Highland: SportsDisappointment of Highland’s fourth-place finish fade into memories of ‘special season’“The kids would have said they came up short but I say that it was a terrific spring,” Bulldogs coach Joel Hawkins said.Updated June 12, 2024 at 1:44 PM
15-year-old boy shot and killed at his home in Belleville subdivisionUpdated February 28, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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Prosecutor details 3-day captivity, beatings in Cahokia Heights apartmentUpdated February 27, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Nonprofit leader hired as new superintendent of metro-east school districtFebruary 27, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Prep Baseball & SoftballColumbia star selected in MLB draft. He now must decide between college and pro careerJuly 12, 2023 at 12:53 PM
Prep Baseball & SoftballTwo-sport Columbia High School star selected in Major League Baseball draftUpdated July 11, 2023 at 5:50 PM
Prep Baseball & SoftballBelleville East pitcher celebrating his selection by the Pirates as he awaits assignmentUpdated July 11, 2023 at 1:10 PM
Prep Baseball & SoftballBelleville East pitcher hears his name called on first night of MLB draftUpdated July 10, 2023 at 11:46 AM
Prep Baseball & SoftballJune 9 baseball scoreboard update: Edwardsville repeats as IHSA Class 4A state champsUpdated June 11, 2023 at 3:56 AM
Prep Baseball & SoftballCHAMPS! Biffar’s pitching, powerful offense push Gibault to 1A state crown in PeoriaUpdated June 5, 2023 at 6:42 AM
Prep Baseball & SoftballUPDATED: Columbia falls in IHSA Class 2A state championship game against Joliet CatholicUpdated June 5, 2023 at 12:00 AM
Prep Baseball & SoftballLIVE UPDATE FROM STATE BASEBALL: Columbia falls in IHSA Class 2A championship gameUpdated June 3, 2023 at 8:52 PM
Prep Baseball & SoftballJune 3 baseball playoff roundup: Edwardsville faces Minooka for sectional championshipUpdated June 3, 2023 at 2:30 PM
Prep Baseball & SoftballJune 3 softball playoff roundup: Waterloo faces Charleston at the Highland SectionalUpdated June 3, 2023 at 12:49 PM
Prep Baseball & SoftballJune 3 scoreboard update: Here’s the latest results from Class 3A sectional championshipUpdated June 3, 2023 at 12:44 PM
Prep Baseball & SoftballUPDATE: Voegele’s dominating performance sends Columbia into state championship gameUpdated June 2, 2023 at 11:10 PM
Prep Baseball & SoftballUPDATE: Gibault escapes 7th inning jam to advance to Class 1A state championship gameUpdated June 2, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Prep Baseball & SoftballGibault baseball team perseveres through regular season, now 2 wins from state crownJune 2, 2023 at 6:00 AM
Prep Baseball & SoftballColumbia baseball team has unfinished business at Class 2A state tournament in PeoriaJune 2, 2023 at 6:00 AM
Prep Baseball & SoftballPoll results: Waterloo Bulldogs senior BND Softball Player of the Week in southwest ILMay 29, 2023 at 7:00 AM
Highland News LeaderGrohmann’s leads Highland past Mascoutah in regional semis; Bulldogs then secure crownUpdated May 27, 2023 at 5:50 PM
Highland News LeaderFour-run 2nd inning, Riggs’ pitching drives Highland to regional semifinal victoryUpdated May 27, 2023 at 5:20 PM
O'Fallon ProgressDeathridge’s late blast propels O’Fallon past Highland in key nonconference gameUpdated May 18, 2023 at 1:10 AM
Prep Baseball & SoftballMetro-east softball roundup: Belleville East downs Collinsville, Freeburg beats SalemUpdated May 15, 2023 at 1:57 PM
Prep Baseball & SoftballMetro-east baseball roundup: Edwardsville edges East in tight SWC battle; O’Fallon winsUpdated May 15, 2023 at 1:56 PM
Prep Baseball & SoftballMetro-east baseball roundup: Althoff edges Alton; Freeburg posts 20th victoryMay 15, 2023 at 1:54 PM
Prep Baseball & SoftballMetro-east softball roundup: Highland routs Centralia, Freeburg gets win No. 29May 15, 2023 at 1:32 PM
Prep Baseball & SoftballMetro-east baseball roundup: Althoff edges Gibault; Waterloo wins its 10th-straightUpdated May 10, 2023 at 11:52 AM