Baseball & Softball
Local teams bounced from Mon-Clair playoffs
The Mon-Clair League playoffs began this past Saturday and will conclude with the championship series this weekend in Belleville. Unfortunately, neither of the two teams playing for the title will…
Read MoreIt’s playoff time in the Mon-Clair League
With the regular season now complete, Mon-Clair League teams are just hoping to survive and advance in this weekend’s playoffs. The Waterloo Millers, fresh off their 42nd Monroe Division title,…
Read MoreMitch Meyer | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Mitch Meyer of the Valmeyer Lakers. Meyer went 5-for-6 at the plate with a double, two RBIs and five runs scored during Sunday’s…
Read MoreRemembering John Rheinecker
Although he’s gone, the memories still remain. Family, friends and coaches looked back fondly on the life of former major league pitcher John Philip Rheinecker, a Hecker native and Gibault…
Read MoreMillers clinch another Monroe Division title
The Waterloo Millers clinched their 42nd Monroe Division title with a doubleheader sweep of the Columbia Saints on Sunday. “It’s always important for me to win a division title,” said…
Read MoreBrad Dillenberger | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Waterloo Millers shortstop Brad Dillenberger. He currently ranks seventh in the Mon-Clair League with a .439 average this summer. The all-star went 2-for-4…
Read MoreMillers move closer to another division crown
Just a couple more weekends remain in the Mon-Clair League baseball regular season as teams jockey for playoff positioning. The Waterloo Millers moved closer to clinching the Monroe Division outright…
Read MoreValmeyer junior legion wins district tourney
The Valmeyer Post 901 Junior American Legion baseball squad continued the winning theme for the sport in its town of late by capturing the District 22 Tournament title at Borsch…
Read MoreSam Wahlig | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Sam Wahlig of the Fairview Heights Redbirds from the Mon-Clair League. The New Athens native, a graduate of Althoff Catholic High School, won…
Read MoreAndy Galle | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is longtime Waterloo Millers starting pitcher Andy Galle. The ace righthander is 4-1 in league play this season with a 1.93 ERA. On Saturday,…
Read MoreAll-Local Softball Team
The large amount of talent displayed on local high school softball fields this past spring made it rather difficult to decide on the 2017 Republic-Times All-Local Softball Team, and that’s…
Read MoreFairview Heights wins first Valmeyer tourney title
The Fairview Heights Redbirds claimed their first Valmeyer Midsummer Classic championship by blasting the Millstadt Green Machine late Tuesday afternoon, 14-5. Ex-Waterloo Millers player Sam Wahlig of Fairview Heights was…
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