It’s holiday tourney time

The Christmas season is upon us, which means its time for holiday hoops tournaments.  The annual Freeburg-Columbia Holiday Tournament takes place next Tuesday through Thursday at Freeburg High School, with…

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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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