Monett Monthly Sports
Cubs football schedule set
After finishing the 2025 season with a 5-6 record, the Monett football team will look to take another step forward in year three under head coach Ben Mauk.
Jared Lankford: The stars of the crown
For Eliza Hewitt, becoming an educator was her life’s ambition and passion.
Baseball season wraps up, Big 8 awards earned
2026 Big 8 All-Conference Samuel Carr, 1st Team infield Carson Burtrum, senior, 2nd Team pitcher Brayden Seitz, junior, 2nd Team outfield Carson Burtrum, senior, 2nd Team outfield Dylan Washick, junior,…
Cubs take 7th in Class 3
In a season capped with long days, weather delays and plenty of uncertainty, in the end, the Monett Cubs proved exactly why they were one of the top golf teams in Missouri this spring.
School records snapped at sectionals
The Monett 4x400-meter relay team broke the school record from 1971 (3:25.7) and took first place at sectionals, qualifying for state with a time of 3:24.36. The team includes, from left: Kasen Carr, Theo Smith, Braden Crowell and Alex Meeks. Qualifiers for Class 4 2026 Track and Field Championships other than the relay team include: Boys 300-meter hurdles, Theo Smith, 40.01; boys pole vault, Alex Meeks, 4.42m; and girls high jump, Peyton Brandt, 1.59m.
Booster Club finds new footing
For nearly a decade, the Monett Booster Club has quietly become one of the driving forces behind Monett athletics and student activities — though its roots stretch back much further.
Monett hosts Cub Relays
Monett's Meredith Merriman lets a shot go during the shot put competition at the Cub Relays.
Monett turning heads on area links
With a blend of experience, confidence and unfinished business, the Monett boys golf team is in the midst of a season with lofty expectations and the talent to match.
Wilson takes the helm at Monett
A new era is beginning for the Monett girls basketball program.
Jared Lankford: The bell curve of Big 8 football
It wasn’t until college that I fully understood what grading on the curve meant, or even the fact that there were different kinds of curve-style grading systems.
