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Locals on the college gridiron
For several former locals, football continues at the next level after excelling on local fields. Former standouts from Columbia and Waterloo high schools are getting ready to play this fall…
Golfers shooting low
In recent high school boys golf action, Columbia won a nine-hole match Monday over Freeburg by two strokes, 160-162, at Mystic Oak in Waterloo. Kyle Chudd, a state qualifier last…
The time to kick is now
All four local high school boys programs will open their 2025 season next week, hoping to kick past their opponents. Columbia is coming off a 24-5-1 season in 2024, placing…
Volleyball season set to start
Local high school girls volleyball squads will begin play next week as the 2025 season gets underway. Only two of the five local squads enjoyed winning seasons in 2024, but…
Bulldogs honor late coach
Family, friends and colleagues braved the heat early Friday evening to pay respect to the late Brent McGee, the former Waterloo High School head football coach who led the team…
Lakers regain Mon-Clair title
The Mon-Clair League playoff championship series took place Saturday at Borsch Park in Valmeyer, pitting the host Lakers against the rival Waterloo Buds. After winning game one, 3-1, the Lakers…
More conference madness
The conference shake-up continues for high school sports in Southern Illinois, with Waterloo and Columbia gaining another new future opponent next year. As reported in March, Waterloo High School voted…
Buds, Lakers in Mon-Clair finals
And then there were two. The Mon-Clair League baseball playoffs took place Saturday and Sunday, with the Waterloo Buds and Valmeyer Lakers the last teams still standing after all the…
Dupo girl is national champ
A young Dupo gymnast is turning heads on the national stage for her trampoline and tumbling talents. Victoria Barth, a fourth grader at Bluffview Elementary School, recently returned home with…
Legendary WHS football coach passes
Former Bulldogs head football coach Brent McGee, a member of the Waterloo High School Athletic Hall of Fame, passed away last Wednesday at the age of 65 following a long…