Track & Field
Tracksters on the run this spring
Local high school track and field athletes are posting strong numbers so far this spring. The Waterloo High School boys and girls track squads were in action Friday. The…
Read MoreRecord run gives Hogan state title
Just one week after Columbia High School graduating senior Abby Venhaus became Monroe County’s fifth state track champion, CHS junior Ethan Hogan entered the list at No. 6. Hogan won…
Read MoreVenhaus jumps to state title
On her final day of competition as a high school athlete, Columbia High School graduating senior Abby Venhaus saved her best for last. With a distance of 11.56 meters Saturday…
Read MoreGoing for gold at state
Several local high school girls tracksters qualified for state by virtue of solid showings at the IHSA Class 2A Mascoutah Sectional on Thursday. Columbia senior Abby Venhaus sealed her return…
Read MoreJunior high tracksters shine at state
Several local track and field athletes performed well at Saturday’s Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association state meets in DuQuoin and Carterville. At the SIJHSAA Class S state meet …
Read MoreGirls tracksters go stride for stride
The high school girls track season enters its stretch run with sectional meets taking place this week. Columbia and Waterloo compete in the Mascoutah Sectional on Thursday with athletes from…
Read MoreTop 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…
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 MoreBoys tracksters medal at state
The Republic-Times coverage area was represented well at the IHSA Boys Track State Meet this weekend at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Returning home with medals were athletes from Waterloo,…
Read MoreGirls tracksters medal at state
The Republic-Times coverage area was represented well at the IHSA Girls Track State Meet this weekend at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Waterloo High School junior Molly Grohmann and Columbia…
Read MoreLocal boys tracksters qualify for state
Four local high school boys track athletes qualified for the state meet in Charleston by virtue of successful showings in sectional competition on Wednesday. At the Class 1A Chester Sectional,…
Read MoreGirls tracksters qualify for state
Several local high school girls track athletes punched their ticket to Charleston by virtue of solid showings in sectional competition this week. At the Class 2A Salem Sectional on Thursday,…
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