Basketball
Girls hoopsters shoot for the stars
With the regular season set to end in a couple of weeks, the focus for many local high school girls basketball teams begins to turn toward regional play. The IHSA…
Read MoreAnother tourney win for Eagles
The Columbia High School boys basketball team won its second tournament title of the season this weekend at Okawville. The Eagles downed Marquette on Saturday night, 37-33, in the championship…
Read MoreHawks win Chester tourney
Don’t look now, but the Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball team is on a hot streak. The Hawks (14-5) went 3-0 to win the Chester Invitational Tournament last week…
Read MoreEagles soar past recent opponents
The Columbia High School girls basketball team won two of three recent games to improve to 12-11 on the season. On Monday, the Eagles picked up a 63-35 victory over…
Read MoreValmeyer victorious at last
It took 15 games, but the Valmeyer High School boys basketball team removed itself from the ranks of the winless on Friday. The Pirates downed Lebanon at home, 36-27. Valmeyer…
Read MoreTigers surging on the court
The Dupo High School girls basketball team has won four straight games to improve to 12-7 on the season. The Tigers won three of four games to place third in…
Read MoreWHS junior inspires others
This is Waterloo High School junior Caroline Arnold’s first year playing on two varsity sports teams – not only proving she is a stand-out athlete, but also that her limb…
Read MoreEagles soar to tourney title
The Columbia High School boys basketball team was kind of a mystery entering the 2021-22 campaign, but certainly turned some heads in winning the Columbia-Freeburg Holiday Tournament last week. Eagles…
Read MoreWHS girls hoops makes history
The Bulldogs came, they saw and they conquered yet again. The Waterloo High School girls basketball team steamrolled through the competition last week at the Red Bud Christmas Tournament, claiming…
Read MoreGirls hoop it up in Red Bud
Tournament time continues for local high school girls basketball squads this week. After competing in the Candy Cane Classic at Gibault Catholic High School prior to Christmas break, Waterloo, Columbia…
Read More‘Dogs win Candy Cane Classic
It was another tournament, another title for the Waterloo High School girls basketball team. The Bulldogs downed Valmeyer, Columbia and Red Bud to claim their second tourney championship of the…
Read MoreTourney time for boys hoops
Christmas break means its time for the annual Columbia-Freeburg Christmas Tournament. This year’s boys hoops tourney takes place Dec. 27-29 at Columbia High School. Columbia, Gibault, Waterloo and Valmeyer are…
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