Posts Tagged ‘waterloo’
Hawks win thriller over Bulldogs, 47-46
One of the teams was ranked in the state’s top 10. The other was riding a 10-game winning streak. When cross-town rivals Gibault and Waterloo met last Tuesday night, there…
Read MoreWHS wrestling trio falls short of state
The Waterloo High School wrestling program made some great strides this season, but it just did not end as hoped. First was the bitter disappointment of placing third in the…
Read MoreForum exposes harsh reality of local drug problem
Rocketing case numbers and harsh truths from both local and state figureheads were the topics of Thursday night’s community forum addressing the issues of heroin and prescription drug abuse in…
Read More3A Girls basketball play begins this week
Last week marked the start of girls basketball regionals in Illinois. Each of the local 1A and 2A schools, including Valmeyer, Gibault, Dupo and Red Bud were eventually eliminated from…
Read MoreColumbia, Waterloo girls bowling | Teams of the Week
The Columbia and Waterloo girls bowling teams are this week’s Republic-Times Teams of the Week. Both advanced to this weekend’s sectional tournament in Alton with stellar team performances at regionals.…
Read MoreEagles, Raging Bulldogs in hockey playoffs
The Columbia Eagles and Waterloo-Freeburg Raging Bulldogs hope to build on strong finishes to the regular season in the MVCHA playoffs, which started last week. Columbia (9-7-1) started the playoffs…
Read MoreThree Waterloo wrestlers advance to sectionals
Three Waterloo wrestlers advanced to sectionals with strong performances Saturday in Mascoutah. The Mississippi Valley Conference schools competed along with defending champion Cahokia, East St. Louis and Jacksonville in the…
Read MoreWaterloo, Columbia girls bowlers advance
Bowling is alive and well in Monroe County, as two local high school girls teams can attest. This past weekend, Waterloo placed second in the Herrin Regional and Columbia placed…
Read MoreRegular season winding down for boys hoops
Area high school boys basketball teams were in action last week, taking on tough competitors as the regular season reaches its stretch run. The big showdown, a cross-town game between…
Read MoreSnow days force school officials to adjust calendar
Local school districts have had to consider altering their student attendance calendars in the wake of several snow days accumulated this winter. Waterloo School Superintendent Jim Helton cleared up confusion…
Read MoreNew chapter aims to help with diaper costs
In an effort to help families with the expenses of having little ones, a chapter of the Rebecca Foundation’s Cloth Diaper Closet has been started in Waterloo. Susie McGee, a…
Read MoreColumbia, Waterloo cheerleaders advance to IHSA state meet
Monroe County will once again be well-represented at the IHSA Competitive Cheerleading State Final Competition to be held this weekend in Bloomington. Competing in the medium team division, Columbia placed…
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