Posts Tagged ‘columbia’
Columbia bowler goes 40 times perfect
For most bowlers, a 300 game – 12 strikes in a row – is a fantasy. It is a dream never to be achieved. For a few, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime…
Read MoreGirls bowling teams end season at sectional
With only one loss between them all season, the Waterloo and Columbia girls bowling teams both looked to be on their way to fantastic finishes. That was not quite the…
Read MoreColumbia girls basketball | Team of the Week
The Columbia High School girls basketball team is this week’s Team of the Week. The Eagles are (16-10) on the season, defeating Cahokia Tuesday night in the Cahokia Regional semifinal…
Read MoreGirls basketball season over for most local teams
The Waterloo and Columbia girls basketball teams entered regional play this week after closing out the regular season. Gibault, Valmeyer and Dupo all lost in regional play last week, ending…
Read MoreForum exposes harsh reality of local drug problem
Rocketing case numbers and harsh truths from both local and state figureheads were the topics of Thursday night’s community forum addressing the issues of heroin and prescription drug abuse in…
Read MoreCPD searching for two burglary suspects
The Columbia Police Department announced Tuesday it has obtained arrest warrants for two suspects in connection with residential burglaries that occurred in the 1700 block of Clover Ridge on Jan.…
Read More3A Girls basketball play begins this week
Last week marked the start of girls basketball regionals in Illinois. Each of the local 1A and 2A schools, including Valmeyer, Gibault, Dupo and Red Bud were eventually eliminated from…
Read MoreMiniature-doberman missing
A miniature-doberman has been reported missing to the Republic-Times. His name is Duke and he is 9-years-old and weighs 9 pounds. He was last seen chasing something into the woods…
Read MoreColumbia, Waterloo girls bowling | Teams of the Week
The Columbia and Waterloo girls bowling teams are this week’s Republic-Times Teams of the Week. Both advanced to this weekend’s sectional tournament in Alton with stellar team performances at regionals.…
Read MoreEagles, Raging Bulldogs in hockey playoffs
The Columbia Eagles and Waterloo-Freeburg Raging Bulldogs hope to build on strong finishes to the regular season in the MVCHA playoffs, which started last week. Columbia (9-7-1) started the playoffs…
Read MoreWaterloo, Columbia girls bowlers advance
Bowling is alive and well in Monroe County, as two local high school girls teams can attest. This past weekend, Waterloo placed second in the Herrin Regional and Columbia placed…
Read MoreRegular season winding down for boys hoops
Area high school boys basketball teams were in action last week, taking on tough competitors as the regular season reaches its stretch run. The big showdown, a cross-town game between…
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