Kyle Troutman

Evan Snarey, right, stretches to pass the baton to Dante Ungeni in a relay event at the Monett Invitational on April 8.

For nearly a quarter of a century, Michael Calhoun, has been a fixture as the head coach of Monett baseball and as the third base coach.

Monett wide receiver Landyn Brandt realized one of his life’s goals in March when he signed a national letter of intent to play football for Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) in Joplin next year.

Every Sunday, my family goes out to eat after church. The easy part of the conversation is knowing that we are going to eat somewhere. The difficult part is finding a place that satisfies the cravings of six diverse pallets.