Locals named scholar athletes

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently released its 57th annual Scholar Athlete Program, with five local graduating seniors highlighted. Per the newspaper, these are young men and women who lettered in…

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Local all-state softballers

The Illinois Coaches Association announced its Class 2A and Class 3A All-State softball teams recently, with four players from Columbia High School and one from Waterloo High School selected. Named…

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R-T All-Local Girls Hoops Team

The local high school girls basketball scene featured plenty of memorable achievements, with new records set and other milestones. Here’s the R-T All-Local Girls Hoops Team: FIRST TEAM Norah Gum,…

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All-state kudos for Gum, Jany 

Two legendary local high school girls basketball standouts received state recognition last week for their performances this season.  Waterloo High School senior Norah Gum, who is one of the top…

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Spikers keep on the up and up

In recent high school volleyball action, local squads are showing promise. Gibault (10-3) won three recent matches, the most recent being a 25-8, 29-31, 25-11 victory over Granite City on…

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All-state softball kudos for 5 locals

Monroe County was well-represented in the Illinois Coaches Association’s all-state softball teams yet again, with five locals receiving recognition.  In Class 3A, Waterloo’s Maddie Davis and Mia Miller both earned…

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Queens of the diamond

The hits keep coming for local high school softball teams this spring. Valmeyer (4-3) enjoyed an 8-6 win in 10 innings against rival New Athens last Tuesday. Brooke Miller struck out…

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