Posts Tagged ‘ihsa’
Local hoops teams falter
It was a rough weekend for local high school boys basketball teams. Columbia (18-10) lost at home to Freeburg (19-11) on Friday night, 51-40. The Eagles led 13-11 after the…
Read MoreWho will be the last hoops team standing?
Local basketball squads are either trending up, treading water or falling flat this regular season, but all records are 0-0 at the start of upcoming regional play. How these teams…
Read MoreGibault honors legendary ’99 team
Nearly 20 years later, Gibault’s heartbreaking loss at the buzzer to Rock Falls in the 1999 Class A state basketball final remains a sore subject for some. “To this day,…
Read MoreEagles bowling soars to state
The Columbia High School boys bowling team continued its historic season by advancing to a third straight state tournament Monday in Alton. Following up on the program’s first ever regional…
Read MoreIHSA ending conference football play
A controversial change in the Illinois High School Association football scheduling format will mean the end of conference play in the sport. By a narrow vote of 324-307-69, IHSA member…
Read MoreGibault Boys Soccer | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Gibault Catholic High School soccer team. The Hawks dropped two highly contested games in penalty kicks at the IHSA Class 2A state…
Read MoreEli Ward and Jenna Schwartz | Athletes of the Week
The Republic-Times Athletes of the Week are Waterloo High School cross country runners Eli Ward and Jenna Schwartz. Both earned all-state medals for their performances at the IHSA Class 2A…
Read MoreEagles end season with loss at Taylorville
A talented Tornadoes offense proved too much for Columbia in a second round IHSA Class 4A football playoff game at Taylorville on Saturday, as the Eagles fell 45-23. Taylorville improved…
Read MoreSchwartz, Ward run to all-state finishes
Waterloo High School senior Jenna Schwartz fell just shy of repeating as champion of the IHSA Class 2A state cross country meet Saturday in Peoria, placing fifth in her final…
Read MoreHawks place fourth at state soccer tourney
The Gibault Catholic High School soccer team concluded its season with yet another heartbreaking loss in penalty kicks Saturday in the IHSA Class 2A state third place game at Hoffman…
Read MoreHawks fall in penalty kick heartbreaker at state
Gibault lost in heartbreaking fashion to Crystal Lake South in the IHSA Class 2A state soccer semifinal at Hoffman Estates on Friday, falling in penalty kicks. The game was tied…
Read MoreHawks are state bound again
Gibault topped Springfield, 2-0, on second half goals by Cam Kincheloe and Logan Doerr to win the Class 2A Chatham Glenwood Supersectional on Tuesday night and advance to this weekend’s…
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