Posts Tagged ‘ihsa’
Football schedules released
The IHSA on Monday announced the football schedules for high school teams playing this upcoming fall season. The Waterloo Bulldogs, who finished 7-4 last season and won their first playoff…
Read MoreEagles, Hawks soaring to Peoria
Monroe County will be represented by two teams at this weekend’s IHSA state high school baseball tournament in Peoria, as both Columbia and Gibault won supersectional titles Monday afternoon. In…
Read MoreVaried discussion for Columbia school board
It was a relatively quiet school board meeting in Columbia on Thursday, with discussion largely focusing on faculty and staffing in the district along with a few smaller action items.…
Read MoreSeason ends for Eagles
Playing before a packed gym Friday night in Sparta, Columbia and Pinckneyville battled for a Class 2A regional championship. The Eagles got behind early and fought back late before ultimately…
Read MoreHow COVID-19 has shaped school sports
Seemingly ever-changing protocols have rocked high school sports for the past two years. Yet, local athletic personnel say things are starting to get ‘back to normal’ even though much disruption…
Read MoreLate burst lifts Eagles to playoffs
With a potential playoff berth at stake, the Columbia High School football team used big plays to come back and win Friday night at Jerseyville. The Eagles (5-4) won 47-34…
Read MoreState kudos for girls soccer
High school soccer players from Gibault, Waterloo and Columbia recently earned Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association honors for their success this spring. Earning IHSSCA All-State honors was Columbia senior…
Read MoreVoyage ends for Pirates
The Valmeyer High School softball squad sought its first sectional championship at home on Thursday, but it was just not meant to be. Instead, Centralia’s Christ Our Rock Lutheran won…
Read MoreBaseball teams in do-or-die mode
For the first time in more than 14 months, the Illinois High School Association will be handing out state hardware. COVID restrictions resulted in baseball and other spring sports being…
Read MoreHawks open season in style
The Gibault boys basketball team returned to action for the first time in nearly a year with a 41-39 win in double overtime at home Monday night against Roxana. High…
Read MoreIHSA sets sports schedule
The IHSA Board of Directors met for a special board meeting Wednesday, during which it decided on an updated sports schedule and other guidance for the remainder of the 2020-21…
Read MoreFinally some good news for high school sports in Illinois
With the metro east moving to Tier 2 COVID mitigations in the state’s Restore Illinois Plan on Friday, it joined other regions in finally being able to allow some school…
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