Track & Field
WHS girls track wins sectional
For the first time in 40 years, the Waterloo High School girls track team won a sectional championship. The Bulldogs scored 80 total points to win Thursday’s Class 2A Salem…
Read MoreGirls tracksters aiming for state
Local high school girls track athletes put their talent on display last week at conference meets. Waterloo competed at the Mississippi Valley Conference Girls Meet at Highland on Thursday, placing…
Read MoreICS track off to state meet
On April 30, schools from Red Bud, Columbia, Waterloo, Evansville, St. Libory, Prairie du Rocher, Chester, Steeleville, Marissa and New Athens competed on the Red Bud High School track with…
Read MoreWJHS girls track wins regional
Pictured, the Waterloo Junior High School girls track team poses with its regional championship plaque last Tuesday at Belleville West. The girls qualified for the Southern Illinois Junior High School…
Read MoreBulldogs win Bi-County Meet
Waterloo’s Paige Zlatic and Columbia’s Christian Kronk were selected as MVPs of the Monroe-Randolph Bi-County Meet held last Wednesday at Columbia High School. In addition to Waterloo and Columbia, other…
Read MoreTracksters 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…
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