Mon-Clair Baseball
Monroe 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,…
Read MoreCole Juelfs | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Valmeyer Lakers shortstop and recent Valmeyer High School baseball standout Cole Juelfs. He hit .341 with a .413 on base percentage and recorded…
Read MoreEthan Ruff | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Waterloo Millers outfielder Ethan Ruff. He was a catalyst at the top of the Millers batting order this summer, hitting .391 with 23…
Read MoreWaterloo Millers | Team of the Week
The Waterloo Millers of the Mon-Clair League are this week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week. The Millers finished the league schedule with a 12-12 record and edged Monroe Division winner…
Read MoreSeason over for local Mon-Clair teams
After all the dust had settled in the first weekend of playoff action, all three local Mon-Clair League baseball teams were going home for the summer. It will be the…
Read MoreMillstadt Green Machine | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Millstadt Green Machine of the Mon-Clair League. Millstadt finished the regular season with a record of 14-10 to win the Monroe Division…
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