Baseball & Softball
Around the horn with local college ballplayers
There are many locals playing college baseball and softball from the NCAA Division I to NAIA and junior college levels. Here’s a roundup of how locals performed this past spring.…
Read MoreMon-Clair regular season winding down
The Mon-Clair League regular season ends this weekend with a flurry of baseball action to determine positioning for the upcoming league playoffs. The Millstadt Green Machine (13-5) leads the Monroe…
Read MoreMonroe Division race up for grabs
The Millstadt Green Machine refuses to lose and the Valmeyer Lakers are treading water as the two teams go neck and neck to the regular season finish. Also in the…
Read MoreReinhardt pitching in Prospect League
Valmeyer High School graduate Philip Reinhardt recently joined the Prospect League, earning a win in his pitching debut. Reinhardt, who plays collegiately at NCAA Division II Maryville University in St.…
Read MoreMillers, Green Machine post wins
The Mon-Clair League returned to regular season action this past weekend, but rain limited the amount of baseball to be played. After going 0-2 in the Valmeyer Midsummer Classic over…
Read MoreMillstadt wins Midsummer Classic
The 49th annual Valmeyer Midsummer Classic was won by the Millstadt Green Machine at the end of an enjoyable weekend of baseball that brought large crowds to Borsch Park. Millstadt…
Read MoreMidsummer Classic continues legacy
It’s been a rite of summer in Monroe County for decades, but the Valmeyer Midsummer Classic baseball tournament will take on special significance once the first pitch is thrown this…
Read MoreMillers moving up
The Waterloo Millers inched closer to .500 with a winning weekend as the Valmeyer Lakers were swept and the Millstadt Green Machine were rained out in Mon-Clair League baseball action. …
Read MoreLocals earn all-state softball honors
Three stars from Waterloo High School and another from Columbia High School were selected recently to Illinois Coaches Association all-state softball teams. Recent WHS graduate Jane Kaniecki was named to…
Read MoreAll-State nod for Holmes
Recent Columbia High School graduate Jackson Holmes was recently named to the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 2A All-State Team. Holmes, a pitcher/first baseman, posted an 8-1 record…
Read MoreMon-Clair season heating up
The Valmeyer Lakers finally fell from the ranks of the unbeaten, but still reign atop the Monroe Division standings in the Mon-Clair League. The Lakers split a Sunday doubleheader with…
Read MoreEagles clipped by Freeburg
The Columbia High School baseball team was flying high entering the Class 2A sectional championship game, but it lost to a tough Freeburg squad on Friday. The Midgets (33-3) scored…
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