Posts Tagged ‘sports’
Eagles end season with regional semifinal loss
The Columbia High School boys basketball team lost to Cahokia last Wednesday in the Class 3A Mascoutah Regional semifinals, putting an end to a successful season while setting the stage…
Read MoreCheerleading squads share amazing seasons together
It was a banner year for two Monroe County high school cheerleading squads as each picked up multiple awards. And although they are the fiercest of rivals on the football…
Read MoreRaging Bulldogs JV hockey | Team of the Week
The Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs junior varsity squad is this week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week. the JV team defeated Edwardsville, 3-2, on Monday night to win the bestof- three series…
Read MoreRick Wiegand | Athlete of the Week
Waterloo High School senior basketball player Rick Wiegand is this week’s Republic-Times Athlete of the Week. Wiegand, who led the Bulldogs in scoring this season, poured in 17 points in…
Read MoreHawks, Pirates fall in regional title games
The Gibault boys basketball team became quite familiar with the Pinckneyville Panthers this season. The two schools played twice in the regular season, with each claiming a victory on the…
Read MoreColumbia survives, ‘Dogs bow out of regional
Columbia survived and advanced in the Class 3A Mascoutah Regional on Monday night. Waterloo was not as fortunate. Both teams entered the postseason playing great basketball, with the Eagles having…
Read MoreTaylor Augustine | Athlete of the Week
This week’s Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Waterloo High School girls basketball player Taylor Augustine. The sophomore guard ended her season on a high note, scoring 49 points over…
Read MoreValmeyer boys basketball | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Valmeyer High School boys basketball squad coached by Rick Crossin. The Pirates notched a 63-60 overtime win Monday night in the first…
Read MoreIt’s postseason time for area hoops teams
The playoffs have already begun for a few local boys high school basketball teams, while others still have a few days to prepare for March Madness. For Valmeyer, the madness…
Read MoreWHS girls basketball | Team of the Week
This week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Waterloo High School girls basketball team coached by Matt Lucash. Playing without seniors Mia Reed and Kaitlyn Storm, who recently suffered…
Read MoreMax Schrader | Athlete of the Week
This week’s Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Waterloo High School basketball player Max Schrader, who led his team in scoring the past two games. Schrader scored 20 points in…
Read MoreIce Eagles win playoff series over Raging Bulldogs
After losing game one of the best-of-three series against their rivals, the Columbia Ice Eagles stormed back to win the next two games and advance in the MVCHA playoffs. In…
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