Sports

The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) attempted to head off and answer a plethora of question by issuing an email to the member schools superintendents, principals, athletic directors, coaches and officials on Wednesday. The memo said MSHSAA will hold off making an official determination for spring sports and scholar bowl season, and that they are taking a wait-and-see approach...

There were too many “what if” or “what could have been” for the Monett girls soccer program last season. At first glance a 5-18-2 record is not the glamour teams like to tout. But numbers sometimes do lie. Of the Lady Cubs 18 losses, 10 were by a single goal and eight of them came in overtime. Monett was so close in so many games only to have its proverbial heart broken...

While the season is still a few months away a few area schools are just now but the finishing touches on football schedules. Pierce City found itself in the boat when Forsyth and St. Michaels the Archangel declined to play the Eagles in 2020. According to Matt Street, Athletic Director at Pierce City, Forsyth needed to open a space on its schedule for a conference game and St. Michaels chose not to renew the contract...

Monett basketball secured two spots on the Class 4, All-District 12 team, which recently released a list of its top players. Trevon Price made the cut for the Cubs, and Kaesha George earned her spot on the girls’ squad. Price, a senior, averaged a double-double this season for the Cubs with 17.7 points and 10 rebounds per game. He shot 56 percent from the field, which was the best percentage of all the district award recipients...

While schools across the state are determining the best course of action during this unprecedented time, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) office staff continues to prepare for Spring championships. In all likelihood, any championships that...

Awaiting a time to unleash their fury, the Lady Cubs track and field team at Monett is excited at its prospects when the season begins. “We have several girls who have been with us for the past several seasons, and they know what it takes to win,” said Kelly George, Monett coach. “I am excited to add our newcomers this year, as they will provide speed, distance and great marks in the field events for our team...

Saturday we awoke to the sad news that legendary country music singer Kenny Rogers had passed away. The response by local radio stations was what you would expect it to be. They played Rogers’ greatest hits, brought in celebrities to talk about how they were inspired by the smooth crooner and discuss his impact upon the genre of music that permeates most of the airwaves around our community...

The Ozark 7 Conference named its top basketball players last week with the release of it All-Conference squads. Local schools picking up honors include: • Verona: Paige Bower, Carolina Castillo and Jadien Carrasquillo • Wheaton: Zoie Simpson, Lily Ray, Monica Hinojosa, Allison Whitman, Chad Meyer and Jack Mitchell...

The Wheaton boys and girls landed six combined players on the Ozark 7 All-Conference basketball teams.

This week was supposed to be the first full week of spring sports being contested, but that came to a screeching halt late Monday with the Missouri State High School Activities Association issuing a directive regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak...

Coaches are fond of telling players to controls the things they can control, and do not worry about what they cannot control. Now, it is time for them to practice what they preach. Every school in the bi-county region has dismissed classes through April 3 due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak...

The 2019 baseball season was one that the Cubs and their fans will not soon forget. Monett caught fire at the right time and road the wave of momentum all the way to the state quarterfinal round, enjoying a magical run in 2019. Entering his 20th season as head coach, Michael Calhoun attributed much of the team’s success to its veteran leadership...

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Missouri State University and the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) issued a press release on Thursday updating new rules for the 2019-2020 state basketball championship in Springfield. The released noted a limiting of attendance and games going forward as a precaution. For the remainder of the tournament:...

A total of five Pierce City basketball players, three boys and two girls, picked up Southwest All-Conference honors for their play this season on the hardwood. On the boys’ side, Kyle Renkoski and Aaron Garner were named to the First Team, and Colten O’Hara secured Second Team accolades...

A pair of girls and one boy from the Monett High School basketball teams were recognized by the Big 8 Conference for their outstanding play this season and can now add All-Conference athlete to their collective list of achievements. For the Lady Cubs, senior Kaesha George was named to the First Team, and senior Kelsey Dalton was selected to the Honorable Mention squad...

Monett alumnus Shawn Beeson finished fourth nationally in the 285-pound division at the NAIA National Championships in Park City, Kan., on Saturday.

It was not the ending the Monett boys basketball team envisioned, as the Cubs fell to Webb City, 62-29, in the Class 4, District 12 semifinal on Tuesday. The Cubs (7-20) fell back into some bad habits that haunted them early in the season, most notably scoring droughts, being unable to limit opponents scoring and giving up extended runs...

One by one, teary-eyed Pierce City basketball players filed out of the make-shift locker room at Willard High School on Wednesday. Waiting at the door was Eagles Coach Matt Street. He hugged every single athlete as they left. No interviews were conducted until the coach had shared a special and private moment with each and every one of them after a 60-46 loss to Fair Grove in the sectional playoff round...

Monett alumnus Shawn Beeson is entering the NAIA National Championship wrestling tournament ranked No. 3 in the nation. On Friday, Beeson defeated Lexington Plummer, from Ottawa University, 7-1, in the opening round to advance to the second round where he will face Maleek Caton, of William Baptist...

In a game that will not be forgotten in Pierce City history, the Eagles, a No. 6 seed, willed their way to the Class 3, District 12 championship by defeating the No. 3 seed East Newton, No. 2 seed Clever and then topping No. 1 seed Mt. Vernon, 77-72, in quadruple overtime on Saturday...

It did not take long for the basketball players from Purdy to turn their attention from the jubilation of celebrating a district title to the next step on their playoff journey. “We want another shot at Greenwood,” said Purdy’s Scotty Henry...

Banter between student sections has always had its place in sporting events. In the movie “Hoosiers,” there is an establishing shot that shows a fully packed student section chanting “We have spirit. Yes, we do. We have spirit. How about you?” and then they point in unison to the opposing fans who repeat the cheer back...