Football
Eagles, Tigers suffer defeat
The Columbia High School football team ran into a tough Wood River squad Friday night on the road, falling 22-13. “Missed opportunities and poor execution. They were more aggressive than…
Read MoreBulldogs win homecoming game; Eagles fall at Wood River
The Waterloo High School football team was clicking on all cylinders in a 42-6 victory Friday night over Mississippi Valley Conference foe Jerseyville for its homecoming game. Bulldogs senior running…
Read MoreWaterloo soars over Civic Memorial
Waterloo improved to 4-1 on the high school football season in impressive fashion, rolling to a 40-0 victory at Civic Memorial in a Mississippi Valley Conference clash. A bad snap…
Read MoreEagles coast past Freeburg
The Columbia High School football squad improved to 4-1 on the season with a 24-0 blanking of Cahokia Conference rival Freeburg at home on Friday. Brennan Weik got the scoring…
Read MoreTigers escape with win at Carlyle
Dupo won a wild game at Carlyle on Friday, 34-28. Dupo was leading late in the fourth quarter until Carlyle scored a touchdown and converted the two-point try to take…
Read MoreWinning night for local football teams
It was a good Friday night for local high school football teams, with Waterloo, Columbia, Dupo and Red Bud all posting wins. Waterloo improved to 4-1 on the season in…
Read MoreTigers grab home victory
The Dupo High School football team improved to 2-2 on the season with a 22-6 win at home Friday night over Wesclin. Freshman quarterback Deegan Prater was 11-for-17 passing for…
Read MoreWaterloo runs past Mascoutah
Waterloo knew it would have its hands full Friday night hosting Mississippi Valley Conference football foe Mascoutah. The Bulldogs lost 42-21 to the Indians last year and Mascoutah won 49-26…
Read MoreShells shocked by Eagles with late TD
Friday’s football contest between Columbia and Roxana featured enough twists and turns to qualify as a soap opera – complete with dramatic ending – as the Eagles outlasted the Shells,…
Read MoreBulldogs run past Carbondale
The Waterloo High School football team bounced back strong from the prior week’s loss at rival Columbia to win 35-14 in their home opener over Carbondale on Friday. Leading the…
Read MoreVoegele leads Eagles to rivalry win over Bulldogs
Columbia senior Dominic Voegele did it all in a 9-0 win at home Friday night over Monroe County football rival Waterloo. At quarterback, Voegele mostly used his legs to grind…
Read MoreThe return of Friday night lights
The 2022 high school football season kicked off Friday night, with some local teams faring better than others. This Friday, the victors will try to prove week one wasn’t a…
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