Posts Tagged ‘sports’
WHS boys soccer | Team of the Week
This week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Waterloo High School soccer team. The Bulldogs are 7-1 on the season after recent Mississippi Valley Conference wins over Mascoutah, Jerseyville…
Read MoreJacob Hill | Athlete of the Week
This week’s Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Columbia High School football player Jacob Hill. The starting quarterback for the Eagles threw four touchdown passes in a 47-14 win at…
Read More‘Dogs improve to 3-0 with convincing win over Carbondale
The Waterloo defense turned in a stellar performance during its home opener Friday night against Carbondale. The ‘Dogs forced four early turnovers and after squandering the first few opportunities, the…
Read MoreFootball is back | Planet Ryan
Finally, after a very long wait, regular season football is back. I was lucky enough to attend the Rams’ home-opener Sunday, and let’s just say I was thankful to be…
Read MoreCHS boys golf | Team of the Week
This week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Columbia High School boys golf team. The Eagles won last week’s Monroe County Golf Tournament, shooting a 170 to best Waterloo,…
Read MoreFather, son take part in football showdown on opposing teams
This year’s rivalry football game between Columbia and Waterloo was not only a battle of two neighboring Monroe County communities, but also pitted father against son. And although one team…
Read More2014 Pigskin Pick’em week 1 winner
Week 1 of the 2014 Pigskin Pick’em Contest is now officially in the books. Taking home first place was the R-T’s very own, Corey Saathoff, with an impressive 12/16 correct…
Read MoreSoccer season kicks off for local high schools
High school soccer season is underway in Monroe County, and many of the teams kicked off in style. Gibault It was an up-and-down first week for the defending state champions.…
Read MoreAaron Laskowski | Athlete of the Week
The R-T Athlete of the Week is Waterloo High School football quarterback Aaron Laskowski The junior transfer from Chaminade made an impressive debut for the Bulldogs last Friday at Herrin,…
Read MoreColumbia football easily wins opener, 62-0
The Columbia Eagles football team, ranked 10th in the state in Class 4A, opened its season on the road Friday against East Alton-Wood River, rolling to a 62-0 victory. The…
Read MoreBulldogs win come-from-behind thriller at Herrin
The Waterloo High School football team pulled out a thrilling 28-27 victory on the road at Herrin to open the season. Herrin came into the game ranked ninth in the…
Read MoreDupo football to take things one game at a time
To say the Dupo High School football program lost a lot of starters from last year’s varsity squad would be a bit of an understatement. The Tigers lost their entire…
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