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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Tennis girls smash at sectional
Waterloo’s No. 1 doubles pair of Haley Storm/Kailey Walter during a recent match.Gibault’s Maddie Davis during the Althoff Sectional on Friday.
Girls tennis players from...
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...
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...
Waterloo has pair of MVC champs
Pictured, from left, are Waterloo High School cross country runners Angelynn Kanyuck and Joe Schwartz. Both won individual Mississippi Valley Conference titles last week.
Waterloo...
Fleming pitches in World Series
Major League Baseball pitcher Josh Fleming, a 2014 graduate of Columbia High School, made his postseason debut Thursday for the Tampa Bay Rays in...