Posts Tagged ‘chs basketball’
Waterloo wins first Freeburg tourney title
Hoops history was made Sunday night in Freeburg. The Waterloo High School boys basketball squad took down rival Columbia, 52-37, to capture the program’s first ever Freeburg-Columbia Holiday Tournament championship.…
Read MoreNo holiday hoops, just memories
For the first time since 1957, local hoops fans did not have a Freeburg-Columbia Holiday Tournament to attend. This sparked thoughts of holiday tournaments past, with many posting their memories…
Read MoreHolmes earns state hoops kudos
A third Holmes brother is carrying on the family’s rich basketball tradition at Columbia High School. Following his amazing junior season for the Eagles, Jackson Holmes was named to an…
Read MoreBoys hoopsters done for season
The high school hoops season is over for all of the local teams after Waterloo, Gibault and Dupo dropped recent regional contests. Waterloo (12-20) opened Class 3A Marion Regional play…
Read MoreHoops teams take their lumps
It’s been a rough past several days for local high school boys basketball teams, and it comes at the worst time imaginable. Columbia came soaring into the final week of…
Read MoreEagles rising ahead of regional
The Columbia High School boys basketball team seems to be peaking at the right time with the postseason set to begin next week. Following an overtime victory at rival Waterloo…
Read MoreBulldogs showing some fight
With a second place showing at last week’s Chester Invitational Tournament, Waterloo has built some positive momentum entering the Sparta Mid-Winter Classic, which tipped off Tuesday night. The Bulldogs (7-13)…
Read MoreCHS boys basketball | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Columbia High School boys basketball squad. The Eagles, under first-year head coach Brooks Demijan, are off to a 10-5 start to the…
Read MoreBoys hoopsters ready for tourney
Monroe County high school boys basketball teams will be competing in the annual Columbia-Freeburg Christmas Tournament that begins Thursday at Columbia High School. Columbia, Waterloo, Gibault and Valmeyer will join…
Read MoreHoopsters hitting the courts
High school boys basketball teams are hoping to find their identity in advance of the Columbia-Freeburg Holiday Tournament, which begins next week. Valmeyer seems to be on the right track,…
Read MoreJackson Holmes | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Columbia High School basketball player Jackson Holmes. The younger brother of past CHS hoops greats Jonny and Jordan Holmes, Jackson is averaging 19…
Read MoreEagles outlast Bulldogs
In a rivalry hoops clash, Columbia received a scare from Waterloo before emerging victorious last Wednesday at the Mascoutah Tip-Off Classic. The Bulldogs led 6-5 after the first quarter, but…
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