Basketball
All-state kudos for local hoopsters
Three local high school seniors received state honors for their accomplishments on the court this winter. Fresh off a state championship run, Gibault Catholic High School seniors Kaden Augustine and…
Read MoreHawks to play for state title Saturday
The amazing season continues for the Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball team, and will conclude Saturday in the IHSA Class 1A state final. Twenty-four years since the school’s last…
Read MoreAll-state kudos for Gum, Jany
Two legendary local high school girls basketball standouts received state recognition last week for their performances this season. Waterloo High School senior Norah Gum, who is one of the top…
Read MoreHawks to state on wing and a prayer
Break out the Champaign. The Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball team trailed much of the game Monday night against Illini Bluffs, but a buzzer beater by Kameron Hanvey gave…
Read MoreHawks survive OT thriller for sectional title
The Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball team lives to play another day by the slimmest of margins. The Hawks (29-7) won 58-56 over Springfield Calvary in overtime Friday night…
Read MoreHawks fly into sectional final
The Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball squad won its second straight regional championship Friday night, 71-57 over Lovejoy in an IHSA Class 1A contest at Dupo. The Hawks (28-7)…
Read MoreSeason ends for Eagles
Playing before a packed gym Friday night in Sparta, Columbia and Pinckneyville battled for a Class 2A regional championship. The Eagles got behind early and fought back late before ultimately…
Read More‘Dogs fall short in regional final
The Waterloo High School girls basketball squad ended its season Friday night with a 52-49 defeat at Highland in a Class 3A regional final. Waterloo (19-11) went up 44-41 with…
Read MoreWho will survive and advance?
It’s win or go home for local high school boys basketball squads as regional play is underway. Gibault opened Class 1A regional play Saturday with a home game against Lebanon,…
Read MoreHawks get revenge against ‘Dogs
With the regular season winding down and regionals looming, there was a playoff-like atmosphere to Saturday’s boys basketball “Battle of Waterloo” at Gibault. The Hawks posted a 58-49 victory over…
Read MoreGirls hoops regionals underway
The postseason is underway for high school girls basketball, but only one of the five local teams was still alive following regional play Tuesday night. Waterloo (19-10) had its sight…
Read More100 years of hoops in Dupo
Dupo High School celebrated 100 years of boys basketball with special ceremonies Friday night prior to the junior varsity and varsity home matches with New Athens. Several past players and…
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