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The Rueters: 33 years of Hawks hoops
There are names synonymous with the basketball greats. Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, last season, surpassed his former coach, Bob Knight, for the most wins in college basketball history at…
Ice Eagles are having a successful rebuilding season
“All things considered, I am really pleased with how we’ve done,” Columbia Ice Eagles hockey coach Jeff Royer said about his team’s season so far. The team has gone through…
Local bowlers compete in Panther Challenge
Area bowling teams resumed play last Thursday after the holiday break. With under two weeks to go until the IHSA boys state sectional meet, the young men took to the…
Columbia sweeps ‘Pack the Place’ event
The second annual “Pack the Place” event held at Columbia High School gave its fans two close games between rivals Waterloo and Columbia on Tuesday night. The girls basketball teams…
Red Bud avenges Columbia in Lebanon championships
The 2012-13 Red Bud Lady Musketeers and Columbia Eagles have made themselves this season’s most intriguing rivals in the local girls basketball scene. Going into the Lebanon Holiday Tournament last…
Gibault tops Mater Dei in thrilling fashion
They did it again. For the third game in a row and now several times this season, the Hawks (13-2) pulled one through in the last few seconds of the…
Meyer hits buzzer beater, Gibault defeats CM in OT
The annual Freeburg/Columbia Holiday Tournament kicked off with a bang on Wednesday. The Gibault High School boys basketball team (11-1) took on Civic Memorial (5-6) for the second time in…
Cheerleaders qualify for state
The Columbia High School cheerleaders qualified for the state competition by taking first place in the Civic Memorial ICCA Cheerleading Invitational over the weekend. Pictured, bottom row, from left, are…
CHS, WHS bowling undefeated
The halfway mark for the high school bowling season is approaching and two area teams are still without a loss. The Columbia girls (7-0) and Waterloo boys (9-0) teams are…
Eagles win Candy Cane Classic
“We are having fun now aren’t we ladies?” Columbia girls basketball coach Scott Germain asked his team during a time-out in the Gibault Candy Cane Classic championship game this weekend.…
Gibault squeaks past Waterloo, 40-37
It was as they predicted, both coaches said. A scrappy, back-and-forth, heavy defensive game between the Waterloo (4-2) and Gibault (6-1) High School boys basketball teams. Bulldog coach C.J. Cruser…
Bulldog wrestlers tie IHSA record
On Tuesday, the Waterloo High School wrestling team became the 28th school in Illinois history to score the most points in a dual meet. “It was a perfect night,” first-year…