All posts by Corey Saathoff

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  Eagles advance to sectional title game

  Columbia appears to be playing its best softball at the right time, posting an 11-4 win over Marion at home in the Class 3A Columbia Sectional semifinal on Tuesday. A four-run first inning jumpstarted the Eagles, who...

  • Posted May 31, 2017
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  WHS boys track has strong showing at state

  The Waterloo High School boys track team brought home some hardware from Saturday’s IHSA state track meet at Eastern Illinois University. Sophomore wheelchair racer Donovan McBride broke his own state record in the 800 meter wheelchair division,...

  • Posted May 28, 2017
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  Pirates win sectional baseball title

  The Valmeyer High School baseball team was in the same situation last season, playing for a sectional title. This time, there were smiles instead of frowns after it was all over. The Pirates captured the Class 1A...

  • Posted May 27, 2017
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  Waterloo drops wild regional final, 11-10

  The Waterloo baseball team was going for its third straight regional title in Columbia on Saturday, but ultimately fell short in heartbreaking fashion. The Bulldogs went up 5-0 on Civic Memorial before relinquishing the lead and falling...

  • Posted May 26, 2017
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  Police investigating Schnucks thefts

  The Waterloo Police Department is investigating multiple recent reports of thefts from Schnucks. Police released two surveillance photos of the suspect or suspects. It could be of the same man or of two different guys, police said....

  • Posted May 25, 2017
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  Theft from Waterloo Walmart

  The Waterloo Police Department is investigating a theft that occurred about 4:30 p.m. Sunday from Walmart. A man left the store with items valued at $167 and drove off in a red minivan last seen traveling north...

  • Posted May 25, 2017
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  End of the road for Columbia, Waterloo girls soccer

  The Columbia and Waterloo girls soccer teams both ended their seasons in heartbreaking fashion Tuesday night. The Eagles lost to Quincy Notre Dame, 1-0, in the Class 1A Quincy Supersectional. Columbia finished with a record of 19-3-1...

  • Posted May 25, 2017
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  Eagles win regional crown; ‘Dogs lose heartbreaker

  The Columbia softball team is moving on, while Waterloo’s season ended Saturday in heartbreaking fashion. The Eagles used a four-run fifth inning to defeat Marquette for the Class 3A Freeburg Regional title, 5-1. Calli Wibbenmeyer went 2-for-3...

  • Posted May 25, 2017
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  Tigers win another regional crown

  It’s postseason time for high school softball, and one local team has already punched its ticket to the sectional round while two others begin regional play this week. Dupo captured its fourth straight Class 2A regional championship...

  • Posted May 24, 2017
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  Locals enjoying college baseball success

  Several locals are enjoying college baseball success along with their respective teams this spring. Gibault graduate Wes Degener of Columbia is hitting .403 with 49 runs and 21 stolen bases as a junior outfielder at Lindenwood University-St....

  • Posted May 24, 2017
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  Women sentenced for recent thefts

  Two recent theft cases were resolved with sentences handed down last week in Monroe County Circuit Court. Amy M. Gerteisen, 39, of Millstadt, was sentenced to two years of second chance probation and ordered to pay $19,500...

  • Posted May 23, 2017
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• Pirates advance to sectional final

  The Valmeyer High School baseball team has advanced to the sectional championship game for the second straight year and has its sights set on capturing the title this time around. Last year, the Pirates dropped the sectional...

  • Posted May 23, 2017
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