Bulldogs edge Hawks, 51-50

The local high school boys basketball season got off to a sizzling start, complete with a back-and-forth rivalry clash and a game-winning buzzer beater.  Waterloo and Gibault renewed their cross-town…

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It’s time for boys hoops 

The high school boys basketball season gets underway with one local squad in a week-long tournament and a cross-town rivalry clash this weekend.  Columbia opened its promising 2022-23 campaign with…

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R-T All-Local Boys Hoops Team

The Republic-Times coverage area was blessed with high school boys basketball talent this winter, as two players earned all-state accolades, one team captured a regional crown and three teams posted…

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Hawks win Chester tourney

Don’t look now, but the Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball team is on a hot streak.  The Hawks (14-5) went 3-0 to win the Chester Invitational Tournament last week…

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Valmeyer victorious at last

It took 15 games, but the Valmeyer High School boys basketball team removed itself from the ranks of the winless on Friday.  The Pirates downed Lebanon at home, 36-27. Valmeyer…

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Eagles soar to tourney title

The Columbia High School boys basketball team was kind of a mystery entering the 2021-22 campaign, but certainly turned some heads in winning the Columbia-Freeburg Holiday Tournament last week.  Eagles…

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Tourney time for boys hoops

Christmas break means its time for the annual Columbia-Freeburg Christmas Tournament.  This year’s boys hoops tourney takes place Dec. 27-29 at Columbia High School. Columbia, Gibault, Waterloo and Valmeyer are…

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Hawks off to 3-0 start

The season couldn’t have started better for the Gibault boys basketball team, which downed local rivals Waterloo and Valmeyer in the inaugural Waterloo-Gibault Thanksgiving Tournament. The Hawks opened their 2021-22…

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Bulldogs reel off some wins

The Waterloo High School boys basketball team is playing winning basketball for the first time in several years.  The last time the Bulldogs were above .500 during a season was…

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