Weekly Athletics Update

Posted Date: 11/09/26 (11:31 AM)

A group of soccer players poses on a field with bleachers in the background, featuring the text "PALMYRA MIDDLE SCHOOL & PALMYRA HIGH SCHOOL'S PANTHER ATHLETICS".

-and NOW from our SPORTS DESK - Athletic Director Mike Papenberg reports:

Good Morning! We had an exciting long weekend with our Boys Soccer Team advancing to the sectional semifinals with a 5-1 win over Audubon AND our Marching Band & Color Guard bringing back a 1st and a 3rd place finish in their season-ending championships! In addition we received a good amount of Fall All-Star recognition as listed below:

The Boys Soccer Team won their opening round and quarterfinal round games last week. On Wednesday, the boys defeated Pennsville, 5-0, in their opening round playoff game. Alex Walker, Alex Ridgway, Jaxson Ridgway, Justin Butler and Ollie van der Wel scored for the Panthers. Arthur Godoy had 2 assists while Jaxson Ridgway and Marco Ordonez provided 1 assist each. Marques Washington made 1 save to earn the shutout in goal!

On Saturday the boys defeated Audubon 5-1 in the quarterfinal match up. Jaxon McCamy led the attack with 4 goals. Alex Ridgway scored once. Alex Walker dished out 2 assists and Jaxson Ridgway added 1 assist. Marques Washington made 2 saves to earn the win. The boys advanced to Tuesday night’s semifinal match up at Haddon Township High School at 6PM. Come out and support the boys at Haddon Township!

A soccer team and their coaches pose together on a grassy field on a sunny autumn day.

The Girls Soccer Team’s season came to an end with a 2-1 opening round overtime playoff loss against Pitman. Addie Elliot scored the Panthers goal and Jillian Hines made 7 saves to keep the Lady Panthers in the game. The girls finished their season with a 10-10-1 record.

Congratulations to our Palmyra Marching Band & Color Guard! They had a historic weekend on Saturday in Dallastown Pa, they became the 2026 Cavalcade of Bands Independence A Champions with a score of 92.55! This is the highest score in school history, where they shattered the previous school record by almost 2 points. The group also won Best Overall Effect, while also winning captions for Best Music Ensemble and Best Individual Music and Best Effect. Color Guard came in second place, missing out on first by just two-tenths of a point! This was the group’s most complete performance of the year.

On Sunday, the band performed in Hershey stadium for the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championship, where they placed 3rd with a score of 88.6. This is one of their highest scores ever for a Tournament of Bands Competition. Going into the show ranked 6th, the band had another amazing performance to jump up three spots and medal at the prestigious championships. This time it was against 20 bands from along the Atlantic coast including bands from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and New York. It puts their final ranking at 3rd out of about 50 bands from all of those states. Color guard again had a great showing placing second in this competition as well.

Here are video links of both shows:

Dallastown - https://youtu.be/-6gNhEVZybE?is=2WcUtDFUVS1ei0zr

Hershey - https://youtu.be/WRMuCjWhSU4?is=oR8an7NfkjvgMN4c

A marching band team smiles and holds a large plaque and banner reading "Cavalcade of Bands 2026 Independence A Class Champion."

A group of students perform in pirate costumes on a field, holding swords and playing brass instruments near a treasure chest.

ANNOUNCING The Palmyra High School’s Fall All Stars

Girls Soccer:

Gianna Guglielmucci-1st Team BCSL Patriot Division Defender

Addison Elliot-1st Team BCSL Patriot Division Midfielder

Meghan Austin-1st Team BCSL Patriot Division Forward

Jillian Hines-2nd Team BCSL Patriot Division Goalkeeper

Emily Falicki-2nd Team BCSL Patriot Division Defender

Charlotte Campbell-2nd Team BCSL Patriot Division Forward

Nellie Bednarek-2nd Team BCSL BCSL Patriot Division Forward

Boys Soccer:

Alex Ridgway-1st Team BCSL Patriot Division Defender

Jaxon McCamy-1st Team BCSL Patriot Division Midfielder

Marques Washington-1st Team BCSL Patriot Division Utility/Goalkeeper

Justin Dellisanti-2nd Team BCSL Patriot Division Defender

Football:

Dorrian Davis-1st Team WJFL Offensive Line

Mikey Airall-1st Team WJFL Quarterback

Jahmeer Latimore-1st Team WJFL Running Back

John Harris-1st Team WJFL Wide Receiver

Bennett Hart-1st Team WJFL Defensive Line

Burak Sayin-1st Team WJFL Defensive Line

Girls Volleyball:

Deanna Bailey-1st Team BCSL Freedom Division Middle Blocker

Field Hockey:

Zaria Welch-1st Team BCSL Freedom Division Defender

Girls Cross Country:

Maya Richman-Dupont-2nd Team BCSL Freedom Division

Madison Grimes-2nd Team BCSL Freedom Division

Boys Cross Country:

Justin Clemons-1st Team BCSL Freedom Division

Cooper Caione-1st Team BCSL Freedom Division

FULL TEXT included in article above A Palmyra High School announcement listing Fall All Star student-athletes for soccer, football, volleyball, field hockey, and cross country, decorated with red stars.

#GOPANTHERS! Stay tuned as we finish fall season & head into winter. Check the Palmyra Athletics Schedule for more schedules & other information find us on PalmyraSchools.com