Volleyball
Jordyn Killy | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Valmeyer volleyball player Jordyn Killy. The junior setter and middle hitter finished the season leading the sectional champion Pirates in service points and…
Read MoreValmeyer wins sectional, falls just short of state
The Valmeyer High School volleyball team finished its season just one win shy of returning to the state tournament for the first time since 2012. Following a sectional title victory…
Read MorePirates win sectional; Eagles suffer defeat
The Valmeyer Pirates advanced while the Columbia Eagles ended their season in heartbreaking fashion on Thursday night. In a Class 1A sectional title game at Norris City, the Pirates improved…
Read MoreEagles, Pirates win regional titles; Hawks fall
Two local high school volleyball teams are moving on while others suffered unfortunate ends to their seasons in regional play this week. Columbia faced a familiar foe in Freeburg on…
Read MoreVolleyball teams enter regional play
The volleyball postseason began this week, with local teams trying for regional titles. In Class 3A, top-seeded Columbia (30-4) cruised past Salem in the Centralia Regional on Tuesday for a…
Read MoreLocal spikers make waves in tourney
Columbia, Gibault and Waterloo showed this weekend why there’s been a hotbed of volleyball action this fall in Monroe County. The Eagles won the Monster Smash tournament at Breese Central…
Read MoreApril Thomason | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Valmeyer volleyball player April Thomason. The 6-foot-2 junior middle hitter earned all-tourney honors for her efforts in the Carlinville Invitational Tournament on Oct.…
Read MorePirates, Bulldogs rising to the occasion
The Valmeyer volleyball team is peaking at the right time as the postseason nears. Following a win against Chester during the week, the Pirates won three of four matches in…
Read MoreVolleyball teams setting up for success
Local high school volleyball action has been fast and furious of late as teams enter the heart of their season. With sights set on a deep postseason run, the Gibault…
Read MoreVolleyball teams heating up the gyms
The showdown of the past week featured cross-county rivals Columbia and Waterloo at WHS on Thursday, with the Eagles securing a hard-fought 25-19, 25-22 win. Colene Hamilton continued her powerful…
Read MoreValmeyer organizations donate toward new gym equipment
by Ethan May The village of Valmeyer may not be the largest in the county, but the community makes every effort to support its school. Several civic organizations and generous…
Read MoreLocal high school volleyball action
The high school volleyball season started with a bang last week, with a couple of local teams posting big early wins. The Eagles and Bulldogs opened with impressive wins, as…
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