Spring sports season in limbo

This week’s issue of the Republic-Times was supposed to include our 2020 Spring Sports Preview of local high school baseball, softball, girls soccer, track and tennis teams, but the continued…

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CHS cheer places 3rd at state

Monroe County was well-represented at the IHSA State Competitive Cheerleading Finals in Bloomington this weekend, as both the Columbia and Waterloo varsity high school squads competed in the medium division.…

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Bulldogs are state bound

For the first time since 2011, the Waterloo High School baseball team is going to the state tournament. Waterloo scored early and often in an 11-1 win over Effingham at…

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Hawks fall in state final

For the third straight year, a Monroe County baseball team played in the IHSA Class 1A state final at Dozer Park in Peoria. Unfortunately, all three of those appearances resulted…

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