Basketball
BOYS HOOPS: Hawks, Pirates win; Eagles, ‘Dogs fall in OT
High school basketball action filled area gyms on Friday night, with four entertaining match-ups. Gibault improved to 6-1 on the season with a 63-60 win at Metro-East Lutheran. The Hawks…
Read MoreGirls hoops teams set for Candy Cane Classic
The Columbia, Waterloo, Gibault and Valmeyer girls basketball teams will get a chance to see how they stack up against each other during the annual Candy Cane Classic at Gibault…
Read MoreWinter Sports Preview in this week’s paper
The 2016 Republic-Times Winter Sports Preview is in newspapers this week. The special section includes schedules of each sport broken down by school, as well as preview stories, team photos,…
Read MoreBoys hoops teams in tourney play
Local high school boys basketball teams took to the court this week in area tournaments to kick off the 2016-17 season. Waterloo, which finished 8-22 last year under first-year head…
Read MoreGirls hoops teams conclude tourney play
The Columbia Eagles ran into a tough Lebanon squad in the championship game of the Columbia Tipoff Classic on Saturday, ending a busy week of girls high school basketball action.…
Read MoreBoys hoops teams prepping for postseason
High school basketball season is quickly approaching the end of the regular season with about three weeks to play. Teams are now looking to move into the postseason. The Columbia…
Read MoreValmeyer Junior High Boys Basketball | Team of the Week
The Valmeyer Junior High School boys basketball team is this week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week. Valmeyer defeated Prairie du Rocher on Jan. 27 and Red Bud Lutheran on Jan.…
Read MoreVHS set to induct inaugural Hall of Fame class
The inaugural induction of the Valmeyer High School Athletic Hall of Fame will take place Friday, Jan. 29, with four legendary VHS athletes and one amazing team to be honored.…
Read MoreHOLIDAY HOOPS: Eagles top ‘Dogs, soar to tourney final
The Columbia Eagles boys basketball team has soared to its best start in recent memory, improving to 10-0 while advancing to the final of the Columbia-Freeburg Holiday Tournament played at…
Read MoreEagles, Bulldogs post holiday tourney wins
It just wouldn’t be the Christmas season without the annual Columbia-Freeburg Holiday Tournament, and the opening round of this year’s event took place Saturday with local boys basketball teams in…
Read MoreWEEKEND HOOPS RECAP: Hawks go 1-1; Eagles, ‘Dogs victorious
Gibault erased a 12-point deficit late only to fall again to Metro-East Lutheran at home on Friday night. But the Hawks bounced back strong on Saturday, toppling Nashville. Columbia won…
Read MorePirate hoops led by talented trio
Valmeyer’s boys basketball team will be young, but led by a trio of players this season. Michael Chism will be the team’s offensive force. “We expect him to get about…
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