Posts Tagged ‘valmeyer pirates’
Soccer season set to kick off
Featuring three local high schools coming off regional titles – one of which went to state – Monroe County should once again be a soccer hotbed this fall. The 2024…
Read MoreSeveral local tracksters make state
All five local high schools will be represented at the IHSA Boys State Track Meet taking place May 23-25 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Several locals qualified for the…
Read MoreBaseball season buckling down
The high school baseball season is kicking into gear, as a few local teams are already off to good starts. Columbia (6-1) picked up a 6-5 victory in the rain…
Read MoreWho will survive and advance?
A new season has tipped off for high school boys basketball, and it’s win or go home from now on. In Class 3A, Waterloo (15-16) limped into the postseason on…
Read MoreWinter Sports Preview now available
Pick up a copy of the Nov. 29 issue of the Republic-Times newspaper for a preview of local high school winter sports teams. The Winter Sports Preview includes Waterloo, Gibault,…
Read MoreValmeyer softball aiming high again
Players that were freshmen and sophomores on a team that won the Valmeyer High School softball program’s first regional title in 2021 are now juniors and seniors. Following a rain-soaked…
Read MoreEagles win third tourney title
The Columbia High School boys basketball squad won its third tournament of the season with a 59-48 victory over Wesclin in the championship game of this year’s Okawville Invitational Tournament…
Read MorePirates sail into sectional final
The Valmeyer High School volleyball squad is the last local team standing as it continues a playoff run that hopefully sails them north to Normal next weekend. The Pirates advanced…
Read MoreSpring Sports Preview now available
The 2022 Spring Sports Preview is included in the March 23 print and digital issues of the Republic-Times newspaper. Pick up a copy for information on spring sports teams from…
Read MoreBoys hoopsters open strong in regionals
The Waterloo, Columbia and Gibault boys basketball squads all posted victories Saturday in the first round of regional play. All three hope to be playing for regional titles come Friday.…
Read MoreHawks edge Bulldogs in double OT
The third meeting between cross-town hoops rivals Waterloo and Gibault did not disappoint a packed Hustedde Gymnasium on Saturday night, with the outcome not being decided until double overtime. In…
Read MoreAnother tourney win for Eagles
The Columbia High School boys basketball team won its second tournament title of the season this weekend at Okawville. The Eagles downed Marquette on Saturday night, 37-33, in the championship…
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