All posts by Corey Saathoff

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  R-T All-Local Soccer Team

  With a third straight state appearance for Gibault this past fall, a Monroe County school has advanced to the state soccer tournament each of the past six seasons.  Columbia won a regional crown and Waterloo captured a...

  • Posted December 12, 2018
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  Lafore negotiates guilty pleas for murder, meth dealing

  What was scheduled as a Friday bond hearing turned into a negotiated guilty plea for a Waterloo man accused in a fatal January stabbing near Red Bud. “To some degree, it was unique,” Randolph County State’s Attorney...

  • Posted December 7, 2018
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  Raging ‘Dogs, Ice Eagles set to clash

  The stage is set for another epic clash between rivals Freeburg-Waterloo and Columbia next week, with both teams near the top of the Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association standings once again.  The Raging Bulldogs sit in first...

  • Posted December 5, 2018
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  Local teams set for Candy Cane Classic

  Gibault Catholic High School in Waterloo is set to host its annual Candy Cane Classic girls basketball tournament next week.  See the complete tourney bracket on page 3B. Defending tourney champion Columbia looks to be the favorite...

  • Posted December 5, 2018
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  Eagles hoping to play for one another

  There is excitement in the air for this year’s Columbia High School girls basketball team, which returns all but one of its starters from the 2017-18 season. The Eagles went 17-11 last season under longtime head coach...

  • Posted November 28, 2018
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  ‘Dogs looking for infusion of youth

  A new head coach is hopeful that a successful youth program will yield positive results for the Waterloo High School wrestling program in the 2018-19 campaign. Chase Guercio takes over as head coach of the Bulldogs, replacing...

  • Posted November 28, 2018
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  Senior-led Hawks hoping for turnaround

  Several members of the Gibault soccer squad that made a third straight trip to the state tournament earlier this month will try to bring that same winning attitude to the basketball court this winter. The Hawks went...

  • Posted November 28, 2018
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  All for one and one for all for Pirates

  A new head coach hopes to improve team chemistry with his 2018-19 Valmeyer High School boys basketball squad. Neil Siburt, who has served as an assistant boys hoops coach for the Pirates the past two years, steps...

  • Posted November 28, 2018
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  Dupo girls hope hard work pays off

  The Dupo High School girls basketball squad returns a solid group of players from last year’s team and hopes to continue the improvement seen late in the 2017-18 season. “We’re fairly athletic and work hard,” Dupo head...

  • Posted November 28, 2018
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  Waterloo addresses e-cigs, recycling

  Possession of an e-cigarette by a minor is now a fineable offense in Waterloo, per an ordinance amendment approved last week by the city council. This step was taken in hopes of curbing what has been described...

  • Posted November 28, 2018
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  Sunday night crash in Columbia

  Columbia police, fire and EMS personnel responded about 8 p.m. Sunday to a two-vehicle crash with possible injury on Bluff Road at DD Road. There was minor road blockage as a result of the crash.

  • Posted November 25, 2018
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  Boys hoops season now underway

  All five local high school basketball teams kicked off their 2018-19 seasons in tournaments taking place over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Gibault, Valmeyer and Dupo competed at the annual Thanksgiving tourney at Metro-East Lutheran High School in...

  • Posted November 25, 2018
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