Posts Tagged ‘boys basketball’
Hoops heartbreak for local squads
Two Monroe County teams were in the high school boys basketball spotlight Friday night as Waterloo and Columbia battled in regional championship games. Unfortunately, both squads suffered heartbreaking defeat. Waterloo…
Read MoreLocal hoopsters named all-state
Two local high school hoops standouts received statewide accolades for their success on the court this winter. The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association announced its 2024 All-State Boys Basketball Team in…
Read MoreGibault wins first state hoops title
History was made Saturday in the State Farm Center at the University of Illinois in Champaign. The Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball team defeated Scales Mound, 65-45, to capture…
Read MoreAll-state kudos for local hoopsters
Three local high school seniors received state honors for their accomplishments on the court this winter. Fresh off a state championship run, Gibault Catholic High School seniors Kaden Augustine and…
Read MoreHawks survive OT thriller for sectional title
The Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball team lives to play another day by the slimmest of margins. The Hawks (29-7) won 58-56 over Springfield Calvary in overtime Friday night…
Read MoreEagles win third tourney title
The Columbia High School boys basketball squad won its third tournament of the season with a 59-48 victory over Wesclin in the championship game of this year’s Okawville Invitational Tournament…
Read MoreEagles, Hawks and ‘Dogs in Freeburg tourney
Three local high school boys basketball squads are battling this week in the Freeburg Holiday Tournament, and two rivals clashed on the court Tuesday night. Columbia outlasted Waterloo, 52-41, in…
Read MoreBuzzer-beater ends Gibault’s season
Not many gave the Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball team much of a chance against highly-ranked Liberty going into last Tuesday’s Class 1A White Hall Sectional semifinal game. But…
Read MoreHawks are regional champs
In a very physical game – as evidenced by a cut above the left eye of Kaden Augustine – the Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball squad won its first…
Read MoreBoys hoopsters open strong in regionals
The Waterloo, Columbia and Gibault boys basketball squads all posted victories Saturday in the first round of regional play. All three hope to be playing for regional titles come Friday.…
Read MoreHawks edge Bulldogs in double OT
The third meeting between cross-town hoops rivals Waterloo and Gibault did not disappoint a packed Hustedde Gymnasium on Saturday night, with the outcome not being decided until double overtime. In…
Read MoreBulldogs edge Eagles in thriller
There was an electric atmosphere in the Waterloo High School gym last Tuesday night as the Route 3 rivalry between the Waterloo and Columbia boys basketball teams was re-energized. The…
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