8 THE LAKE GAZETTE - Wednesday, November 18, 2020
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Panthers end season with 8-3 record; fall to Palmyra at District Final
The Monroe City
Panthers traveled to
Go Panthers Palmyra for the Dis-
& Trojans trict Final on Friday,
November 13. The cold
weather didn’t stop the
Panthers from turning
Monroe up the heat on the field
as they fought to the
City bitter end for advance-
ment in the play-offs.
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Monroe City would find the end of
(573) 735-4296 the road, falling to Pal-
myra 26-22.
Head Coach Da-
vid Kirby shared, “I
thought this group left
everything they had on
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that field. It was a hard-
fought contest, but even
SUPPLY in defeat, I am proud of
how they played.”
The first quarter
opened up with Mon-
roe City finding the end
zone quickly, as Joshua
Talton gained yards
107 N. Vine Street to move the Panthers
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Monroe County harvests 1,161 deer
during opening firearm weekend
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roe County saw the high-
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est number of harvest,
harvesting 1,161 deer,
compared to surrounding
counties. Firearms season
opened on November 14,
bringing hunters to the
area for outdoor recre-
ation.
Monroe County har-
vested 644 antlered deer,
129 button bucks and
388 does. Marion County
hunters harvested 554 to-
tal deer, of which 326 were
antlered deer, 56 button
bucks and 172 does. Ralls
County hunters harvested
705 deer, which of 384
were antlered deer, 69 but-
ton bucks and 252 does.
Shelby County harvested
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the first touchdown, In the fourth quarter,
followed by a 2-point Logan Buhlig would
conversion, putting the find the end zone again,
Panthers on the board scoring two touchdowns
8-0. in the game, bringing
It didn’t take long the score to 26-22 with
for Palmyra to rally 46 seconds in the game.
back, making two more Palmyra finished the
touchdowns and taking with the win, advancing
the lead with Waylon the State Quarterfinals.
DeGrave blocking the The Panthers finished
extra point at halftime, their season with an 8-3
Palmyra was leading record, with two of the
20-8, which would con- losses being to an un-
tinue throughout the defeated Palmyra team.
remainder of the game, Coach Kirby stated,
despite Monroe City’s “The season was a suc-
fight to stay in the cessful one. We were
game, never giving up.
In the third quarter,
able to play a full sea-
son and put ourselves
Monroe City was able in a position to compete
to hold Palmyra, scor- for a District title. The
ing another touchdown kids gave every ounce
in an attempt to catch of themselves and have
Palmyra, bringing the nothing to be ashamed
score to 20-16. Palmyra of.”
drove the football back Stopping the ball from advancing down field
down the field scoring creates a Panther pile up with Logan Mitchell,
another touchdown, 26-
Joshua Talton and Cecil Masterson defending.
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FFA
Student THE
OF
week
727 total deer, which of shows that deer hunters in many areas of the state,
420 were antlered deer, Missouri harvested 80,525 hunters dealt with rainy
48 button bucks and 259 deer during the opening conditions on Saturday,
does. weekend of the November particularly during the
During the early por- portion of the fall firearms morning. Although rain
tion youth season, Mon- deer season Nov. 14 and moved out by Sunday,
roe County youth hunters 15. Of the 80,525 deer hunters were greeted by
harvested 169 deer, of harvested, 48,695 were strong, gusty winds for The Home of
which 123 were antlered antlered bucks, 6,867 most of the day.
deer, 7 were button bucks were button bucks, and The November portion
and 39 were does. Marion 24,963 were does. of firearms deer season
County youth hunters har- Top harvest counties continues through Nov.
vested 132 deer, of which for opening weekend were 24. Archery season re-
81 were antlered deer, 11 Howell with 1,499 deer sumes Nov. 25 through
were button bucks and 40 harvested, Bollinger with Jan. 15, 2021. The late
were does. Ralls County 1,453, and Franklin with youth portion runs. Nov.
youth hunters harvested 1,446. 27-29. The antlerless
160 deer, which of 121 Last year, hunters portion of firearms deer Hunter Hetheriton
antlered deer, 11 button checked 88,760 deer dur- season runs Dec. 4-6 fol-
bucks and 28 does. Shelby ing the opening weekend lowed by the alternative Hunter is
County youth hunters har- of the 2019 November methods portion Dec. 26
vested 149 deer, of which portion of firearms deer through Jan. 5, 2021. the daughter
102 were antlered deer, 8 season. of Mark
button bucks and 39 does. MDC noted that poor and Charity
Preliminary data from weather during much of Hetheriton.
the Missouri Department the weekend affected this She is a junior
of Conservation (MDC) year’s harvest total. In
this year. Her
Supervised
Agricultural
Experience
is working at
BK’s Place.
She is looking
forward to
putting together
our chapter
scrapbook
this year
Michaela Gottman
harvested this big 8
while serving
as Chapter
on opening morning Historian.
of firearm season.
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Danny Benson
Alaina on this hunt.
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