Sports

The smell of exhaust and the roar of the engines and the crowd were prevalent in Monett on Saturday as the Monett Speedway opened its 50th racing season. The results are as follows: 1. Chad Summerford, Centerton, Ark. 2. JP Harris, Bella Vista, Ark...

Numerous area baseball players displayed their acumen in the classroom this season and now have been officially recognized for that achievement. Purdy and Monett both ranked high on the list. The Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association (MHSBCA) released its 2020 Academic All-State team...

More than 100 families brought chairs and sprawled out on the parking lot at Verona High School for the annual sports award banquet. Normally, the event is held in the cafeteria, but county social distancing guidelines due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) forced the coaches and athletic director to get creative with their approach...

Monett sports fans finally have something to cheer about as the Monett Mighty Mites have announced plans for its annual football camp and passing camp. The football camp will be held from July 20-23 on Kenley Richardson Field at Burl Fowler Stadium...

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites the public to get hooked on fishing through its Free Fishing Days June 6-7. During Free Fishing Days, anyone may fish in the Show-Me State without having to buy a fishing permit, trout permit, or trout park daily tag. Free Fishing Days is an annual MDC event that takes place statewide during the Saturday and Sunday following the first Monday in June...

The Monett school district annually recognizes its athletes at an end of the year sports banquet. With COVID-19 (coronavirus) not making an actual banquet possible this year, the district held a ZOOM meeting to announce its awards. Each team picked its Cubs Award winner, the player that best represented the core values the district seeks in its athletes...

In an attempt to make sure that players received just recognition, the SouthWest Central League (SWCL) recently doled out baseball all-conference awards for the 2019-2020 season. Most of the the schools play a fall season, and those stats were used as a basis to award the honors...

Monett has a proud tradition of being on the cutting edge of business development and progressive forward thinking. In the business realm, the aggressive approach dates back to the city’s founding, when establishing a railway hub formed the foundation upon which everything else is built...

The Monett school district has pulled back from a push to update and modernize the familiar Cubs logo and Block M moniker. Superintendent Russ Moreland issued a press release at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning about the direction change: “The Monett R-1 School District would like to thank everyone who offered their comments regarding the potential Monett Cub Logo,” Moreland said. ...

The 19th annual Sertoma Grin Iron Classic, southwest Missouri’s all-star high school football game, will not be held in 2020 due to COVID-19 (coronavirus). Slated for June 5 at Parkview High School’s JFK Stadium in Springfield, the annual event benefits the Tooth Truck, a mobile dental clinic for at-risk children serving the Springfield area for nearly 18 years. ...

The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) is offering residents a chance for friends and family to honor spring sport athletes and support area schools with a T-shirt purchase.

One of the most iconic sounds of summer in Monett is the sharp ping that is made when a baseball bat connects with a ball, but it will not be heard this year. On Tuesday, the Monett Youth Baseball and Softball League finally relented and announced that its 2020 summer season has been canceled...

The familiar “Block M” moniker that has represented Monett schools and its athletic programs for over half a century may soon be discarded by the district in favor of a more modern and trendy logo that is uniquely tied to the district and could be trademarked...

The word fan is the shortened form of the word fanatic, and its use in the English language dates back to the 17th century. Over the course of history, the term has come to be used to describe those individuals who support a sports team, individual or event...

The Monett wrestling team not only took care of business on the mat by winning the 2020 state championship, but the Cubs also excelled in the classroom.

From the first time he stepped on to the football field in Pierce City, there was something different about Colten O’Hara. Not many athletes start as freshmen, especially at the quarterback position and in the secondary on defense. Four years later and one of the leaders of the winningest eras of Eagles football, O’Hara will remain an Eagle, as he has made his college decision known by agreeing to attend Central Methodist University in Fayette next year...

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Wrestling Rules Committee has recommended 11 rules changes to take effect next school year. “These rule changes are some of the most prolific modifications in the history of high school wrestling,” said Elliot Hopkins, NFHS director of sports and student services and liaison to the Wrestling Rules Committee. ...