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Fleming reflects on magical rookie season

It was an amazing 2020 for Major League Baseball pitcher Josh Fleming, a 2014 graduate of Columbia High School. He capped off an unbeaten rookie regular season with appearances in…

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A fond farewell for Pieper

Denny “Boog” Pieper, who managed the Valmeyer Lakers of the Mon-Clair League for more than 50 years and was involved in county league baseball since 1962, died suddenly last Wednesday…

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Blank named Mariners bullpen coach

Trent Blank, a 2008 graduate of Columbia High School who pitched at Baylor University and then in the Colorado Rockies’ minor league system, was named last week as the bullpen…

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Cross country runners go out in style

With no IHSA state meet this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Saturday’s sectional competition marked the end of the high school cross country season.  Several local runners went out…

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Hoops season in holding pattern

The Illinois High School Association said last week that schools are allowed to make their own decisions about whether to participate in basketball this winter, defying guidance from the state…

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WJHS girls cross country wins state

Make it a three-peat for the Waterloo Junior High School girls cross country team. The Bulldogs won the Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association Class L state title at…

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High school runners qualify for sectional

Led by a first place finish from freshman Angelynn Kanyuck, the Waterloo High School girls cross country team placed third at Saturday’s Class 2A Highland Regional to qualify as a…

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Tennis girls smash at sectional

Girls tennis players from Waterloo and Gibault competed at the IHSA Class 1A Althoff Sectional to conclude the season. The local highlight of the sectional was Waterloo’s No. 1 doubles…

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That’s a wrap for boys golf

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois High School Association eliminated state tournament competitions for all sports this fall. That meant sectional golf rounds played last Tuesday marked the…

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Junior high runners qualify for state

The Waterloo Junior High School and Immaculate Conception School cross country programs each took home hardware from regional meets last week. Both will attempt to win more at state this…

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