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Holiday hoops fever for local teams
Columbia and Waterloo took their cross-county basketball rivalry to the Freeburg Holiday Tournament on Monday night, with the Eagles emerging victorious for their fifth win in a row. Jordan Holmes,…
Read MoreAll-Local Football Team selected
The local high school football scene featured two teams that advanced to the playoffs in their respective classes this past fall, meaning the talent was at a high level. The…
Read MoreBoys hoops teams in tourney play
Local high school boys basketball teams took to the court this week in area tournaments to kick off the 2016-17 season. Waterloo, which finished 8-22 last year under first-year head…
Read MoreEagles stunned by Canton to end season
It was a tale of three games in one during Saturday’s second-round Class 4A football playoff matchup between Columbia and Canton. Canton came into Columbia and dominated the line of…
Read MoreMore of the same as Eagles roll past Greenville
Columbia used a familiar recipe to cook up a first round playoff football win at home on Saturday. Eagles quarterback Greg Long threw for three touchdowns and ran for another.…
Read MoreByrd is the word as Eagles fly past Jerseyville
He’d already scored 22 touchdowns this season in eight games, but Columbia running back Colton Byrd put an exclamation point on his fine junior season Friday night. Byrd scored five…
Read MoreEagles dismantle Breese Central; Bulldogs lose
Both Columbia and Waterloo traveled on the road Friday night to play games with conference and playoff implications. The Eagles passed their test with flying colors; the Bulldogs were not…
Read MoreBulldogs win in OT; Eagles roll to 6-0
The Waterloo High School football team pulled off an exciting overtime win at home over Jerseyville on Friday night, 34-28. Just up the road in Columbia, the Eagles wasted no…
Read MoreFriday Night Lights: Eagles soar, Bulldogs fall
With clear skies for a change, local high school football fans were treated to the return of Friday Night Lights as Columbia, Waterloo and Dupo were all at home. Rain…
Read MoreEagles soar to 4-0 with win at Wesclin
The Columbia High School football team waited out the storm Friday night and rained down with offense on Saturday, winning 44-13 at Wesclin on Saturday. Eagles quarterback Greg Long threw…
Read MoreEagles win again; ‘Dogs postponed
The Columbia High School football team improved to 3-0 with a weather-shortened 42-0 victory at Dupo on Friday. Meanwhile, Waterloo is forced to play on Saturday for the second time…
Read MoreEagles top Bulldogs, 27-10
Columbia capitalized on Waterloo turnovers and penalties with big plays to down its football rival at home Friday night, 27-10. The Eagles dazzled the home crowd with a nifty double…
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