Monett Times: Sports

Speedway action heats up the track

By Jared Lankford sports@monett-times.com

The Monett Speedway finally got a full slate of races under its belt on May 17. The three-eighths of a mile dirt track hosted six feature final events. Winners of the feature races are as follows: Pure Stock 1. Rick McNally... >>
Full Pull

Times Photo by Jon Whitlock Out the gate. Amy Greenway revs up the Baillie Diesel truck during the truck and tractor pull at the Monett Speedway on May 19. >>
Young athletes get professional training

By Jared Lankford

Regal Athletic, in conjunction with Monett Youth Baseball and Softball League and the Bull Pen, recently conducted a coaches and players clinic at Monett's North Park. Regal Athletic owner Steve Roldan, with help from his... >>
Monett Speedway prepares for MARS invasion

By Brian Garrison and Jared Lankford

The Midwest Auto Racing Series (MARS) Dirtcar Series returns to action this weekend for the 13th annual Tony Roper Memorial at the Monett Speedway on Sunday, May 26. Tony Roper was a NASCAR driver. He was born in... >>
Harkey soars to All-State status

By Lee Stubblefield sports@monett-times.com

Kaylynn Harkey knows what adversity is all about. Competing for Purdy, a small, rural high school with no track and field facilities, she pursued an All-State medal in what is possibly the most challenging of all the events... >>

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Full Pull (05/24/13)
Times Photo by Jon Whitlock Out the gate. Amy Greenway revs up the Baillie Diesel truck during the truck and tractor pull at the Monett Speedway on May 19.

Young athletes get professional training (05/24/13)
Regal Athletic, in conjunction with Monett Youth Baseball and Softball League and the Bull Pen, recently conducted a coaches and players clinic at Monett's North Park. Regal Athletic owner Steve Roldan, with help from his coaching staff, Regal softball players, and Monett High School baseball players ran the clinics...

Monett Speedway prepares for MARS invasion (05/22/13)
The Midwest Auto Racing Series (MARS) Dirtcar Series returns to action this weekend for the 13th annual Tony Roper Memorial at the Monett Speedway on Sunday, May 26. Tony Roper was a NASCAR driver. He was born in Springfield, to Dean Roper and Shirley Medley. Growing up his family was heavily involved in auto racing...

Harkey soars to All-State status (05/22/13)
Kaylynn Harkey knows what adversity is all about. Competing for Purdy, a small, rural high school with no track and field facilities, she pursued an All-State medal in what is possibly the most challenging of all the events in her sport: the pole vault...

Tie produces 10 medalists in Class 2 state high jump (05/22/13)
There were a lot of raw nerves and missed opportunities at the girls' high jump competition at the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 2 Track and Field Championships at Jefferson City on Saturday, May 18. Slick footing on the Lincoln University venue apron seemed to affect a number of jumpers, and an inordinate percentage of girls bowed out after missing all three attempts at the opening height of 4'8"...

Billings downs Purdy in Class 2 baseball sectional (05/22/13)
The Purdy Eagles baseball team dropped a close Class 2 sectional playoff game to Billings 2-0 on Monday, May 20. Dawson Meyer dominated Purdy from the mound, throwing a three-hit shutout for Billings. He struck out seven Eagles, including the final two batters of the game when Purdy had the tying runs in scoring position...

Monett track athletes compete at sectionals (05/22/13)
The Monett Cubs track team sent three athletes to the Class 3 Sectional Track Meet at Ozark on Saturday, May 18. Monett's Wes Abramovitz finished sixth in the long jump with a 19'1.75" effort. Wes Antill placed seventh in the 200-meter in 23.93, and Faith Schmidt was seventh in the girls' 100-meter hurdles in 17.35...

Class 2 state track results (05/22/13)
Several area athletes represented local school districts well on May 17 and 18 at the Class 2 state track meet at Lincoln University in Jefferson City. Lutheran St. Peters won the girls' team title with 64 points, followed by Herculaneum, Stockton and Monroe City on the trophy stand...

Purdy stops Piere City to advance in baseball tourney play (05/20/13)
sports@monett-times.com The semifinal game in the Class 2, District 12 baseball tournament that was hosted by Crane was anything but a pitcher's duel. Pierce City and Purdy, the second and third seeded teams, squared off. The game was a marathon as far as high school baseball goes, lasting nearly three hours...

Purdy tops Crane for baseball district crown (05/20/13)
sports@monett-times.com The Purdy Eagles, behind dominant pitching, solid defense and timely hitting, captured the Class 2 District 12 championship on May 14. Purdy used a similar offensive formula that they used from the semifinal game--jump on them early and keep applying offensive pressure...

Speedway set for a very bust weekend (05/17/13)
sports@monett-times.com If you love racing and lots of horsepower, then you will want to be at the Monett Speedway on May 17 and 19 On Friday, May 17 the Grand Ol' Lady hosts weekly point races featuring late models, modified, B modified, factory stock, Pro-4 and pure stocks. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Hot laps begin at 7 and racing will get underway at 7:30 p.m...

Pierce City Lady Eagles second at Class 2 Track sectional (05/17/13)
sports@monett-times.com The Pierce City Lady Eagles placed second in the Class 2 Sectional Track Meet at Fair Grove on Saturday, May 11. The girls in green scored 71 points while qualifying a number of athletes to the state track meet. Stockton's Lady Tigers won with a score of 82...

Roller takes sixth at state tourney (05/15/13)
Purdy's Phillip Roller became the first golfer in the last 30 years at Purdy High School to earn a medal and be named to the All-State golf team. Roller shot an 81 on the first day and an 80 on day two at the state tournament held at Silo Ridge Country Club in Bolivar. The 161 two-day round was good for a sixth place finish...

Eight run second sinks Monett. Fall 10-2 (05/15/13)
The Monett Cubs baseball team (14-12) fell 10-2 to the Seneca Indians in the Class 4, District 11 championship game on May 14 at Seneca, ending the season. The Indians (20-4) used four hits, four walks and two Cubs' errors in the second inning to amass an 8-0 lead...

Pierce City Lady Eagles second at Class 2 Track sectional (05/15/13)
The Pierce City Lady Eagles placed second in the Class 2 Sectional Track Meet at Fair Grove on Saturday, May 11. The girls in green scored 71 points while qualifying a number of athletes to the state track meet. Stockton's Lady Tigers won with a score of 82...

Monett rolls into district title game with 10-0 win (05/15/13)
The Monett Cubs baseball team earned a berth in the Class 4, District 11 title game at Seneca with a 10-0 rout East Newton on May 13. "We came out and took care of business tonight," said Monett head coach Michael Calhoun. "I am proud of the boys and what they have accomplished. We worked hard and to be playing these meaningful games is a proof...

Monett advance three to track sectionals (05/15/13)
The Bolivar Liberators and Lady Liberators swept the team titles at the Class 3, District 6 Track and Field Championships at Carl Junction on Saturday, May 11. Bolivar's boys won with 96 points, and the girls piled up 120 points in earning their victory lap...

Cornman's double lifts Eagles to win (05/13/13)
Clutch hitting, timely defense and Mother Nature all worked in the Purdy Eagles favor on May 9 as the defeated Clever 6-4 at Purdy. Brent Cornman's three-run double with the bases loaded in the fourth inning capped an improbable six-run fourth inning to lift the Eagles...

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Monett Cubs fourth grade champs

Monett Cubs highlight video of the fourth grade boys from the 2012 season. The Cubs went 7-0 and won their division for the second year in a row. The young Purple Haze look promising for the future Monett HS team!

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