Soccer
WHS girls soccer makes sectional
The Waterloo High School girls soccer team cruised through its regional competition, posting two easy wins to advance to the sectional round. On Friday, the Bulldogs (17-4-2) hosted Carterville in…
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With three successful high school girls soccer programs, Monroe County is used to having at least one team make a deep postseason run each spring. This year it’s up to…
Read MoreRegional time for girls soccer
Survive and advance is the name of the game for local high school girls soccer teams as regionals begin. Columbia (13-6-2) opened Class 1A Freeburg Regional play Tuesday against DuQuoin,…
Read MoreA fight to the finish in girls soccer
Local high school girls soccer squads are putting the finishing touches on the regular season before regional play begins next week. Columbia (13-6-2) won four of six recent matches, including…
Read MoreSoccer squads eye stretch run
The postseason is near for local high school girls soccer squads seeking to enter regional action playing at their best. Waterloo (11-2-1) posted recent wins as it prepares to wrap…
Read MoreSoccer squads eyeing success
The high school girls soccer season is kicking ahead for local squads. Waterloo improved to 9-2-1 on the season with a 4-0 victory at home Monday against cross-town rival Gibault,…
Read MoreSoccer clash goes to Eagles
Two of the area’s top high school girls soccer squads faced off Monday night at Columbia High School. The rivalry clash between Waterloo and Columbia was scoreless after the first…
Read MoreSoccer 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…
Read MoreSoccer squads stay headstrong
All three local high school girls soccer teams entered the week with winning records in the early going to the 2023 season, but all will be challenged with a full…
Read MoreDefense the key for WHS girls soccer
The Waterloo High School girls soccer program looks to reload rather than rebuild following a 20-5-1 campaign in 2022. “We did lose some firepower from last year’s team but we…
Read MoreSpring Sports Preview of local teams
Be sure to pick up the March 22 issue of the Republic-Times newspaper, which includes an eight-page 2023 Spring Sports Preview of local high school teams. The preview contains schedules…
Read MoreSt. Louis City SC signs Columbia teen
History was made on Monday when the new Major League Soccer team St. Louis City SC signed 15-year-old Caden Glover of Columbia as its first Homegrown player. MLS designates a…
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