Baseball & Softball
End of the road for Vogel
With a 7-1 loss at Mascoutah in the regional final on Saturday, retiring legendary longtime Waterloo High School head baseball coach Mark Vogel ended a Hall of Fame career that…
Read MoreSeason over for baseball squads
Three local high school baseball teams still playing in the postseason last week were unable to turn the calendar over to June. Waterloo (25-11) opened Class 3A Mascoutah Regional play…
Read MoreA Bulldogs baseball coaching bond
Two bitter high school baseball rivals have met on the diamond for decades with the same fiery field generals guiding them into battle. While both Waterloo and Highland will still…
Read MoreSoftball teams add to trophy case
It’s win or go home the rest of the season in high school softball, with a couple of teams already securing some postseason hardware. In Class 2A, Columbia (24-5) got…
Read MoreEagles, Hawks win regional titles
The high school baseball regionals opened in style last week with two local teams hoisting plaques. One other local squad hopes to be doing the same this weekend. In the…
Read MoreBaseball teams keep eyes on the prize
With regional play set to start, a couple of local teams look like contenders while others aim to shake the outward appearance of pretenders. Waterloo (21-10) found out its Class…
Read MorePostseason softball catching on
Two local high school softball squads recently celebrated conference titles as regional play gets underway. Columbia (22-5) won 8-0 at Salem on Thursday to avenge a May 6 loss and…
Read MoreMon-Clair season underway
The Mon-Clair League opened its 2025 baseball season with all six teams in action on Sunday. Last year’s playoff champion Millstadt Green Machine opened with a doubleheader sweep of the…
Read MoreBaseball teams enter home stretch
If they aren’t already, local high school baseball squads will be getting quite acquainted with each other in the upcoming days. In addition to the annual Monroe County Baseball Tournament…
Read MoreSoftballers sliding into regionals
The postseason path is known for all local high school softball squads, and all hope to be playing into June. Columbia (20-5) finally had its long winning streak ended but remains…
Read MoreKhoury is IWU home run queen
Former Columbia High School softball standout Ava Khoury has etched her name into the record books at Illinois Wesleyan University. On Saturday, Khoury blasted her eighth home run of the…
Read MoreSweet swinging softball action
Two local high school softball teams are among the tops in the area while a few others are just trying to build momentum as the regular season is winding down. …
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