Basketball
Hawks win tourney; Bulldogs fall in title game
Two local high school boys basketball teams closed mid-winter tournament play with wins on Saturday while another suffered a heartbreaking defeat. Here’s a recap of Saturday action involving Gibault, Waterloo…
Read MoreBoys hoops teams in mid-winter tourneys
The Waterloo, Gibault and Columbia boys basketball teams are competing in separate mid-winter tournaments this week with varying results. ‘Dogs in Sparta tourney final The Bulldogs will play for a…
Read MoreValmeyer organizations donate toward new gym equipment
by Ethan May The village of Valmeyer may not be the largest in the county, but the community makes every effort to support its school. Several civic organizations and generous…
Read MoreBOYS HOOPS: Columbia edges Waterloo; Hawks top Pirates
Tuesday night featured a double dose of Monroe County high school basketball action as Columbia hosted Waterloo while Valmeyer traveled to Gibault. In what turned out to be a tight…
Read MoreEagles win Freeburg tourney title
The Columbia Eagles won their second tournament title already this season, taking the 58th annual Freeburg-Columbia Holiday Tournament championship against Piasa Southwestern in impressive fashion Tuesday night, 68-51 at Freeburg…
Read MoreColumbia advances to Freeburg tourney semifinal; ‘Dogs win
It was a special night in more ways than one for the Columbia Eagles boys hoops team Saturday in the Freeburg Holiday Tournament. They cruised to a 72-27 victory over…
Read MoreLocal teams begin play in Freeburg hoops tourney
Monroe County boys high school basketball teams went 1-2 in the first day of action in the Freeburg Holiday Tournament on Friday. In a rematch of last year’s title game,…
Read MoreRecap of weekend boys basketball action
Local boys high school basketball teams took to the court over the weekend with mixed results. Columbia and Gibault each split a pair of games, while the Waterloo Bulldogs posted…
Read MoreValmeyer boys hoops to rely on seniors
The Valmeyer High School boys basketball team is led by eight seniors for the 2014-15 campaign, and head coach Rick Crossin is hopeful their experience will bring positive results. “We…
Read MoreRyan Unterseh| Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Valmeyer High School boys basketball player Ryan Unterseh, who scored 36 points total in two games last week, including 21 in a loss…
Read More1A & 2A boys basketball regional assignments released
With the regular season winding down, IHSA announced the pairings for the upcoming 1A and 2A regional tournaments, which start next week. Below are the seedings and brackets for each…
Read MoreVJHS Girls Basketball | Team of the Week
The Valmeyer Junior High girls basketball team is this week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week. The Junior Pirates completed an amazing season Friday night by defeating Fairfield, 36-31, in the…
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