Gibault Catholic High School’s soccer season will move forward. The Hawks defeated Freeburg, 6-0, to claim their 1A Regional Championship on Friday at Oerter Park.

Ben Mueth got Gibault on the board with 18 minutes and 10 seconds left in the first half. The score remained tight until the second half.

In a span of five minutes during the second half, Dalton Scace recorded a hat trick to give Gibault a solid lead at 4-0. He scored all of his goals between the 23 minute mark and 18 minute mark.

“It felt good,” Scace said. “We controlled the game, then the first one opened the flood gates. It allowed us to get the ball in the back of the net.

At the 16 minute mark, Mueth added his second goal of the game. Freshman Cameron Kincheloe put the icing on the cake, giving Gibault a 6-0 lead with 15 minutes left in the game.

With the win, Gibault now advances to their 1A Sectional, which they will host on Tuesday. If they win that, they move onto the sectional final next Friday. So, with two more wins, the team can make it back to the state tournament.

“A regional championship is a regional championship and that’s always a good thing,” coach Matt Reeb said. “We’ve got to take one step at a time. You’ve got to win a regional first before you can do anything else.”

For more from the game and where Waterloo and Columbia will be playing, pick up a copy of the Oct. 21 newspaper.

Football Friday

Columbia’s football team clinched the Cahokia Conference with a 54-28 win over Red Bud on the road Friday night. Drew Huebner threw two TD’s — one to Cole Napier and the other to Jonathan Holmes. Kenny Fields ran in a TD.

Waterloo may be out of the playoffs, but the ‘Dogs got a big, 42-12 win over Mascoutah. Aaron Laskowski threw two TDs to Cole Milam. Max Jennings ran for two TDs. Hayden Bender and Mitchell Gladney also had TD runs.

Dupo won their first game of the season, beating Freeburg, 27-21.

State Golf Update

Waterloo’s Haley Faus is in a three-way tie for 8th place after the first day of the IHSA A State Golf Tournament. The second round starts on Saturday.

Gibault’s Zach Heet is currently in a three-way tie for 84th place after the first day of the IHSA 1A State Golf Tournament. The second round starts tomorrow.