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It has been said that offense puts fans in the stands, but defense wins championships. On Friday night, two offensive juggernauts put on a defensive show, but it was the Pierce City offense that made just enough plays to carry the night with a 13-7 win. Colten O’Hara surged into the end zone...

The Monett football team kept the momentum train rolling, improving to 6-2 on the season with a 47-0 win over McDonald County on Friday. Jamie Guinn got the scoring going with an 11-yard run with 10:36 left in the first. Karter Brink elevated the score to 14-0 just three minutes later with a 1-yard plunge.
Monett’s third score of the first quarter came courtesy of Brandon Majors with a 5-yard run with 2:11 left in the frame.
Guinn kept the Cubs from being shut out in the second quarter with a 68-yard gallop with 1:06 left, giving Monett a 27-0 lead into the intermission.. ...

The Monett volleyball team received a double blessing with a three set victory over Cassville on Tuesday, 25-22, 13-25, 25-22. Not only did the Lady Cubs improve to 5-13-2 on the season and score a big win over their rival, they also improved their district seed, moving from No. 7 to No. 6...

The Monett football team (5-2) hits the road this week to Anderson to face McDonald County and the 2-5 Mustangs. The Cubs are riding high after a 47-0 win over East Newton on Friday. “We came out and jumped on them early,” said Derek Uhl, Monett coach. “I loved our defensive aggression in the game. We never let them get into their offense, and that played into our hands.”...

It should come as no surprise to anyone that the battle for the Southwest Conference title and top two district seed would come down to this Friday night’s matchup between Miller and Pierce City. On Oct. 9, the Eagles seniors were honored with a banquet at the high school, and one thing that was mentioned was how big this rivalry game has become...

With just two regular season football games left in Missouri, the Class 3, District 6 seeding and quarterfinal pairings are starting to come into focus. Currently, the seeding and points are as follows: No. 1 Mt. Vernon, 45.76; No. 2 Cassville, 43.33; No. 3 Monett, 42.29; No. 4 Reeds Spring, 34.24; No. 5 Seneca, 33.62; No. 6 Hollister, 30.43; No. 7 Aurora, 17.9; and No. 8 Nevada, 14.86...

The softball season boils down to a series of one-game playoffs for the Monett softball team beginning Thursday, as the Lady Cubs await the winner of a Wednesday quarterfinal matchup. Monett received the No. 2 seed and the first-round bye into the semifinal that came with it...

West East Reeds Spring at Cassville Monett at McDonald County Lamar at Nevada Seneca at East Newton Marshfield at Aurora Hollister at Logan-Rogersville Springfield Catholic at Mt. Vernon Pierce City at Miller Nevada at Cassville, 14-42 East Newton at Monett, 0-47...

A two-goal lead with 10 minutes to play may have led the Cubs to believe that they would cruise to a win Tuesday over Logan-Rogersville, but in the span of 4:45, the Wildcats rallied with two penalty kick goals to force a golden goal overtime. With a scoreless first half of overtime, Monett’s Jony Perez sent Cubs fans home happy with his third goal of the game 1:40 into the second half of the extra session...

The Homecoming celebration at Monett began early, as the Cubs (5-2) jumped out to a 27-0 first half lead and cruised to a 47-0 win over East Newton (1-6) on Friday. The Cubs’ defense was relentless all night and allowed just 6 total yards in the first half and zero first downs. East Newton did not record a first down until there was 5:34 left in the game...

For the sixth consecutive game, the Pierce City football team not only won, but did so without allowing it opponent to score, posting a 43-0 win over St. Micheal the Archangel on Friday at Don Keebaugh Stadium. Pierce City set the tone early, marching down the field on the opening drive of the game to take a 7-0 lead on Chanse Ford’s 1-yard run at the 9:44 mark...

Professional Bull Riders (PBR) will announce on Monday the launch of The Mason Lowe Scholarship, in memory of Mason Lowe, a PBR athlete from Exeter who died following a bull riding accident in January. PBR also announced the Mason Lowe Award for the high-marked ride of the Unleash The Beast regular season. ...

They could have folded, the deck was stacked against them, but instead of another heartbreak finish, the Monett football team (4-2, 3-1) showed its resiliency and rallied to defeat state-ranked Seneca on Friday, 35-28. Initially, the game’s start could not have been any better for the Cubs. They scored the first 20 points and were electrified with a 85-yard kickoff return by Ethan Umfleet to start the game...

They are fast. They are aggressive. And, for the fifth consecutive week, they did not allow their opponent to score. Pierce City (6-0), for most of the last 10 years, has been a team that could score points in bunches, but over the last two seasons, the Eagles have become a defensive juggernaut...

Big 8 Conference Standings West East Nevada at Cassville East Newton at Monett Aurora at Hollister McDonald County at Lamar Logan-Rogersville at Springfield Catholic Marshfield at Aurora Mt. Vernon at Seneca St. Michael the Archangel at Pierce City Monett at Seneca, 35-28...

After squandering a 20-point lead, Monett rallied from a 22-20 third quarter deficit to spoil Seneca’s Homecoming, 35-28.
Seneca (4-2, 2-2) took the two-point edge on a Trey Wilson 49-yard run and 2-point reception by Daythen Long with 7:05 left in the third.
Attempting to ride the momentum, the Indians tried an onside kick that was recovered by the Cubs at their own 48...

What looked like the first major challenge for the high flying Pierce City Eagles on Friday sizzled early as the Green and White took a bruising 26-0 halftime lead on the way to a 40-0 win over Marionville. The game did not start well for the visiting team. ...

The Monett High School tennis team scored a 8-1 victory in tennis action on Thursday in Monett. The Lady Cubs took five singles matches with Stacy Hurtado, 8-5; Sofia Semerad, 8-5; Meagan Hull, 8-2; Katie Smith, 8-2; and Lourdes Morales, 8-5, all winning...

The Monett softball team, 9-6, will be in action this weekend in the Springfield Invitational Tournament.

Only four regular season games remain for area high school football teams. With each passing week, teams are jockeying for district seeding positions and for conference title positions as well. For Monett (3-2), Friday night marks a chance for the Cubs to reboot their season, so to speak...

One week after being challenged by Coach Brad Hocker, Pierce City responded with a 56-0 win over Forsyth on Friday. Hocker’s challenge was one of starting fast and finishing strong. “You know, we come out and get a three-and-out on defense, and then we score on our first play from scrimmage,” Hocker said. “I don’t know how you can start much faster than that.”...

West East Monett at Seneca Springfield Catholic at Aurora Cassville at McDonald County Lamar at East Newton Mt. Vernon at Logan-Rogersville Marshfield at Nevada Hollister at Reeds Spring Marionville at Pierce City Logan-Rogersville at Monett, 14-46 East Newton at Cassville, 7-21...

A 6-yard touchdown run by Diego Baidon with 32 second left in regulation propelled the Monett eighth-grade football team to a 20-16 win over Seneca on Thursday. The young Cubs jumped out to a 8-0 lead on a 63-yard Baidon run. The Indians held a 16-8 edge at halftime. Monett opened the third quarter with a scoring drive, and the defense held the Indians on downs at the 6-yard line...

The Monett tennis team scored a 7-2 victory over Aurora this week. Giselle Hernandez, 8-3; Sofia Semerad, 8-5; Meagan Hull, 8-4; Sydney Parrigon, 8-2; and Katie Smith, 9-8 (7-1), all took singles victories. Semerad and Hull, 8-5; and Parrigon and Smith, 8-4, picked up doubles victories...

The Purdy varsity volleyball team fell 25-21, 25-16 to McCauley in volleyball action on Thursday. The Lady Eagles were led by Annabelle Bowman with 4 kills; Shadyn Minton and Kinsley Mattingly with 9 kills each; Bre Perkins with 7 assists; and Perkins and Bowman with 2 aces apiece...

The Monett seventh- and eighth-grade football teams hosted Seneca on Thursday night.

Monett softball honored its four senior players Tuesday after a 5-2 win over Carl Junction.

If there was any question about a possible letdown from last week’s emotional win over Lamar, the Cubs football team (3-2, 2-1) answered those with an emphatic 46-14 win over Logan-Rogersville on Friday. The Cubs scored on five of their first six possessions in the first half and threw in a defensive score to boot...

Big plays and quick scores led Pierce City (5-0) to a 56-0 win over Forsyth on Friday. Quarterback Colten O’Hara set the tone early for the Eagles when he called his own number and went 52 yards to the house for a 7-0 lead. Pierce City was just getting warmed up, as Chanse Ford capped the Eagles’ second drive with a 2-yard run with 8:32 left in the first to give his team a 14-0 edge...

A 28-7 win over Lamar on Friday is just what the Cubs needed to right the ship on their season. Monett (2-2) had been close to wins in its each of its two losses, and all of that frustration was unleashed on the Tigers. With such an emotional experience and accomplishment now behind them, Monett must settle in and get back to the next task of Logan-Rogersville (2-2), which comes to town Friday...

For three games, the Pierce City football team (4-0) has not surrendered a point. In fact, the Eagles have only yielded 14 total points this season. Forging its identity on the defensive side of the ball was something Coach Brad Hocker knew would come early this year with the amount of returning talent...

“Close,” “almost” and “nearly” were all words that had been used to describe the Monett football team this season. The Cubs (2-2) could easily be undefeated this season but for a handful of key plays. Heading into last Friday night’s game with Lamar, Monett was aware of the recent history with the Big 8 foe...

Last week showed Monett cross-country coach Kelly George that her team could be on the verge of a special season. Monett is in the midst of a grueling four race schedule in just 12 days. Saturday, in a huge meet at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Monett showed they could keep pace with some of the best runners in the state...

West East Logan-Rogersville at Monett East Newton at Cassville Aurora at Mt. Vernon Marshfield at Hollister Seneca at Lamar McDonald County at Nevada Reeds Spring at Springfield Catholic Pierce City at Forsyth Lamar at Monett, 7-28 Cassville at Seneca, 21-28...

The seventh-grade Monett volleyball team took second place in the Monett Middle School Volleyball Tournament on Saturday.