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Softball season in bloom
With spring in full bloom, the high school softball season is likewise blossoming. Waterloo (7-3) won three of four recent games. The Bulldogs posted a 9-2 conference victory Monday at…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…