Posts Tagged ‘Dylan Murphy’
College hoops has local flavor
While the next chapters are yet to be written in local high school basketball lore, several former hoops standouts have already turned the page by competing at the college level. …
Read MoreAll-Local Boys Hoops Team
For the first time in history, a Monroe County high school won a state championship in boys basketball. That was the highlight of an impressive winter overall for local high…
Read MoreAll-state kudos for local hoopsters
Three local high school seniors received state honors for their accomplishments on the court this winter. Fresh off a state championship run, Gibault Catholic High School seniors Kaden Augustine and…
Read MoreSeason ends for Eagles
Playing before a packed gym Friday night in Sparta, Columbia and Pinckneyville battled for a Class 2A regional championship. The Eagles got behind early and fought back late before ultimately…
Read MoreEagles keep flying to the hoop
The Columbia High School boys basketball team refuses to lose, recording two more wins to improve to 24-2. The Eagles have won 16 straight entering a key hoops showdown Friday…
Read MoreEagles win third tourney title
The Columbia High School boys basketball squad won its third tournament of the season with a 59-48 victory over Wesclin in the championship game of this year’s Okawville Invitational Tournament…
Read MoreHawks, Eagles keep soaring
The Gibault and Columbia boys basketball teams are enjoying success on the court so far this winter, while other local squads are still trying to get into a groove. Gibault…
Read MoreEagles win holiday tourney title
The Columbia High School boys basketball team captured the Freeburg-Columbia Holiday Tournament championship on Thursday night, 60-55 over Freeburg at Freeburg High School. The Eagles (13-2) also won the tourney…
Read MoreEagles, Hawks and ‘Dogs in Freeburg tourney
Three local high school boys basketball squads are battling this week in the Freeburg Holiday Tournament, and two rivals clashed on the court Tuesday night. Columbia outlasted Waterloo, 52-41, in…
Read MoreDylan Murphy | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Columbia High School basketball standout Dylan Murphy. The 6-foot-7 senior is averaging 20.5 points per game in the early going for the Eagles,…
Read MoreIt’s time for boys hoops
The high school boys basketball season gets underway with one local squad in a week-long tournament and a cross-town rivalry clash this weekend. Columbia opened its promising 2022-23 campaign with…
Read MoreJuniors get all-state hoops nods
The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association announced its all-state teams for the 2021-22 season, and some talented locals made the list. Receiving third team IBCA All-State honors in Class 1A was…
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