Posts Tagged ‘mark sandstrom’
Columbia wins regional title in thriller over Mater Dei
With a capacity crowd on hand, Columbia edged Mater Dei for the Class 3A regional hoops crown at home on Friday night, completing an undefeated season in its home gym.…
Read MoreColumbia boys basketball | Team of the Week
The Columbia High School boys basketball team coached by Mark Sandstrom is this week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week. The Eagles (19-6) won at Freeburg on Friday night, 50-37, to…
Read MoreColumbia brothers winning together on the court
The Columbia basketball team is in the midst of an impressive season, having already won a share of the Cahokia Conference crown. The season has been even more special for…
Read MoreDefense keys Eagles to holiday tourney crown
The Columbia boys basketball team improved to 11-0 on the season with a 48-34 win over Triad in the championship game of the Columbia-Freeburg Holiday Tournament played Wednesday night at…
Read MoreColumbia Boys Basketball | Team of the Week
This week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Columbia High School boys basketball team coached by Mark Sandstrom, which went 3-0 to claim the Lebanon Tip-Off Tournament title following…
Read MoreColumbia survives, ‘Dogs bow out of regional
Columbia survived and advanced in the Class 3A Mascoutah Regional on Monday night. Waterloo was not as fortunate. Both teams entered the postseason playing great basketball, with the Eagles having…
Read MoreEagles win Freeburg tourney title
The Columbia Eagles won their second tournament title already this season, taking the 58th annual Freeburg-Columbia Holiday Tournament championship against Piasa Southwestern in impressive fashion Tuesday night, 68-51 at Freeburg…
Read MoreEagles advance to Freeburg tourney title game; ‘Dogs top Triad
Columbia rose to the challenge on Monday night, putting together a strong defensive effort and balanced scoring to end Marquette’s quest for a fourth straight Freeburg-Columbia Holiday Tournament championship. With…
Read MoreColumbia advances to Freeburg tourney semifinal; ‘Dogs win
It was a special night in more ways than one for the Columbia Eagles boys hoops team Saturday in the Freeburg Holiday Tournament. They cruised to a 72-27 victory over…
Read MoreLocal teams begin play in Freeburg hoops tourney
Monroe County boys high school basketball teams went 1-2 in the first day of action in the Freeburg Holiday Tournament on Friday. In a rematch of last year’s title game,…
Read MoreEagles look to beat Freeburg again
Some could look at Friday’s senior night and final regular season game at Columbia High School between the Eagles boys basketball team (15-13, 7-3 in the Cahokia Conference) and the…
Read MoreAre the Eagles back on track?
Back on track? So it seemed for the Columbia High School boys basketball team in its home opener against Wesclin. “The game was just really fun Friday night,” Eagles basketball…
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