Soccer
Local soccer talent on display in college
With the success in recent years of local high school soccer at the state level, it’s only natural that this talent trickles over to the college ranks. Here’s a look…
Read MoreGirls soccer season underway
The high school girls soccer season resumed last week after a nearly two-year absence due to the COVID pandemic. While only a few players remain from its 2019 Class A…
Read MoreSoccer season winding down
Only a few matches remain in the high school boys soccer season, with local teams kicking hard to the finish. Waterloo (4-7) only had 14 players available for last Tuesday’s…
Read MoreEagles flying past foes
The Columbia High School soccer team continues to soar past the competition, improving to 7-1 on the season with a 9-2 blasting of Salem on Monday. Karson Bridges netted another…
Read MoreSoccer teams keep kicking
Columbia continues to impress, Gibault is on the upswing, and Waterloo and Valmeyer are taking their lumps on the soccer pitch so far this spring. The Eagles improved to 6-1…
Read MoreEagles pile on the goals
The Columbia High School soccer team posted a pair of recent blowout wins ahead of a busy week of games for local squads. The Eagles won 8-0 last Tuesday against…
Read MoreHolden wins 600th at WHS
The Waterloo High School boys soccer team battled in the rain and the mud in a hard-fought home opener Monday against Collinsville, falling 2-1. The Bulldogs are playing home matches…
Read MoreSoccer season (finally) kicks off
The high school boys soccer season normally takes place in the fall, but COVID-19 forced a change in plans. It’s a spring sport now, but local teams are just excited…
Read MoreIHSA sets sports schedule
The IHSA Board of Directors met for a special board meeting Wednesday, during which it decided on an updated sports schedule and other guidance for the remainder of the 2020-21…
Read MoreFinally some good news for high school sports in Illinois
With the metro east moving to Tier 2 COVID mitigations in the state’s Restore Illinois Plan on Friday, it joined other regions in finally being able to allow some school…
Read MoreCHS grad selected in MLS draft
Aedan Stanley, a 2018 graduate of Columbia High School, was picked 21st overall in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft by Austin FC on Thursday. “Extremely blessed for this opportunity,” Stanley…
Read MoreIHSA sports plan approved
The Illinois High School Association said the Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday officially approved the IHSA’s modified sports schedule that the IHSA Board approved on July 29. “Based…
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