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Dust flying on local diamonds

In local high school baseball action, Columbia continues to win while others try to maintain consistency as the season starts to take shape. The Eagles (8-1) plated seven runs in…

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Top Times for local tracksters

Several local tracksters competed recently in the Illinois Top Times Indoor Championships at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington. Participants had to have a qualifying time in the top 15 in…

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New Gibault girls hoops coach

Dakota Street was recently named head coach of the Gibault Catholic High School girls varsity basketball team. Street brings a decade of coaching experience to Gibault, serving as an assistant…

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All-Local Boys Hoops Team

For the first time in history, a Monroe County high school won a state championship in boys basketball.  That was the highlight of an impressive winter overall for local high…

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Here’s the pitch…

The high school baseball season is heating up with the temperatures as local teams aim for greatness. Waterloo (5-2-1) rallied from down 5-0 to win 6-5 at home Monday over…

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Softball squads power on

Some new stars are shining early this softball season, joining existing standouts to lead local teams to spring success. Waterloo (4-2) dropped two close games of late. On Monday, the…

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Soccer squads have ups and downs

In sports, you win some and you lose some. All three local high school girls soccer teams experienced both sides of the coin recently. Columbia (6-1-2) won 6-0 over Breese…

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WHS grad’s record passed at U of I

Just more than 10 years after his passing, a longstanding coaching record was surpassed at the University of Illinois.  Dan Hartleb became Illinois baseball’s all-time winningest head coach Sunday evening…

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CHS grad coaches national champs

A former Columbia High School hoops standout is sharing her knowledge of the game as an assistant coach for a national champion collegiate basketball squad. Hannah Varel, a 2011 CHS…

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WJHS volleyball wins state again

It’s back-to-back state titles for the Waterloo Junior High School volleyball program. The WJHS eighth grade spikers defeated Mt. Carmel, Highland and Mascoutah on Saturday in Pinckneyville to win the…

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