Baseball & Softball
Voegele, Hanvey named all-state
Two local high school baseball standouts with key roles on state tournament teams were named all-staters last week. The Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association announced its Class 1A and…
Read MoreLocal all-state softballers
The Illinois Coaches Association announced its Class 2A and Class 3A All-State softball teams recently, with four players from Columbia High School and one from Waterloo High School selected. Named…
Read MoreHawks win another state title
Gibault Catholic High School brought home its second state championship in three months, winning the IHSA Class 1A baseball final Saturday over Henry-Senachwine, 8-0. In March, the Hawks – featuring…
Read MoreWHS softball drops sectional final
The season came to a close Saturday for the Waterloo High School softball team with an 11-5 defeat at the hands of Charleston in the IHSA Class 3A Highland Sectional…
Read MoreHawks survive in state semifinal
It came down to the wire, but the Gibault Catholic High School baseball team survived in Friday’s IHSA Class 1A state semifinal contest against Goreville, winning 7-6 to advance to…
Read MoreEagles fall just short of state title
As the late, great Yogi Berra once said: “It was déjà vu all over again.” The Columbia High School baseball squad made a return trip to Peoria for the IHSA…
Read MoreEagles, Hawks soaring to Peoria
Monroe County will be represented by two teams at this weekend’s IHSA state high school baseball tournament in Peoria, as both Columbia and Gibault won supersectional titles Monday afternoon. In…
Read MoreHawks, Eagles soar to sectionals
Saturday was a banner day for high school baseball in Monroe County, with local squads winning regional titles. Gibault (19-14) avenged last year’s loss at home to Marissa in the…
Read MorePirates, Eagles win regionals
Two local high school softball squads hoisted regional championship plaques Saturday, and another hopes to do the same Friday. Valmeyer (18-2) won its second regional title in three years with…
Read MoreBaseball teams begin postseason
The Columbia High School baseball team posted two come-from-behind victories in Waterloo on Saturday to win this year’s Monroe County Baseball Tournament. The Eagles (29-4) opened Class 2A regional play…
Read MoreIt’s title time for softballers
The postseason has arrived for local high school softball teams hoping to hoist hardware this spring. Valmeyer (16-2) opened Class 1A Marissa Regional play Tuesday seeking revenge against Lebanon. The…
Read MoreLegends of Bulldogs baseball
It’s not often that someone who played for a legendary head coach gets to celebrate surpassing their mentor’s school record for wins. Such was the case last Tuesday as longtime…
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