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Raging Bulldogs down Ice Eagles, 2-0
In a battle of unbeaten hockey rivals, the Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs outshot Columbia 31-9 en route to a 2-0 victory Tuesday night at the McKendree Metro Rec Plex in O’Fallon.…
Girls hoops in action
At left, Waterloo’s Sam Lindhorst drives to the hoop against Columbia. At right, Gibault’s Ashlyn Wightman shoots during Saturday’s win over Roxana. Click on the school to see more pictures…
All-state football honors for Eagles
Three Columbia High School football players received state recognition this week for their accomplishments on the gridiron this fall. Senior quarterback Nic Horner was named to the Illinois High School…
The need for speed: Columbia man racing toward goal
At his first trip to a drag race at Gateway Raceway in 2008, Allan Middendorf saw a funny car reach a speed of 330 miles per hour before blowing up and…
Mon-Clair League honors Pieper
With its largest ever awards banquet audience on hand, the Mon-Clair Baseball League on Sunday presented its highest honor to longtime Valmeyer Lakers manager Denny “Boog” Pieper at Turner Hall…
R-T All-Local Soccer Team
Despite the fact there was no high school soccer team from Monroe County represented at a state tournament for the first time in seven years, talent was on display locally…
Girls hoops season tips off
The high school girls basketball season tipped off Monday with tournaments in Columbia and Dupo. In the Columbia Tip-Off Classic, both Columbia and Waterloo opened their 2019 campaign with victories.…
WHS seniors run at state
Three Waterloo High School senior runners competed Saturday in the IHSA Class 2A state cross country meet at Detweiller Park in Peoria. Eli Ward earned a medal by placing 12th…
Eagles grounded in playoff thriller
The amazing season for the Columbia High School football Eagles came to an end Saturday afternoon at Fairbury in an exciting Class 4A second round playoff contest. Columbia (10-1) lost…
Season ends for Bulldogs, Hawks
The Waterloo and Gibault volleyball squads were both going for sectional championships Wednesday night. Unfortunately, it was just not to be. Hosting the Class 3A Waterloo Sectional championship, the Bulldogs…