All posts by Corey Saathoff

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  Wednesday evening crash in Columbia

  Columbia police, fire department and EMS personnel responded about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday to a two-vehicle crash on Admiral Parkway (Route 3) at Valmeyer Road. Police said a 2003 Ford F250 driven by Steven Short, 65, of Hillsboro,...

  • Posted November 30, 2017
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  New coach to lead Dupo boys hoops

  The Dupo High School boys basketball team has a new head coach who hopes to usher in a winning spirit following years of disappointment for the program. Steve Roustio takes over a Tigers squad that finished 6-21...

  • Posted November 29, 2017
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  Pirates set sail for hoops treasure

  The Valmeyer High School boys basketball team returns a solid crop of starters from last season’s squad that went 14-14. Many team members were key components of the baseball squad that enjoyed success in the spring. “We...

  • Posted November 29, 2017
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  Gibault boys hoops a work in progress

  The Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball team will be looking to new faces this season following the departure of several seniors from last year’s squad that went 22-8. Longtime Hawks head coach Dennis Rueter, who reached...

  • Posted November 29, 2017
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  Bulldogs gearing up for tight conference race

  This year’s version of the Waterloo High School boys basketball team hopes to outsmart and outwork opponents as it looks to compete in the wide open Mississippi Valley Conference. “Our biggest strength, honestly, is going to be...

  • Posted November 29, 2017
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  Eagles set sights on exciting season

  All the ingredients are in place for the Columbia High School boys basketball squad to have success this season. Now, all the Eagles need to do is play. “We have the possibility of having a fun and...

  • Posted November 29, 2017
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  Hawks, Pirates go .500 in tourney play

  The Gibault and Valmeyer boys basketball teams each showed good and bad qualities to open the season at the Metro-East Lutheran High School Thanksgiving Tip-Off Classic. The Hawks and Pirates both went 2-2 in tourney play, including...

  • Posted November 26, 2017
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  R-T All-Local Volleyball Team

  The local high school volleyball scene is chock full with talent, as evidenced by this year’s Republic-Times All-Local Volleyball Team. Many of the young women on this year’s team are underclassmen, meaning there’s even more success in...

  • Posted November 22, 2017
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  Local hockey teams heating up the ice

  The Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs and Columbia Ice Eagles are both off to hot starts in early MVCHA hockey action.  In fact, neither team has lost a game yet this season. The Raging Bulldogs are 5-0-1 on the...

  • Posted November 22, 2017
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  Hawks fall just short of Cat Classic title

  The local high school girls basketball season got off to a busy start last week with two tip-off tournaments. The Gibault Catholic High School girls basketball team dropped a 40-39 contest to Father McGivney in the championship...

  • Posted November 22, 2017
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  Space boy abuzz after chance encounter

  The 6-year-old son of a Waterloo native had the experience of a lifetime last week when he got to meet a legendary former astronaut. Buzz Aldrin spoke to a full house at Saint Louis University’s Center for...

  • Posted November 22, 2017
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  R-T All-Local Football Team

  Although none of the local high school football teams enjoyed much in the way of conference or postseason glory, there was still plenty of talent on display this fall. Here’s a look at this year’s Republic-Times All-Local...

  • Posted November 15, 2017
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