Basketball
Girls hoopsters back to winning ways
A couple of local teams snapped losing streaks last week as the girls basketball regular season enters the home stretch. Columbia (10-13) has won two straight following a seven-game skid.…
Read More‘Dogs fall, Eagles fly in final day of Sparta tourney
The Sparta Mid-Winter Classic came to a close Saturday with both the Waterloo and Columbia boys basketball teams in action. Waterloo (9-14) traded baskets with the tourney host school in…
Read MoreBulldogs snap long losing streak to Columbia
The Waterloo High School boys basketball team won its first game against Monroe County rival Columbia in six years at the Sparta Mid-Winter Classic on Wednesday night, 57-45. Ty Lenhardt…
Read MoreEagles back in the win column
In local high school girls basketball action, Columbia snapped it losing streak while both Gibault and Waterloo had an up-and-down week and Dupo continues to win. Columbia (9-13) ended its…
Read MoreBulldogs showing some fight
With a second place showing at last week’s Chester Invitational Tournament, Waterloo has built some positive momentum entering the Sparta Mid-Winter Classic, which tipped off Tuesday night. The Bulldogs (7-13)…
Read MoreGirls basketball teams seek consistency
With the regular season winding into the home stretch, local high school girls basketball teams are trying to build positive momentum for the playoffs. Gibault (13-8) is the only local…
Read MoreMixed results for local hoopsters
It was a busy weekend for local hoops teams, with most adding losses to their records. Waterloo trailed by 11 points at halftime to Highland before surging back and capturing…
Read MoreWHS girls hoops tops Columbia
The Waterloo High School girls basketball team avenged a November loss by downing rival Columbia at home Monday night, 60-48. The Bulldogs outscored the Eagles 22-12 in the second quarter…
Read MoreEagles dethrone Marquette to win holiday tourney
Alton Marquette was going for its fourth straight Columbia-Freeburg Holiday Tournament championship Saturday night, but the host Eagles had something else in mind. Columbia fought tooth and nail with the…
Read MoreBoys hoopsters ready for tourney
Monroe County high school boys basketball teams will be competing in the annual Columbia-Freeburg Christmas Tournament that begins Thursday at Columbia High School. Columbia, Waterloo, Gibault and Valmeyer will join…
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Waterloo wins at Gibault, 54-48
In a tightly contested basketball battle of cross-town rivals, Waterloo won 54-48 at Gibault on Saturday night. The Bulldogs looked to be well in control early, going up 21-11 after…
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