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Hiking against cancer

Among a group of local Jeep enthusiasts raising money to fight cancer, a Columbia man is set to push himself on a physically and emotionally straining hike up Mudlick Mountain…

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Here comes the heat

Baseball teams are bracing for the impending postseason, hoping to iron out any wrinkles prior to regional play. Gibault (6-13) picked up an 8-3 win Monday at home over Valmeyer…

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Soccer girls alive and kicking

All three local high school girls soccer squads have enjoyed successful springs thus far, but the true test nears as regional play is coming soon.  Waterloo (9-4-2) won two of…

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Softball season flying by

The Columbia and Waterloo softball squads keep piling up wins while a few other local squads experience mixed results.  Columbia (15-2) has won 13 straight contests.  On Monday, it was…

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Mon-Clair season opens May 18

The Mon-Clair League says goodbye to one team while welcoming another in preparation for the start of the 2025 summer baseball season.  Gone are the short-lived Edwardsville Stags, who finished…

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Baseball fever catching on 

The high school baseball season keeps pushing on in and around Monroe County, featuring highs and lows that come with the daily grind of a sports season.  Columbia (11-7) has…

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Hits keep coming for softball squads

Two local high school softball squads keep stacking wins while a few others are having trouble finding their footing this spring.  Waterloo (11-2) picked up three important Mississippi Valley Conference…

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Bulldogs win ‘Battle of Waterloo’

The host Waterloo Bulldogs cooled down a high-flying Gibault Hawks squad Monday night in a rivalry girls soccer contest. Gibault had entered Monday’s cross-town showdown with a record of 11-3-1,…

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Miller striking gold for Miners

Former Waterloo High School softball standout Mia Miller is already making a name for herself in her first season at Missouri S&T. The freshman pitcher is majoring in civil engineering…

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‘Right to Play’ bill advances in Springfield

The Illinois House gave its approval recently to legislation that would give high school athletes a limited right to compete in non-school events or on non-school teams during the same…

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