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Bulldogs end with win; Eagles fall again
The Waterloo football team finished its season on a high note. Meanwhile, Columbia limps into the postseason with a second straight defeat. The Bulldogs ran over the visiting Knights from…
Read MoreEagles win homecoming game; ‘Dogs lose at Highland
Columbia won its homecoming game in exciting fashion while Waterloo ran into a buzzsaw at Highland in Friday night football action. The Eagles traded scores with Cahokia Conference rival Breese…
Read MoreEagles clipped at home; Bulldogs fall on road
It was a rough Friday night for local high school football fans, with both the Columbia Eagles and Waterloo Bulldogs suffering conference losses. Columbia was up 16-0 at home against…
Read MoreEagles coast to win over Salem, 54-15
Colton Byrd rushed for 240 yards and three touchdowns and sophomore quarterback Nic Horner threw for 239 yards and three scores as the Columbia Eagles dominated the Salem Wildcats at…
Read MoreColton Byrd | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Columbia High School football player Colton Byrd. The senior running back rushed for 217 yards and five touchdowns in Friday’s 40-37 overtime loss…
Read MoreStage set for thrilling rivalry football clash
For the first time in several years, rivals Waterloo and Columbia will meet on the football field with both teams seeking their first win. The Bulldogs and Eagles each suffered…
Read MoreEagles clipped at home by Morton in OT, 40-37
The season opener for Columbia football ended with a stunning home defeat at the hands of Morton in overtime on Friday night, 40-37. The Eagles jumped out in front in…
Read MoreAll-Local Football Team selected
The local high school football scene featured two teams that advanced to the playoffs in their respective classes this past fall, meaning the talent was at a high level. The…
Read MoreEagles stunned by Canton to end season
It was a tale of three games in one during Saturday’s second-round Class 4A football playoff matchup between Columbia and Canton. Canton came into Columbia and dominated the line of…
Read MoreMore of the same as Eagles roll past Greenville
Columbia used a familiar recipe to cook up a first round playoff football win at home on Saturday. Eagles quarterback Greg Long threw for three touchdowns and ran for another.…
Read MoreByrd is the word as Eagles fly past Jerseyville
He’d already scored 22 touchdowns this season in eight games, but Columbia running back Colton Byrd put an exclamation point on his fine junior season Friday night. Byrd scored five…
Read MoreEagles cruise again, 55-14 over Red Bud
The Columbia football team turned way another opponent in dominating fashion on Friday night, rolling past Red Bud at home, 55-14. The game was billed as a potential offensive shootout,…
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