Mon-Clair Baseball
Mon-Clair League honors Pieper
With its largest ever awards banquet audience on hand, the Mon-Clair Baseball League on Sunday presented its highest honor to longtime Valmeyer Lakers manager Denny “Boog” Pieper at Turner Hall…
Read MoreMillstadt wins Mon-Clair playoffs
The Millstadt Green Machine relished the role of underdog in the Mon-Clair League Playoffs over the weekend, posting wins over three higher-seeded teams to win this year’s league championship. Longtime…
Read MoreMon-Clair playoffs set to begin
The Waterloo Millers closed out their Mon-Clair League baseball regular season with a 4-3 win over Cape Girardeau last Wednesday, but it wasn’t enough to claim the Monroe Division crown.…
Read MoreMillers down, but not out
The Mon-Clair League enters its final week of the regular season and three baseball teams still have a shot at the Monroe Division title. The Belleville Rockies lead the division…
Read MoreDivision battle down to the wire
The Monroe Division of the Mon-Clair League still has four teams in contention for the title entering the final week of action. The Belleville Rockies lead the division at 15-5,…
Read MoreMonroe Division up for grabs
With just a handful of games remaining in the Mon-Clair League regular season, the race for the Monroe Division title is still too close to call. The Belleville Rockies, last…
Read MoreMillers fall in Midsummer Classic final
The 48th annual Valmeyer Midsummer Classic at Borsch Park provided an entertaining three days of baseball over the July 4 holiday and pitted two regular tournament winners in the title…
Read MoreMidsummer Classic ready to deliver
The 48th annual Midsummer Classic is set to begin Thursday at Borsch Park in Valmeyer, with eight Mon-Clair League teams vying for the top trophy. The Waterloo Millers kick off…
Read MoreMon-Clair season in full swing
With the spring high school sports season now complete, attention turns to the Mon-Clair League baseball season. All three local teams – the Waterloo Millers, Valmeyer Lakers and Millstadt Green…
Read MoreMoehrs wins 2,000th game
There have been many doubleheader sweeps over the past 59 years for baseball manager Vern Moehrs and his Waterloo team in the Mon-Clair League, but Sunday’s victories gave him a…
Read MoreA Baseball Life: Nelson Mathews
Now more than 50 years since he last played professional baseball, former major leaguer Nelson Mathews of Columbia looks back fondly on his career and the competitive drive that got…
Read MoreBelleville Rockies | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Belleville Rockies of the Mon-Clair League. The Rockies defeated the St. Louis Printers, 2-1 and 6-5, in 11 and nine innings, respectively,…
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