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Waterloo boys basketball | Team of the Week
The Waterloo High School boys basketball team is this week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week. The Bulldogs took first place at the 49th Annual Sparta Midwinter Classic this weekend. Defeating…
Read MoreColumbia’s Touchette bowls his way to state
The Columbia bowling team (10-4) had a week of excitement last week. And to add to it, Eagles bowler Cameron Touchette qualified for the IHSA State bowling competition, as one…
Read MoreLions continue commitment to be ‘knights of the blind’
With research showing as many as one in four school-aged children suffering from vision problems, the Waterloo Lions are doing their part locally to keep up with the club’s national…
Read MoreWaterloo wins Sparta Midwinter Classic
Waterloo cruised through the 49th Annual Sparta Midwinter Classic last week, defeating Red Bud, DuQuoin and Murphysboro on their way to the finals against Steeleville on Saturday. But the Bulldogs…
Read MoreWaterloo Hall of Fame Class of 2013 announced
Waterloo High School announces its second Hall of Fame class of 2013 that will be presented during halftime at the Feb. 1 varsity boys basketball game against Triad. The following…
Read MoreFather, two sons die in Mo. hiking incident
A 36-year-old rural Millstadt area man with Waterloo ties and his two young sons died after getting lost on the Ozark Trail in Reynolds County, Mo., late Saturday afternoon as…
Read MoreBoys Basketball Midwinter Tournament Central
Next week is full of boys basketball tournaments taking place throughout the area. Columbia begins play in the Litchfield invite Saturday, while Gibault begins play in the Nashville Tournament Tuesday.…
Read MoreCoaching legend Eilbracht dies
Baseball legend and Waterloo native, Lee Paul “Coach” Eilbracht, 88, passed on into the baseball heavens Jan. 2. A 1942 graduate of Waterloo High School, Eilbracht went on to become…
Read MoreWaterloo & Columbia Cheerleaders | Teams of the Week
As of this past Sunday, three area cheerleading squads have now qualified to compete in the ICCA Championships or “state” in Springfield Feb. 9. Therefore, the Waterloo and Columbia High…
Read MoreColumbia sweeps ‘Pack the Place’ event
The second annual “Pack the Place” event held at Columbia High School gave its fans two close games between rivals Waterloo and Columbia on Tuesday night. The girls basketball teams…
Read MoreGarcia put heart, soul into promoting Waterloo
During a visit to her Hanover Road home for an interview a few years ago, this editor had the distinct pleasure of sitting with one of Waterloo’s true stalwarts, Eleanor…
Read MoreGibault tops Mater Dei in thrilling fashion
They did it again. For the third game in a row and now several times this season, the Hawks (13-2) pulled one through in the last few seconds of the…
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