Basketball
R-T All-Local Girls Basketball Team
The 2018-19 high school girls basketball season featured milestone achievements, with Columbia setting a school record for wins, Columbia’s Sophia Bonaldi surpassing 1,000 career points and Gibault’s Ashlyn Wightman setting…
Read MoreLocal hoops teams falter
It was a rough weekend for local high school boys basketball teams. Columbia (18-10) lost at home to Freeburg (19-11) on Friday night, 51-40. The Eagles led 13-11 after the…
Read MoreWho will be the last hoops team standing?
Local basketball squads are either trending up, treading water or falling flat this regular season, but all records are 0-0 at the start of upcoming regional play. How these teams…
Read MoreCommitment pays off for Eagles
This season is looking to be one for the record books for the Columbia High School girls basketball squad. Head coach Scott Germain’s Eagles tied a school record with their…
Read MoreEagles, Hawks soar at home
In a busy weekend of boys basketball action, Columbia came through with an impressive win on its home court and Gibault honored its legendary 1999 squad in style. Columbia (14-6)…
Read MoreTinleigh Jakimauskas | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Valmeyer High School girls basketball player Tinleigh Jakimauskas. The sophomore guard is averaging 15 points and seven rebounds per game this season for…
Read MoreHoops teams have winning week
The Gibault, Waterloo and Columbia boys basketball teams reeled off wins last week, getting the new year off to a good start. The Hawks improved to 10-10 on the season…
Read MoreEagles fall just short of tourney title
In a thrilling contest that was tied with less than two minutes to play, Columbia fell to Marquette in the Freeburg-Columbia Holiday Tournament championship game Saturday night at Freeburg High…
Read MorePhilip Reinhardt | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Valmeyer High School basketball player Philip Reinhardt. The junior guard is averaging 15.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game to lead the Pirates,…
Read MoreEagles win another Candy Cane Classic title
The Columbia High School girls basketball team won its third straight Candy Cane Classic title at Gibault Catholic High School on Saturday, defeating Wood River, 55-32. Sophia Bonaldi, who was…
Read MoreHawks outlast ‘Dogs in cross-town hoops showdown
Cross-town rivals Gibault and Waterloo met on the court Saturday night to close out an action-packed weekend of boys basketball for local teams. Despite a fourth quarter scare, the Hawks…
Read MoreBusy week for boys hoops squads
Basketball season is kicking into gear as local teams look to build momentum heading into the Freeburg Holiday Tournament. Dupo (6-3) won 55-23 over Lebanon on Friday and won 48-38…
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