in each other.

PALMYRA, Mo. -- No. 1 seed and No. 5 seed Canton have become quite familiar with each other this season.

HANNIBAL — Hannibal boys and girls wrestling utilized Wednesday night’s dual against Hillsboro at Korf Gymnasium to focus on mid-season improvement.

Two of the top pitching prospects in the St. Louis Cardinals organization made the trip to America's Hometown during the Cardinals Caravan stop at Hannibal-LaGrange University on Saturday.

PALMYRA, Mo. -- Tournament time has been good for the Canton girls basketball team, who are the defending Tony Lenzini Tournament champions and won the Highland Tournament two weeks ago.

PALMYRA, Mo. -- It went down to the final seconds in the Tony Lenzini boys basketball tournament between No. 2 seed Hannibal and No. 7 seed Monroe City on Tuesday.

PALMYRA, Mo. -- Although Hannibal was not firing on all cylinders to start the Tony Lenzini girls basketball quarterfinal against Clark County on Tuesday, it was driving smooth as the game went on.

Brendan Donovan took full advantage of his opportunity after the St. Louis Cardinals called him up to the major leagues last April.

SEDALIA, Mo. -- Hannibal took second place at the Smith-Cotton girls swimming invitational on Saturday.

PALMYRA, Mo. -- No. 5 seed Canton is moving on after defeating No. 4 seed Mark Twain 67-47 in the first round of the Tony Lenzini boys basketball tournament on Monday.

PALMYRA, Mo. -- No. 5 seed Monroe City played inspired defense and came away with a 41-31 win over No. 4 seed Highland in the opening round of the Tony Lenzini girls basketball tournament on Monday.

PALMYRA, Mo. -- Palmyra sophomore Marty Smyser III was on fire in the Panthers 79-34 win over Highland in the opening round of the 80th Annual Tony Lenzini Tournament on Monday.

PALMYRA, Mo. -- Palmyra's defense showed up to play in the Tony Lenzini girls basketball tournament opener against Mark Twain on Monday.

Rick Ankiel and Ryan Ludwick developed a close friendship during their playing days with the St. Louis Cardinals.

PALMYRA, Mo. -- Palmyra won its third straight game on Friday night, defeating Centralia 63-48 at home.

BOWLING GREEN, Mo. -- Despite getting a double-digit lead going into the fourth quarter, Bowling Green had to fight to hold on late in Friday's home boys basketball game against Van-Far.

BOWLING GREEN, Mo. -- Bowling Green faced off with EMO Conference rival Van-Far in a home girls basketball game on Friday night, coming away with a 56-43 win.

HANNIBAL -- A recent run of success through wrestling tournaments and the North Central Missouri Conference has brought Hannibal grapplers closer.

PALMYRA, Mo. -- The Palmyra boys basketball team stayed neck-and-neck with Kirksville during the first half.

PALMYRA, Mo. -- The first half did not go the way Palmyra was hoping in its home girls basketball matchup against Kirksville on Tuesday.

HANNIBAL -- Hannibal's momentum was stopped on Monday at Korf Gymnasium, with the girls basketball team falling to Centralia 62-37.

PALMYRA, Mo. -- The Battle of Hwy. 61 was waged on Monday night at Palmyra High School that pitted the Panthers against it neighbors from the south, Hannibal.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Hannibal continued its torrid start of the wrestling season with a first-place finish at the Capital City Tournament on Saturday, its third crown of the season.

LEWISTOWN, Mo. -- The Highland girls basketball tournament championship game featured two scrappy teams that left it all out on the floor on Saturday.

HANNIBAL -- It took a strong fourth quarter, but Hannibal came away with a 48-41 win over North Central Missouri Conference opponent Marshall on Friday night at Korf Gymnasium.

HANNIBAL -- Despite being off 20 days, the Hannibal girls basketball team showed no rust in Friday's game against North Central Missouri Conference foe Marshall.

LEWISTOWN, Mo. -- No. 3 seed Palmyra fell to No. 2 seed Kirksville 51-43 in the Highland boys basketball tournament semifinals on Thursday.

HANNIBAL -- For the first time in three years, the Cardinals Caravan is coming back to Hannibal.

LEWISTOWN, Mo. -- It was a much different result than the first time Highland and Palmyra met in Wednesday's semifinal of the Highland girls basketball tournament.

LEWISTOWN, Mo. -- Going into Tuesday's quarterfinal against No. 4 seed Keokuk in the Highland boys basketball tournament, No. 5 seed Canton knew Chiefs junior Diego Garcia would present a challenge.

LEWISTOWN, Mo. -- It took a total team effort from Palmyra in its opening round matchup against Clark County in the Highland boys basketball tournament.