Posts Tagged ‘basketball’
Hawks win tourney; Bulldogs fall in title game
Two local high school boys basketball teams closed mid-winter tournament play with wins on Saturday while another suffered a heartbreaking defeat. Here’s a recap of Saturday action involving Gibault, Waterloo…
Read MoreDrew Huebner | Athlete of the Week
Columbia High School boys basketball player Drew Huebner is this week’s Republic-Times Athlete of the Week. Huebner, a 6-foot-3 junior, scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the…
Read MoreBOYS HOOPS: Columbia edges Waterloo; Hawks top Pirates
Tuesday night featured a double dose of Monroe County high school basketball action as Columbia hosted Waterloo while Valmeyer traveled to Gibault. In what turned out to be a tight…
Read MoreFRIDAY NIGHT HOOPS: Eagles win again; ‘Dogs, Hawks fall short
The Eagles, Bulldogs and Hawks were all at home in boys high school basketball action on Friday night, with two of the three games going down to the wire. Columbia…
Read MoreJonathan Holmes | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Columbia High School basketball player Jonathan Holmes. He was named MVP of the Freeburg Holiday Tournament, scoring 65 points over four games. Holmes,…
Read MoreGibault falls just short of tourney title in Pinckneyville
Gibault fought hard all day, but in the end, it just wasn’t enough. The Hawks lost a heartbreaker to Carterville on Saturday night, a 65-61 overtime loss in the championship…
Read MoreColumbia advances to Freeburg tourney semifinal; ‘Dogs win
It was a special night in more ways than one for the Columbia Eagles boys hoops team Saturday in the Freeburg Holiday Tournament. They cruised to a 72-27 victory over…
Read MoreHawks open Duster Thomas Hoops Classic with wins
The Gibault boys basketball team opened play Friday morning in the Duster Thomas Hoops Classic at Pinckneyville High School, and ran into a tough opponent in Chester. The Hawks struggled…
Read MoreKalli Farmer | Athlete of the Week
This week’s Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Columbia High School girls basketball player Kalli Farmer. She was named MVP of the Candy Cane Classic at Gibault, scoring 39 points…
Read MoreWHS girls basketball | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Waterloo High School girls basketball team, which defeated Red Bud and Cahokia this week in the Candy Cane Classic at Gibault to…
Read MoreRecap of weekend boys basketball action
Local boys high school basketball teams took to the court over the weekend with mixed results. Columbia and Gibault each split a pair of games, while the Waterloo Bulldogs posted…
Read MoreEagles top Nashville in OT to win Wesclin tourney
The Columbia Eagles picked up a nice early season win Saturday night in the championship of the Wesclin Tournament, defeating Nashville in double overtime, 67-61, to win the title. Columbia…
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