Basketball
Regionals loom for girls hoops
Regular season records go out the window at the end of this week, as it’s regional time for local high school girls basketball teams. Waterloo (23-6) is eyeing its first…
Read MoreSoucheks enter Gibault Sports Hall of Fame
It was a family affair during the induction of two new members to the Gibault Catholic High School Sports Hall of Fame prior to Saturday’s home basketball game. “I think…
Read MoreWHS girls hoops finishing strong
The Waterloo High School girls basketball squad won two of three recent games and is now 23-5 with just a couple of games left in the regular season. On Monday,…
Read MoreBulldogs edge Eagles in thriller
There was an electric atmosphere in the Waterloo High School gym last Tuesday night as the Route 3 rivalry between the Waterloo and Columbia boys basketball teams was re-energized. The…
Read MoreGirls hoopsters shoot for the stars
With the regular season set to end in a couple of weeks, the focus for many local high school girls basketball teams begins to turn toward regional play. The IHSA…
Read MoreAnother tourney win for Eagles
The Columbia High School boys basketball team won its second tournament title of the season this weekend at Okawville. The Eagles downed Marquette on Saturday night, 37-33, in the championship…
Read MoreHawks win Chester tourney
Don’t look now, but the Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball team is on a hot streak. The Hawks (14-5) went 3-0 to win the Chester Invitational Tournament last week…
Read MoreEagles soar past recent opponents
The Columbia High School girls basketball team won two of three recent games to improve to 12-11 on the season. On Monday, the Eagles picked up a 63-35 victory over…
Read MoreValmeyer victorious at last
It took 15 games, but the Valmeyer High School boys basketball team removed itself from the ranks of the winless on Friday. The Pirates downed Lebanon at home, 36-27. Valmeyer…
Read MoreTigers surging on the court
The Dupo High School girls basketball team has won four straight games to improve to 12-7 on the season. The Tigers won three of four games to place third in…
Read MoreWHS junior inspires others
This is Waterloo High School junior Caroline Arnold’s first year playing on two varsity sports teams – not only proving she is a stand-out athlete, but also that her limb…
Read MoreEagles soar to tourney title
The Columbia High School boys basketball team was kind of a mystery entering the 2021-22 campaign, but certainly turned some heads in winning the Columbia-Freeburg Holiday Tournament last week. Eagles…
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