Posts Tagged ‘boys basketball’
Boys hoops season now underway
All five local high school basketball teams kicked off their 2018-19 seasons in tournaments taking place over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Gibault, Valmeyer and Dupo competed at the annual Thanksgiving…
Read MoreCHS Freshman-Sophomore Basketball | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Columbia High School freshman-sophomore basketball team. The Eagles recently won the Sparta Torrence Freshman-Sophomore Tournament on a buzzer-beater by Jacob O’Connor to…
Read MoreHawks, Pirates go .500 in tourney play
The Gibault and Valmeyer boys basketball teams each showed good and bad qualities to open the season at the Metro-East Lutheran High School Thanksgiving Tip-Off Classic. The Hawks and Pirates…
Read MoreHoopsters hoping to survive and advance
The Columbia, Gibault and Valmeyer high school boys basketball teams each posted home wins Friday night, while Waterloo dropped an overtime heartbreaker as regional play looms. The Eagles improved to…
Read MoreMichael Chism | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Valmeyer High School basketball player Michael Chism. The junior is averaging 16 points and 11 rebounds per game so far this season for…
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…
Read MoreJacob Rueter | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Gibault Catholic High School senior basketball player Jacob Rueter. He was recently named to the Illinois Associated Press Class 1A All-State Team as…
Read MoreBulldogs eager to bounce back strong next season
The Waterloo High School basketball team was bounced from the postseason by rival Columbia in the Class 3A regional semifinal last Tuesday night, 57-34. But despite a dismal overall season…
Read MoreGibault boys basketball | Team of the Week
The Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball team coached by Dennis Rueter is this week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week. The Hawks (23-9) defeated Metro East Lutheran last Friday night,…
Read MoreBen Huels | Athlete of the Week
Waterloo High School basketball player Ben Huels is this week’s Republic-Times Athlete of the Week. The junior leads the Bulldogs in scoring at 15.4 points per game, including a team-high…
Read MoreGibault wins regional hoops title
The third time was a charm for the Gibault boys basketball team. Having lost twice previously to Metro East Lutheran, the Hawks were faced with the task of battling the…
Read MoreColumbia boys basketball | Team of the Week
The Columbia High School boys basketball team coached by Mark Sandstrom is this week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week. The Eagles (19-6) won at Freeburg on Friday night, 50-37, to…
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