Basketball
Boys basketball season tips off
High school boys basketball is underway. The season started with many holiday tip-off tournaments. Gibault, Dupo and Valmeyer competed in the Metro-East Lutheran Thanksgiving Turkey Tip-Off last week. Gibault made…
Read MoreR-T All-Local Boys Basketball Team
Although there were no conference or regional titles to show for it, the 2014-15 boys basketball season featured quality local teams with promising hoops talent. The Gibault Hawks and Columbia…
Read MoreR-T All-Local Girls Basketball Team
The local high school girls basketball scene featured several strong performances during the 2014-15 campaign, with more on the horizon as teams look forward to next season. The Republic-Times All-Local…
Read MoreRyan Unterseh and Zach Williams | Athletes of the Week
This week’s Republic-Times Athletes of the Week are Valmeyer senior basketball players (from left) Ryan Unterseh and Zach Williams, who participated in the Country Financial Three-Point Class 1A Sectional Showdown…
Read MoreHawks, Pirates fall in regional title games
The Gibault boys basketball team became quite familiar with the Pinckneyville Panthers this season. The two schools played twice in the regular season, with each claiming a victory on the…
Read MoreValmeyer boys basketball | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Valmeyer High School boys basketball squad coached by Rick Crossin. The Pirates notched a 63-60 overtime win Monday night in the first…
Read MoreHawks 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…
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