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Lady Cubs track team keeps its sys on Big 8 title (03/12/10)
The Monett Lady Cubs track team is already hard at work preparing for another successful season. Coach Alan Spencer will rely on a strong core of athletes, including four seniors, who possess both experience and proven leadership skills. "We look to have a solid year," said Coach Spencer. "We hope to have a competitive team that can score well in the conference meet. Monett has won 13 of the last 16 Big 8 girls track championships, and we hope to compete for the top spot again this year."...

Miller beats defending champs (03/11/10)
Hannah Wilkerson and the Miller Lady Cardinals pulled the monumental upset Wednesday night, rocking defending state champs Sparta, 58-54 in their Class 2 regional game at Republic. For Miller, it was a great step forward for the girls program. But for Sparta, it was a difficult loss, "technically" speaking...

Pair of Lady Cubs earn Big 8 honors (03/11/10)
The Lady Cubs placed two basketball players on the All-Big 8 Conference team for 2010. Junior Madison Carlin and sophomore Hunter Glouse both earned All-Big 8 second team honors. Glouse and Carlin led Monett in scoring this past season, tallying 314 and 293 points respectively. Glouse averaged 13.1 points per game and Carlin averaged 11.2 points per game...

Verona girls top Humansville in regionals, 64-54 (03/10/10)
Only Brett Favre has more purple-clad followers than the Verona Lady Wildcats. With an impressive contingent of rabid fans filling the stands at Bolivar, the Verona Lady Wildcats bested the Humansville Lady Tigers, 64-54, in their Class 1 Regional game on Tuesday night. Tristan Carrasquillo and Jenna Chadd scored 24 points each for Verona in a game where the Lady Wildcats led from wire to wire...

Young Cub wrestlers are headed to regionals (03/10/10)
Around 270 area youth wrestlers competed at the district wrestling held at Neosho High School on Saturday, March 6. There were a total of 23 wrestlers from Monett who placed at the meet, which qualifies them for the regional competition next weekend in Nixa...

Another cage fight planned in Purdy (03/10/10)
The Barry County Fight Club (BCFC) will be hosting another Cage Knockout event, featuring several popular local fighters, on Friday, March 19 at the old Last Dance bar along Highway 37 in Purdy. Doors for the event will open at 6 p.m., and the fight will begin at 5 p.m. Locals Matt McCullah, Jesse Beck and JD Hunter will be among the featured fighters. There will also be fighters from Team Alliance in Anderson and TCB from Rogers, Ark...

Lady Wildcats earn district championship (03/08/10)
The Verona Lady Wildcats rolled to a 58-47 win over Walnut Grove to claim the Class 1 District 6 girls basketball championship at Aurora on Friday night. Jessica Smith scored 17 points, and Verona had four girls in double figures in the victory. Verona appeared in the championship game for the second straight year, after dropping a 30-21 decision to eventual state champs Exeter in 2009. ...

PC bows out in district semi-finals (03/08/10)
The Pierce City Eagles ended their season in the semi-final round of the Class 3, District 12 boys basketball tournament at Mt. Vernon. The Eagles lost to Mt. Vernon, the eventual district champions, 59-45, on Friday night. The Mountaineers enjoyed a 27-17 half-time lead, and despite stronger play in the last two quarters, Pierce City was unable to make-up the early deficit...

Miller girls oust Purdy in district finals OT thriller (03/08/10)
Hannah Wilkerson has beaten Purdy for the last time. After watching the Missouri career-scoring leader carry her Lady Cardinals to the Class 1 District 10 girls basketball championship over their Lady Eagles for the second straight year, the Purdy community may well attend the Miller graduation ceremonies en masse next spring to make sure Wilkerson gets her diploma...

MHS athletes honored during Awards Night (03/05/10)
Monett High School hosted its winter sports Award Night on Tuesday night. Boys and girls basketball players and wrestlers were recognized by their coaches for their efforts during the 2009-2010 season. Ty Goetz, boys basketball coach, Derreck Uhl, girls basketball coach, and Daryl Bradley, wrestling coach, handed out awards and varsity letters in their respective sports. Athletes recognized during the Awards Night are listed below...

Exeter continues to district title game (03/05/10)
The feel-good story of the year continues. The Exeter Tigers are still alive. Exeter blew open a tight game in the second half and defeated top-seeded Hurley, 70-57, to claim a spot in the Class 1 District 6 championship game on Friday night. Scott White's Tigers will face the Chadwick Cardinals following the girls championship between Verona and Walnut Grove...

Verona ladies to play for district championship (03/04/10)
The Verona Lady Wildcats used a 25-point fourth quarter to take care of Chadwick, 55-49, in a semi-final district game at Aurora last night. After owning the first quarter, 10-1, Verona faltered in the next two quarters and found themselves trailing 35-30 going into the final quarter of the game. The Lady Wildcats rallied and outscored the Lady Cardinals 25 to 14 to claim the 55-49 victory...

Lady Eagles roll past Jasper 86-38 (03/04/10)
Every high school coach wants to have a 1,000 point career scorer on their roster. Having two is a rare luxury. Grant Young is blessed with three of them at Purdy, and they will all be back next season. Addy Roller joined Shelby White and Audrey Patton in the four-digit club on Wednesday night, leading the Purdy Lady Eagles past Jasper, 86-38, in their Class 2 District 10 girls semifinal at Sarcoxie. Roller was the game's leading scorer with 28...

Miller girls win to advance to title game (03/04/10)
The College Heights Lady Cougars held Hannah Wilkerson under her season average with an old-fashioned stall, but the Miller Lady Cardinals prevailed anyway in the Class 2 District 10 semifinal on Wednesday night at Sarcoxie, 62-31. Wilkerson finished with 30 points in a game that required her to do little more than stand around in a zone defense...

Over 200 compete in Monett youth wrestling meet (03/04/10)
The 24th annual Monett Youth Wrestling Tournament was held last Saturday at Monett High School with over 200 young grapplers competing. The Cubs played host to Diamond, Neosho, Seneca, Joplin, Webb City, Butler, McDonald County and two teams from Arkansas...

PC boys down EN in districts (03/03/10)
The Pierce City boys won their district opening game 53-47 over East Newton last night to advance to a semi-final match-up against Mt. Vernon, the host team, at 6 p.m. on Friday night. Pierce City opened the game with a narrow 12-10 lead over the Patriots after the first quarter. The game remained close through the second stanza, and the Eagles led 22-19 at the break...

Verona Wildcats fall to Niangua in district action (03/03/10)
AURORA -- The Niangua Cardinals shook off a sluggish start, pulled away in the third quarter and put away the Verona Wildcats, 52-39, at Aurora on Tuesday night. Niangua, the #2 seed, ended Verona's season and will play Chadwick on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Class 1 District 6 boys basketball tournament's semi-finals...

Purdy , Wheaton, Miller advance (03/03/10)
A pair of Ozark 7 teams pulled upsets to stay alive in district play on Tuesday. The Purdy Eagles squeezed Greenfield with commanding play in the second and third quarters to take a 68-49 victory in Class 2 District 10 boys action at Sarcoxie. Landon Terry led the Eagles with 26 points, with ample support from Devon Bennett with 13 and Cody Hall with 9...

Wilkerson keys Miller rout in district opener (03/03/10)
The first round of the Class 2 District 10 girls basketball tournament at Sarcoxie saw Purdy score 84 points to Miller's 82. Too bad the teams didn't play each other. Career scoring leader Hannah Wilkerson watched Purdy destroy Marionville and then helped her Miller Lady Cardinals replicate that feat, dismantling host Sarcoxie in an 82-39 snoozer...

Purdy girls top Marionville (03/03/10)
Purdy jumped all over Marionville with a 46-14 opening half and cruised to an 84-26 victory in their Class 2 District 10 girls basketball tournament game at Sarcoxie on Monday night. Junior guard Brooke Swadley scored 21 points in just three quarters of work to pace the Lady Eagles...