Posts Tagged ‘pirates’
Busy opening week on the diamond for Pirates, Eagles
Defending Class 1A state runner-up Valmeyer is off to a perfect start and a senior-led Columbia squad swept a Saturday doubleheader to go to 2-2 in early spring baseball action.…
Read MoreBOYS HOOPS: Hawks survive, Pirates sink
One local boys basketball team advanced while another suffered season-ending defeat in regional tournament action Wednesday night. Gibault topped Red Bud at the Class 2A Pinckneyville Regional, advancing to Friday’s…
Read MoreRegional play underway for hoops squads
It’s postseason time for local high school basketball teams, who are just hoping to survive and advance knowing the next game could be their last. Valmeyer and Red Bud won…
Read MoreMid-winter tourneys end for boys hoops
Three local high school basketball teams concluded play Saturday in mid-winter tournaments. Columbia (10-9) dropped all three of its games in the Chick-fil-A Classic at Belleville East. The Eagles fell…
Read MoreWaterloo drops marathon 6 OT thriller to Triad
The third day of this year’s Columbia-Freeburg Holiday Basketball Tournament featured three thrilling contests involving local teams — including a marathon game for the ages between Mississippi Valley Conference rivals…
Read MoreEagles stay hot; Pirates and Bulldogs win
The host team has a 3-0 showing so far in this year’s Columbia-Freeburg Holiday Basketball Tournament at Columbia High School following a second day of hoops action. Waterloo and Valmeyer also…
Read MoreHoliday hoops galore in Columbia
The Columbia-Freeburg Boys Holiday Basketball Tournament tipped off Wednesday at Columbia High School with all of the local teams taking to the court. Waterloo and Valmeyer each played two games,…
Read MoreBoys hoops action heating up
The high school basketball season is going full speed with holiday tournaments on the horizon. Columbia (3-4) defeated Freeburg at home on Friday night, 53-39, giving head coach Mark Sandstrom…
Read MoreRough weekend for boys hoops squads
The early season woes continue for most of the local high school boys basketball teams, as evidenced this weekend. Waterloo and Gibault dropped two games each and Columbia lost at…
Read MoreHawks, Pirates go .500 in tourney play
The Gibault and Valmeyer boys basketball teams each showed good and bad qualities to open the season at the Metro-East Lutheran High School Thanksgiving Tip-Off Classic. The Hawks and Pirates…
Read MoreWallace makes all-state team
Following a sensational senior season that included a state runner-up finish, Valmeyer High School baseball standout Easton Wallace has been selected to the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association’s 2017…
Read MoreWallace twins key to Pirate family
The theme song of the world champion 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team was “We Are Family.” The same song could have applied to the 2017 Valmeyer Pirates baseball bunch, as…
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