Sports

The Monett football team has completed its summer workouts and camps, and the players and coaches feel confident about the team’s progress heading into dead week and a return to practice on Aug. 10. Derrek Uhl, Monett coach, said some things were a bit different this summer due to COVID-19, like weight room schedules and how practice groups were divided, but his players took it all in stride...

The Regal Athletic 18U softball team went undefeated in Kansas City to win the USA Softball 2020 Heartland World Series tournament.

Monett swimmers will get the chance to learn from one of the best swim competitors in the world on Aug. 7-8 when National Champion Maddy Banic and SEC Champion Joey Reilman, both of the University of Tennessee, hold a two-day clinic at the Monett Area YMCA...

Gary VanNote, manager of Sonic, tees off during the annual Monett Industrial Golf Tournament hosted by the Monett Chamber of Commerce Friday at Windmill Ridge.

Better late than never was the attitude the Monett wrestling team took as it finally held its awards banquet last week. The state champion Cubs had planned to host the event in late March, but the quarantine due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) put a hold on the celebration...

The million dollar high school sports question on everyone’s mind has been, will the schools play sports this fall due to COVID-19 (coronavirus)? The answer, as of today, is a tentative “yes.” The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) issued an eight-page guidance this week for high schools to follow in an attempt to play sports in a socially responsible manner to combat the spread of coronavirus...

Monett alumnus Riley Brown was selected to become member for the 2020-2021 Missouri Southern State University cheerleading squad. Monett fans can see Riley on the sidelines this fall in Joplin.

It came down to 9:30 p.m. on a Sunday night at Monett’s North Park. In the last of 86 softball games over two days, the Northwest Arkansas Prospects out of Gentry sealed a walk-off win by a score of 8-7, wrapping up the opening event of the season for the Monett Youth Baseball and Softball League. A two-day undertaking, the MYBSL Summer Bash brought 46 teams to town, 500 athletes and an estimated 2,000 people total...

The Missouri State High School Activities Association issued a reminder to all member schools and athletes this week to stay hydrated as the summer temperatures begin to reach near 100 degrees. For some individuals, working outside or participating in summer sports camps is unavoidable. In these cases, extreme caution and care should be taken to ensure that an individual doesn’t succumb to the extreme elements...

Monett wrestling coach Ben Hohensee instructs a pair of campers during the wrestling camp on Friday.

Temperatures outside are beginning to soar, as the dog days of summer have arrived, but some in the community, the focus is squarely upon the fall. More specifically, the fall sports season is the focus for the Monett soccer team...