Basketball
All-Local Boys Basketball Team
While no local high school team won postseason hardware and only one finished above .500, there were plenty of individual accomplishments on the basketball court this winter. Here’s a look…
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Led by an all-stater, the Republic-Times All-Local Girls Basketball Team features several multi-sport athletes who have accomplished great things for their respective schools. Here’s the All-Local Girls Basketball Team for…
Read MoreAll-conference hoopsters
A number of local high school basketball players received conference accolades following the end of the season over the past couple of weeks. In the Mississippi Valley Conference, Waterloo was…
Read MoreDonald ends college hoops season
Former Columbia High School basketball standout Sam Donald wrapped up his first season with NCAA Division I Bellarmine University this past weekend. Donald scored nine points in Bellarmine’s loss Friday…
Read MoreHoops season ends for locals
March Madness will not include the three remaining local high school boys basketball squads that were still playing in the postseason as of last week. The Columbia, Gibault and Waterloo…
Read MoreStell in conference tourney
A former Waterloo High School hoops standout will play in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament in St. Louis this weekend as a key member of the University of Illinois-Springfield…
Read MoreLenhardt named all-conference
lllinois College men’s basketball player Ty Lenhardt was recently named first team All-Midwest Conference. Lenhardt, a former Waterloo High School standout, led the team and ranked fourth in the conference…
Read MoreGum leads Miners hoops
One of the top athletes of all-time at Waterloo High School recently wrapped up her junior season with the Missouri S&T women’s hoops squad, leading the team in multiple categories.…
Read MoreLocal hoopsters end season
The boys basketball season ended this week for all five local high school squads. In Class 2A, Columbia (22-10) entered regional play having lost five of its past six contests.…
Read MoreSeason over for girls hoops
Both high school girls basketball squads from Waterloo saw their seasons come to an end last week. Gibault (21-12) closed out its successful 2025-26 campaign with a 47-37 loss at…
Read MoreTime for regional hoops action
The regular season wraps up this week for high school boys basketball, after which local teams will shoot their shot for regional glory. Columbia (22-8) had hit a bump in…
Read MoreHawks fly into regional final
A few local high school girls basketball teams have ended their seasons in regional play, but one has made history as it hopes to secure hardware this Friday. Gibault (21-11)…
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