Monett Monthly Sports

Finish on an odd number
As the wrestling season winds down to its conclusion, Monett is preparing to take the next step on the season.

Taking the matches one at a time
With just two grapplers returning with varsity experience Monett Girls Wrestling Coach Justin Semerad knew wins would be hard to come by this season.

Jared Lankford: Tomorrow, the sun will rise in the east
Verona trailed Wheaton by a single point with just a shade over 8 seconds remaining in a basketball contest that had been brutal and back and forth.

Cubs cap 2025 with strong showing
Coming into the 2025-2026 basketball season, Monett had zero starters returning and just two players that had played meaningful varsity minutes.

Lady Cubs bear down on 2026
Entering the new year with an 8-1 record, the Monett girls basketball team is not content to rest on its laurels.

Home of the Chiefs
It was Sunday January, 4 1998, a day I’ll never forget. I was three days shy of my 17th birthday but I received the greatest gift a boy that was a diehard Kansas City Chiefs fan could imagine.

Monett athletes collect postseason hardware
While the fall sports season has officially given way to winter, the time of postseason honors for fall athletes has been fruitful.
Oh deer: Gun season numbers in for Missouri
More than 70,000 deer were harvested by Missouri hunters in the opening weekend of firearms season, an increase from last year but sharply lower than average totals from the previous five years.

Cubs reset roster on the hardwood
The 2025-2026 basketball season for the Monett boys basketball team will be one of growth and intrigue.
Monett wrestling to rely on depth
The wrestling program at Monet High School has been one of the most successful programs overall for the district.



