Posts Tagged ‘Ben Huels’
Local athletes enjoying college success
Monroe County was well-represented on the college sports scene this past fall, with more than 50 local high school graduates competing at the next level in football, soccer, volleyball, golf…
Read MoreR-T All-Local Boys Basketball Team
The 2016 – 2017 high school basketball season ended earlier than usual in Monroe County, with no postseason championships to speak of. There were several outstanding individual performances on local…
Read MoreRegional loss ends Waterloo’s season
The Waterloo High School basketball team ended its disappointing season with a 54-51 loss to Freeburg in the Class 3A Mater Dei Regional on Monday night. The Bulldogs, who finished…
Read MoreRueter wins 700th game
Legendary Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball coach Dennis Rueter won the 700th game of his illustrious career in a 41-26 home victory over Mascoutah on Friday night. With a…
Read MoreHawks win hoops Battle of Waterloo, 61-53
The Gibault basketball team won its 10th straight game Tuesday night, toppling cross-town rival Waterloo in a hard-fought contest at WHS that moved legendary coach Dennis Rueter to the brink…
Read MoreHawks soar to Okawville Invitational title
The Gibault boys basketball team is clicking on all cylinders entering the home stretch of the regular season. The Hawks won four games to take the Okawville Invitational Tournament title,…
Read MoreEagles drop tourney title game; ‘Dogs win third straight
Columbia fell just short in its quest to win three straight holiday tournament titles Thursday night at Freeburg, falling to a tough Marquette team, 52-45. The Eagles held a 23-22…
Read MoreEagles soar to tourney final; Hawks clipped in OT
It was the Jordan Holmes show on Wednesday night as the Columbia Eagles advanced to the championship game of the Freeburg-Columbia Holiday Tournament with a 55-50 win over Triad. The…
Read MoreHoliday hoops fever for local teams
Columbia and Waterloo took their cross-county basketball rivalry to the Freeburg Holiday Tournament on Monday night, with the Eagles emerging victorious for their fifth win in a row. Jordan Holmes,…
Read MoreAll-Local Soccer Team announced
The three-year streak of Monroe County high school soccer teams winning state titles ended this past fall, but it was certainly not due to a lack of talent. Gibault placed…
Read MoreBOYS HOOPS: Hawks, Pirates win; Eagles, ‘Dogs fall in OT
High school basketball action filled area gyms on Friday night, with four entertaining match-ups. Gibault improved to 6-1 on the season with a 63-60 win at Metro-East Lutheran. The Hawks…
Read MoreBoys hoops teams in tourney play
Local high school boys basketball teams took to the court this week in area tournaments to kick off the 2016-17 season. Waterloo, which finished 8-22 last year under first-year head…
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