Monroe City’s Pennewell named Class 1’s Defensive Player of the Year by MOFBCA

Monroe City linebacker Ceaton Pennewell (24), running back Joshua Talton (11) and quarterback Kyle Hays (9) received all-state honors from the Missouri Football Coaches Association. Photo courtesy Tom Davis

MONROE CITY, Mo. — Ceaton Pennewell was named the Class 1 Defensive Player of the Year by the Missouri Football Coaches Association and led a collection of area players receiving all-state honors at the small-school level. The Monroe City junior linebacker was a first-team all-state selection and one of five Panthers to receive plaudits. Overall,…

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Youngblood leads three Panthers receiving all-state softball honors

Monroe City senior outfielder Carly Youngblood was a first-team Class 2 all-state selection. Photo courtesy Mathew Kirby

MONROE CITY, Mo. — Three Monroe City softball players headlined the area’s haul of all-state honors from the Missouri High School Fastpitch Coaches Association. Panthers senior outfielder Carly Youngblood was a Class 2 first-team selection, while senior infielder Mackenzie Moss and freshman utility player Audri Youngblood were both second-team honorees. Highland sophomore infielder Emma Harshberger…

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Panthers bring Clarence Cannon Conference championship home

The Monroe City football team celebrates winning the Clarence Cannon Conference championship following a 54-20 victory over Highland on Friday night. Submitted photo

EWING, Mo. — The Monroe City football team is bringing another title back to titletown. The Panthers raced out to a 32-0 lead and dispatched Highland 54-20 to win the Clarence Cannon Conference championship and lock up a No. 1 district seed. For all the explosive offensive plays on display, it was a defensive stop…

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Area Distributors Area Player of the Week: Monroe City softball standout Mackenzie Moss

Monroe City's Mackenzie Moss, left, heads for home plate after hitting a go-ahead, three-run home run in a 9-8 victory against Centralia. Photo courtesy Adam Rung

MONROE CITY, Mo. — Mackenzie Moss is on a tear. So is the Monroe City softball team. The Panthers are riding a three-game winning streak, kept alive by Moss’ late-inning heroics. Trailing Centralia 8-2 heading into the bottom of the fifth, Monroe City responded with four runs as Moss delivered an RBI single and scored…

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Missouri prep football rankings: Hannibal, Monroe City represent area

Statewide high school football rankings, as compiled by a 10-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. First-place votes in parenthesis. Panel is made up of Dion Clisso, PrepsKC; Cody Thorn, The Examiner; Dave Kvidahl, STLHighschoolsports.com; Tom Rackers, Jefferson City News-Tribune; Chris Parker, Ozone Sports; Brandon Zenner, The St. Joseph News-Press; J.B. Connoley, KRES radio; Matt King,…

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