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QUINCY, Ill. – It was an evenly contested, hard-fought battle between cross-river rivals.

FAYETTE, Mo. -- Culver-Stockton College ended a two-week losing skid on Saturday, defeating Central Methodist University 26-7 at Davis Field.

HANNIBAL -- Regulation was not enough time to decide the outcome between two North Central Missouri Conference boys soccer powers on Saturday at Veterans Soccer Complex.

PALMYRA, Mo. -- Palmyra fell in an early hole and was unable to recover, falling to Brookfield 48-20 at home on Friday.

MONROE CITY, Mo. -- Monroe City stayed perfect on Friday against an undefeated Clarence Cannon Conference opponent, earning a 28-7 win over Centralia.

HANNIBAL — Hannibal took control from the start of Friday's game against Mexico, not letting cool and rainy weather slow them down.

PALMYRA, Mo. — Tim Southers has filled out his coaching staff for the Palmyra girls basketball with two hires that have local ties.

Hannibal head coach Eric Hill reached a milestone in Thursday's 3-0 road win over Fulton.

HANNIBAL — Hannibal had some home cooking in just its second boys swim meet of the season at the YMCA of Hannibal on Thursday.

HANNIBAL — Hannibal did not let a disappointing loss to Quincy Notre Dame carry over to Thursday's game against North Central Missouri Conference rival Kirksville.

HANNIBAL — Senior Night could not have went any better for the Hannibal girls tennis team.

Hannibal girls golf places third at Kirksville Invitational

HANNIBAL -- The Hannibal boys soccer team continued its winning ways on Tuesday, defeating conference rival Mexico 9-1 at Veterans Soccer Complex.

HANNIBAL — Although Hannibal started strong each set, Quincy Notre Dame stayed calm and took control in a nonconference cross-state match Tuesday.

Coming off a disappointing loss to Troy Buchanan, Week 4 went about as well as it could with a 48-0 blanking of Fulton in the first week of North Central Missouri Conference play.

HANNIBAL — Palmyra has won both meets of the Highway 61 Series, defeating Hannibal 8-1 on Monday at Hannibal High School.

HANNIBAL — Getting the third out and a timely hit were challenges Hannibal was unable to overcome on Monday, with Kirksville exploiting those two factors on its way to a 12-1 win at Veterans S…

MOKANE, Mo. — The Mark Twain cross country team competed in the South Callaway Invitational on Saturday, with the girls team placing third and the boys team placing fifth.

CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College outside hitter Madison McClain was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Women's Volleyball Attacker of the Week for her performance in a pair of Wil…

FULTON, Mo. -- Hannibal came away with the boys team placing second and the girls team placing seventh at the Fulton Cross Country Invitational on Saturday morning.

Mark Twain evens up record with second half surge over Wildcats

FULTON, Mo. — It's safe to say Hannibal was motivated coming into North Central Missouri Conference play after a disappointing loss to Troy last week.

MONROE CITY, Mo. — Monroe City made another step in its pursuit of the Clarence Cannon Conference crown and the No. 1 seed in the Class 1 District 6 bracket, with the Panthers defeating South …

Hannibal volleyball sweeps Mexico in conference game

HANNIBAL — The prospect of winning the North Central Missouri Conference championship looked bleak after Hannibal lost all three doubles matches to Marshall on Thursday.

HANNIBAL — It took Hannibal senior forward Drew Porter less than a half to pick up a hat trick in Thursday's 5-0 win over Canton at Veterans Soccer Complex.

Canton falls to Highland in 11 innings

HANNIBAL -- Monroe City junior left-handed pitcher had everything going right during the Lady Panthers 10-0 win over Hannibal on Tuesday at Lions Club Field.

HANNIBAL — Hannibal came away with a 8-0 win over North Central Missouri Conference rival Moberly on Tuesday at Veterans Soccer Complex, staying undefeated in conference play.

It was quite the game for Hannibal in Saturday's narrow 42-40 loss to Troy Buchanan, featuring two teams that went deep into the postseason in 2021.

HANNIBAL — Hannibal stays undefeated in the young season with a win over Wentzville Holt at Korf Gymnasium on Monday.

HANNIBAL -- Bowling Green junior Megan Graver had a strong performance in the circle, helping the Lady Cats defeat Hannibal 13-0 in six innings at Veterans Sports Complex.

HANNIBAL -- Hannibal bounced back from a tough semifinal loss to take home third place in the Pirate Soccer Tournament on Saturday at Veterans Soccer Complex.

TROY, Mo. -- Trying to overcome a three-touchdown effort and dealing with an hour and a half lightning delay is a tall order under any circumstances, especially against a Troy team that is com…

HANNIBAL -- In its first North Central Missouri Conference game, Hannibal defeated Marshall at Korf Gymnasium on Saturday.

PALMYRA, Mo. — Both Hannibal High School teams came away with team wins in the Palmyra Invitational at Flower City Park on Saturday morning.

The final score of Friday's game between Palmyra and Centralia was closer than it appeared.

LEWISTOWN, Mo. — Stingy defense and a powerful rushing attack was the recipe Monroe City needed to come away with a 46-8 road win over Highland.

HANNIBAL -- It's safe to say losing to Helias in Week 1 lit a fire under Hannibal.

MONROE CITY, Mo. — Monroe City took advantage of Palmyra errors to come away with a 11-3 win at Lions Club Field on Thursday.

Mark Twain defeated Montgomery County 11-1 in Wednesday's road softball game, giving the Lady Tigers its first win of the season.

Monroe City defeats Clark County, Youngblood excels in the circle and plate

PAYSON, Ill. — Hannibal came away with a road win over Payson Seymour in a cross river volleyball showdown on Tuesday night.