No holiday hoops, just memories
For the first time since 1957, local hoops fans did not have a Freeburg-Columbia Holiday Tournament to attend.
This sparked thoughts of holiday tournaments past,...
WHS wrestling trio ranked in state
On the heels of an historic season for the Waterloo High School wrestling program in 2020, three Bulldogs enter 2021 ranked among tops in...
IHSA talks contact days, fan guidelines
The IHSA Board of Directors met Dec. 14 and while the resumption of high school sports remains in the air, an update on contact...
Fleming reflects on magical rookie season
It was an amazing 2020 for Major League Baseball pitcher Josh Fleming, a 2014 graduate of Columbia High School. He capped off an unbeaten...
A fond farewell for Pieper
Denny “Boog” Pieper, who managed the Valmeyer Lakers of the Mon-Clair League for more than 50 years and was involved in county league baseball...
Blank named Mariners bullpen coach
Trent Blank, a 2008 graduate of Columbia High School who pitched at Baylor University and then in the Colorado Rockies’ minor league system, was...
Cross country runners go out in style
With no IHSA state meet this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Saturday’s sectional competition marked the end of the high school cross country...
Hoops season in holding pattern
The Illinois High School Association said last week that schools are allowed to make their own decisions about whether to participate in basketball this...
WJHS girls cross country wins state
Make it a three-peat for the Waterloo Junior High School girls cross country team.
The Bulldogs won the Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association...
High school runners qualify for sectional
Led by a first place finish from freshman Angelynn Kanyuck, the Waterloo High School girls cross country team placed third at Saturday’s Class 2A...
Tennis girls smash at sectional
Waterloo’s No. 1 doubles pair of Haley Storm/Kailey Walter during a recent match.Gibault’s Maddie Davis during the Althoff Sectional on Friday.
Girls tennis players from...
That’s a wrap for boys golf
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois High School Association eliminated state tournament competitions for all sports this fall. That meant sectional golf...