Baseball & Softball
Baseball fever catching on
Play ball! That’s what local high school baseball teams have been doing of late as the spring season is underway. Waterloo has won two of three after dropping its first…
Read MoreSpring Sports Preview now available
The 2022 Spring Sports Preview is included in the March 23 print and digital issues of the Republic-Times newspaper. Pick up a copy for information on spring sports teams from…
Read MoreHall of Fame nods for Vogel, Roy
The Greater St. Louis Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame recently announced its Class of 2022 inductees, which includes longtime Waterloo High School and Waterloo Junior High School head coach Mark…
Read MoreHoliday hoops madness underway
The Columbia-Freeburg Holiday Tournament is underway this week at Columbia High School, offering boys basketball action for fans to feast on before year’s end. The host Eagles were enjoying home…
Read MoreMillstadt takes Mon-Clair trifecta
It’s “mission accomplished” for the Millstadt Green Machine, who completed a season title trifecta in the Mon-Clair League over the weekend for the first time in its history. After winning…
Read MoreEnd of an era: Longtime Waterloo manager retires
Sixty years. Over 2,000 wins. Forty-two division titles (including 29 straight). Twenty-three playoff titles. And how many ejections? “Not many. Maybe two,” legendary longtime Waterloo Millers manager Vern Moehrs says.…
Read MoreR-T All-Local Softball Team
The 2021 softball season was memorable in Monroe County, with Valmeyer and Waterloo winning regional championships and a handful of locals making names for themselves in the St. Louis area.…
Read MoreMillstadt advances to Mon-Clair final
It will be the Millstadt Green Machine against the Cape Girardeau Capahas in the 2021 Mon-Clair League playoff championship this weekend in Valmeyer. In Belleville on Sunday, Millstadt outlasted the…
Read MoreDo or die time in the Mon-Clair League
The postseason has arrived for the Mon-Clair League, with two weekends of baseball action to determine this year’s champion. The Millstadt Green Machine and St. Louis Spikes placed first in…
Read MoreR-T All-Local Baseball Team
Monroe County and the surrounding area has a rich baseball tradition, as evidenced by state tournament appearances, many minor leaguers and even a few major league players past and present.…
Read MoreAround 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…
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