Basketball
Bulldogs, Hawks win tourneys
The Waterloo and Gibault girls basketball teams started their season with some hardware for the school trophy case. Waterloo won three games in the Columbia Tip-Off Classic – including a…
Read MoreIt’s time for boys hoops
The high school boys basketball season gets underway with one local squad in a week-long tournament and a cross-town rivalry clash this weekend. Columbia opened its promising 2022-23 campaign with…
Read MoreGirls hoops season tips off
The high school girls basketball season got underway Monday with Columbia and Dupo both hosting tip-off tournaments. Columbia hosted Marquette on Monday night to start off the Columbia Tip-Off Classic,…
Read MoreLegendary WHS hoops coach dies
A legendary former Waterloo High School coach passed away earlier this month at the age of 90. Willard H. Sims died Sept. 2 near Houston, Texas. Sims served as head…
Read MoreR-T All-Local Boys Hoops Team
The Republic-Times coverage area was blessed with high school boys basketball talent this winter, as two players earned all-state accolades, one team captured a regional crown and three teams posted…
Read MoreR-T All-Local Girls Hoops Team
The high school girls basketball season was fun to watch this fall in the local area, and all signs point to even more excitement in the future. The talent was…
Read MoreJuniors get all-state hoops nods
The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association announced its all-state teams for the 2021-22 season, and some talented locals made the list. Receiving third team IBCA All-State honors in Class 1A was…
Read MoreGum gets all-state nod
The Associated Press All-State Illinois Girls Basketball Team was announced last week, and it came as no surprise to local hoops fans that Waterloo High School standout Norah Gum made…
Read MoreBuzzer-beater ends Gibault’s season
Not many gave the Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball team much of a chance against highly-ranked Liberty going into last Tuesday’s Class 1A White Hall Sectional semifinal game. But…
Read MoreSeason over for Bulldogs, Eagles
The successful seasons of two local high school hoops squads came to an end last week. The Waterloo High School boys basketball team met its demise last Wednesday night, dropping…
Read MoreHawks are regional champs
In a very physical game – as evidenced by a cut above the left eye of Kaden Augustine – the Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball squad won its first…
Read MoreBoys hoopsters open strong in regionals
The Waterloo, Columbia and Gibault boys basketball squads all posted victories Saturday in the first round of regional play. All three hope to be playing for regional titles come Friday.…
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