Stories from Tuesday, March 19, 2013

A tournament tradition. The NAIA Parade of Champions signifies the start of the national championship tournament in Frankfort, Ky. All the participants in the tournament are recognized and form the NAIA logo on the floor. In the mass of players are Purdy alumi Audrey Patton and Exeter star Destani Stensrud...

Monett High School hosted its winter sports Award Night last Thursday, March 14 night. Boys and girls basketball players and wrestlers were recognized by their coaches for their efforts during the 2012-13 season. Ty Goetz, boys basketball coach, Kelly George, girls basketball coach, and Daryl Bradley, wrestling coach, handed out awards and varsity letters in their respective sports. Athletes recognized during the Awards Night are listed below...

The Monett Cubs kicked off the 2012-13 baseball campaign with an 8-1 victory over Bolivar on March 15. The Cubs pitching ace, Aaron Patton, looked like he was in mid-season form allowing only one hit and fanning 12 Liberator hitters. The Monett southpaw only needed seven pitches to cruise through the first three hitters. The Cubs offense gave him some breathing room early...

The Monett Lady Cubs (0-1) fell 6-0 to Carthage in their inaugural soccer game on March 15. The purple and gold were outshot 31-0 but it didn't matter, the Lady Cubs represented themselves well on the soccer pitch. "I told the girls that I was proud of them and their effort," said Monett coach Dan Janssen. "We never hung our heads and we showed signs of growth throughout the game."...

The Pierce City Eagles (1-1) baseball team spilt two games on March 16. The Eagles opened the day defeating Crane 12-3 and then fell 11-4 to Conway. "We have a lot of question about roster positions coming into today's games," said Pierce City coach Beau Davis. "We played several younger players in the second game just to see what we had talent wise."...