Basketball
Buzzer-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.…
Read MoreWHS girls hoops falls just short of regional crown
The Waterloo High School girls basketball team was seeking the program’s first regional championship Friday night at Triad. It looked like the Bulldogs were well on their way to making…
Read MoreHawks edge Bulldogs in double OT
The third meeting between cross-town hoops rivals Waterloo and Gibault did not disappoint a packed Hustedde Gymnasium on Saturday night, with the outcome not being decided until double overtime. In…
Read MoreBulldogs, Tigers survive and advance
Only a couple of local teams remain in high school girls basketball, as some saw their seasons end in regional play. Waterloo (25-6) began its postseason journey Tuesday night against…
Read MoreHawks, ‘Dogs to meet again
Round 3 of the boys basketball “Battle of Waterloo” takes place this Saturday night at Gibault, as the Hawks and Bulldogs will determine bragging rights for 2022. On Nov. 26,…
Read MoreRegionals loom for girls hoops
Regular season records go out the window at the end of this week, as it’s regional time for local high school girls basketball teams. Waterloo (23-6) is eyeing its first…
Read MoreSoucheks enter Gibault Sports Hall of Fame
It was a family affair during the induction of two new members to the Gibault Catholic High School Sports Hall of Fame prior to Saturday’s home basketball game. “I think…
Read MoreWHS girls hoops finishing strong
The Waterloo High School girls basketball squad won two of three recent games and is now 23-5 with just a couple of games left in the regular season. On Monday,…
Read MoreBulldogs edge Eagles in thriller
There was an electric atmosphere in the Waterloo High School gym last Tuesday night as the Route 3 rivalry between the Waterloo and Columbia boys basketball teams was re-energized. The…
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