Basketball
Wightman tops 1,000 points
Ashlyn Wightman of Waterloo, a graduate of Gibault Catholic High School, recently surpassed 1,000 career points scored at Illinois College in Jacksonville. The 6-foot-tall senior became just the 15th women’s…
Read MoreHoopsters reaching for greatness
The Waterloo High School basketball team got back into the win column following a three-game rough patch. Meanwhile, Columbia seems to be clicking on all cylinders, and both Gibault and…
Read MoreEagles continue to soar
While other local high school girls hoops squads are trying to take the lid off the basket, it’s been nothing but net of late for Columbia. The Eagles (16-5) won…
Read MoreGirls hoopsters hangin’ tough
The high school girls basketball season has switched back into high gear following a brief lull due to winter weather cancellations. It was a tale of two second halves for…
Read MoreAction swirls around the rim
A long winning streak for the Waterloo High School boys basketball team finally came to an end last week. In a “Battle of the Bulldogs” at Highland on Thursday, the…
Read MoreBoys hoopsters keep battling
The local high school boys basketball squads are going to the rim entering 2024. Waterloo (14-2) will try to extend its winning streak to 15 games as it takes on…
Read MoreLocals hooping it up in college
There are a number of former high school standouts from this area playing basketball in college this winter. Here’s a roundup of local college hoopsters. Columbia High School graduate Dylan…
Read MoreGirls basketball season continues
The high school girls basketball season continues on in the new year, with three of four local teams at or above .500. Columbia (12-4) is coming off title victories at…
Read MoreWaterloo wins first Freeburg tourney title
Hoops history was made Sunday night in Freeburg. The Waterloo High School boys basketball squad took down rival Columbia, 52-37, to capture the program’s first ever Freeburg-Columbia Holiday Tournament championship.…
Read MoreAnother tourney title for CHS girls hoops
Just one weekend after capturing the Candy Cane Classic at Gibault Catholic High School, the Columbia girls basketball squad added another piece of hardware to the trophy case over the…
Read MoreEagles win Candy Cane Classic
The Columbia High School girls basketball squad continued its impressive start to the 2024-25 season by capturing the Candy Cane Classic championship Saturday at Gibault Catholic High School. Columbia (9-3)…
Read More‘Tis the season for holiday hoops
The days between Christmas and New Year’s Day are always a treat for fans of high school basketball. The five local teams are set to play in three different area…
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