Basketball
100 years of hoops in Dupo
Dupo High School celebrated 100 years of boys basketball with special ceremonies Friday night prior to the junior varsity and varsity home matches with New Athens. Several past players and…
Read MoreIt’s regional time for girls hoops
It’s postseason time for high school girls basketball, as the regular season comes to a close this week and regionals begin Saturday. In the IHSA Class 1A Steeleville Regional, Valmeyer…
Read MoreBoys teams hoopin’ it up
A battle of two Monroe County rivals that are among the best small-school hoops teams in the state went to Columbia on Friday, but Gibault showed it can make noise…
Read MoreEagles keep flying to the hoop
The Columbia High School boys basketball team refuses to lose, recording two more wins to improve to 24-2. The Eagles have won 16 straight entering a key hoops showdown Friday…
Read MoreBulldogs slide past Eagles
Last Tuesday’s rivalry high school hoops clashes between Waterloo and Columbia was titled “Pack the Place,” with Bulldogs and Eagles fans doing just that at Columbia High School. The Waterloo…
Read MoreGirls hoops season winding down
With just a handful of regular season games left on the schedule, the local high school girls basketball teams are trending in different directions ahead of regional play. Columbia (16-8)…
Read MoreEagles win third tourney title
The Columbia High School boys basketball squad won its third tournament of the season with a 59-48 victory over Wesclin in the championship game of this year’s Okawville Invitational Tournament…
Read MoreGibault wins Chester tourney
Two of the hottest high school basketball teams in the St. Louis region are from Monroe County, and both continued their recent winning ways. Gibault (18-3) escaped with a 41-39…
Read MoreDown the stretch they go
The high school girls basketball season has entered the final stretch as local squads jockey for playoff positioning. Columbia (15-7) posted recent victories as it preps for rivalry games over…
Read MoreHawks, Eagles keep soaring
The Gibault and Columbia boys basketball teams are enjoying success on the court so far this winter, while other local squads are still trying to get into a groove. Gibault…
Read MoreGirls hoopsters keep battling
The season has just passed the midway point for high school girls basketball, and more than a few local teams have shown potential for positive campaigns. But there’s still plenty…
Read MoreEagles win holiday tourney title
The Columbia High School boys basketball team captured the Freeburg-Columbia Holiday Tournament championship on Thursday night, 60-55 over Freeburg at Freeburg High School. The Eagles (13-2) also won the tourney…
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