Basketball
Boys hoops action heating up
The high school basketball season is going full speed with holiday tournaments on the horizon. Columbia (3-4) defeated Freeburg at home on Friday night, 53-39, giving head coach Mark Sandstrom…
Read MoreRough weekend for boys hoops squads
The early season woes continue for most of the local high school boys basketball teams, as evidenced this weekend. Waterloo and Gibault dropped two games each and Columbia lost at…
Read More2017 Candy Cane Classic Bracket
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Read MoreHawks, Eagles hooping it up
The Gibault and Columbia girls basketball teams are playing well ahead of next week’s Candy Cane Classic in Waterloo. The annual tournament begins Monday night at Gibault and continues through…
Read MoreMichael Chism | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Valmeyer High School basketball standout Michael Chism. The 6-foot-3 senior scored 71 points and grabbed 40 rebounds to lead the Pirates and earn…
Read MorePirates set sail for hoops treasure
The Valmeyer High School boys basketball team returns a solid crop of starters from last season’s squad that went 14-14. Many team members were key components of the baseball squad…
Read MoreHawks, Pirates go .500 in tourney play
The Gibault and Valmeyer boys basketball teams each showed good and bad qualities to open the season at the Metro-East Lutheran High School Thanksgiving Tip-Off Classic. The Hawks and Pirates…
Read MoreHawks fall just short of Cat Classic title
The local high school girls basketball season got off to a busy start last week with two tip-off tournaments. The Gibault Catholic High School girls basketball team dropped a 40-39…
Read MoreR-T All-Local Boys Basketball Team
The 2016 – 2017 high school basketball season ended earlier than usual in Monroe County, with no postseason championships to speak of. There were several outstanding individual performances on local…
Read MorePhilip Reinhardt | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Valmeyer High School freshman boys basketball player Philip Reinhardt, who made 10 three-pointers at the Class 1A Okawville Sectional on Friday night to…
Read MoreAll-Local Girls Basketball Team
Although there were no regional titles to be had on the local high school girls basketball scene this season, the Waterloo, Columbia, Gibault, Valmeyer and Dupo hoops squads put forth…
Read MoreHoopsters hoping to survive and advance
The Columbia, Gibault and Valmeyer high school boys basketball teams each posted home wins Friday night, while Waterloo dropped an overtime heartbreaker as regional play looms. The Eagles improved to…
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