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Local golfers qualify for nationals
The annual Optimist International Junior Golf Championship Midwest Qualifier took place last week at Red Tail Golf Course in Decatur, with several locals competing. In the ages 14-15 division, Waterloo…
State kudos for girls soccer
High school soccer players from Gibault, Waterloo and Columbia recently earned Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association honors for their success this spring. Earning IHSSCA All-State honors was Columbia senior…
All-State nod for Holmes
Recent Columbia High School graduate Jackson Holmes was recently named to the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 2A All-State Team. Holmes, a pitcher/first baseman, posted an 8-1 record…
Mon-Clair season heating up
The Valmeyer Lakers finally fell from the ranks of the unbeaten, but still reign atop the Monroe Division standings in the Mon-Clair League. The Lakers split a Sunday doubleheader with…
Piranhas are fierce competitors again
The Waterloo Piranhas swim team, once a mighty force in summer competition, has undergone a resurgence after years of low turnout. “Swimming is definitely making a huge comeback in Waterloo,”…
Eagles clipped by Freeburg
The Columbia High School baseball team was flying high entering the Class 2A sectional championship game, but it lost to a tough Freeburg squad on Friday. The Midgets (33-3) scored…
Girls soccer teams go down fighting
The Columbia and Waterloo girls soccer squads were both playing for sectional championships Friday night, the Eagles in Class 1A at Althoff and the Bulldogs in Class 2A at Triad.…
Season over for WHS softball
The Waterloo High School softball team knew it faced a tough task against Highland and unbeaten pitcher Sam Meiner in Thursday’s Class 3A sectional final at home. Waterloo lost twice…
Voyage ends for Pirates
The Valmeyer High School softball squad sought its first sectional championship at home on Thursday, but it was just not meant to be. Instead, Centralia’s Christ Our Rock Lutheran won…
Eagles soar into sectional final
The Columbia High School baseball team is playing its best at precisely the right time. The Eagles, winners of 11 of their past 13 games, will battle for a sectional…