Posts Tagged ‘mark sandstrom’
Missed free throws doom Eagles
In the most crucial of basketball games, many times the free throws are what matter most. Such was the case Friday night in a Class 2A regional final between Cahokia…
Read MoreCHS boys basketball | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Columbia High School varsity boys basketball squad coached by Mark Sandstrom. The Eagles opened their season by going 3-1 at the Wesclin…
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 MoreCHS boys basketball | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Columbia High School boys basketball squad coached by Mark Sandstrom. The Eagles are off to a 7-1 start to their season, including…
Read MoreCHS boys basketball | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Columbia High School boys basketball team coached by Mark Sandstrom. The Eagles downed Piasa Southwestern, Civic Memorial, Freeburg and Marquette to win…
Read MoreEagles soar to tourney title
The Columbia High School boys basketball team was kind of a mystery entering the 2021-22 campaign, but certainly turned some heads in winning the Columbia-Freeburg Holiday Tournament last week. Eagles…
Read MoreColumbia is #MusclesStrong
As Columbia Police Officer Mike Conrad told his neighbor after being diagnosed with cancer, “Life has dealt me a bad poker hand and I’m going to fight like heck to…
Read MoreFamiliar faces named CHS coaches
During the Columbia School Board meeting last Wednesday night, Mark Sandstrom was named Columbia High School boys basketball head coach and Jamey Bridges was named CHS boys soccer head coach.…
Read MoreCMS 8th grade boys basketball | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Columbia Middle School eighth grade boys basketball team coached by Mark Sandstrom. The Eagles are 7-0 on the season, including a 48-33…
Read MoreLocal high school students on impeachment
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump concluded Saturday, with Trump once again being acquitted of the charges leveled against him. The House of Representatives had impeached Trump…
Read MoreTeaching impeachment
For only the third time in America’s history, a president has been impeached. The U.S. House of Representatives voted in December to impeach President Donald Trump, and Trump’s trial began…
Read MoreCHS hoops coach resigns
Columbia High School boys basketball head coach Mark Sandstrom announced his resignation from the program due to family and personal reasons after 14 seasons. “I can no longer make the…
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