Basketball
All-Local Boys Hoops Team
For the first time in history, a Monroe County high school won a state championship in boys basketball. That was the highlight of an impressive winter overall for local high…
Read MoreCHS grad coaches national champs
A former Columbia High School hoops standout is sharing her knowledge of the game as an assistant coach for a national champion collegiate basketball squad. Hannah Varel, a 2011 CHS…
Read MoreGibault wins first state hoops title
History was made Saturday in the State Farm Center at the University of Illinois in Champaign. The Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball team defeated Scales Mound, 65-45, to capture…
Read MoreAll-state kudos for local hoopsters
Three local high school seniors received state honors for their accomplishments on the court this winter. Fresh off a state championship run, Gibault Catholic High School seniors Kaden Augustine and…
Read MoreHawks to play for state title Saturday
The amazing season continues for the Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball team, and will conclude Saturday in the IHSA Class 1A state final. Twenty-four years since the school’s last…
Read MoreAll-state kudos for Gum, Jany
Two legendary local high school girls basketball standouts received state recognition last week for their performances this season. Waterloo High School senior Norah Gum, who is one of the top…
Read MoreHawks to state on wing and a prayer
Break out the Champaign. The Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball team trailed much of the game Monday night against Illini Bluffs, but a buzzer beater by Kameron Hanvey gave…
Read MoreHawks survive OT thriller for sectional title
The Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball team lives to play another day by the slimmest of margins. The Hawks (29-7) won 58-56 over Springfield Calvary in overtime Friday night…
Read MoreHawks fly into sectional final
The Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball squad won its second straight regional championship Friday night, 71-57 over Lovejoy in an IHSA Class 1A contest at Dupo. The Hawks (28-7)…
Read MoreSeason ends for Eagles
Playing before a packed gym Friday night in Sparta, Columbia and Pinckneyville battled for a Class 2A regional championship. The Eagles got behind early and fought back late before ultimately…
Read More‘Dogs fall short in regional final
The Waterloo High School girls basketball squad ended its season Friday night with a 52-49 defeat at Highland in a Class 3A regional final. Waterloo (19-11) went up 44-41 with…
Read MoreWho will survive and advance?
It’s win or go home for local high school boys basketball squads as regional play is underway. Gibault opened Class 1A regional play Saturday with a home game against Lebanon,…
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