Baseball & Softball
R-T All-Local Baseball Team
With both Waterloo and Gibault bringing home state trophies, Valmeyer winning a fourth straight regional crown and Columbia posting another 20-win season, there was baseball talent galore in Monroe County. …
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 MoreR-T All-Local Softball Team
High batting averages and hard-throwing hurlers were in abundance on local softball diamonds as high school teams from the Republic-Times coverage area enjoyed success this spring. Here’s a look at…
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 MoreChelsea Hooker | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Valmeyer High School softball standout Chelsea Hooker. The senior catcher led the Pirates in hitting this season with a .511 batting average and…
Read MoreValmeyer High School Baseball | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Valmeyer High School baseball team. The Pirates (18-14) captured their fourth straight regional title with a 4-1 victory over New Athens at…
Read MoreHawks, Pirates win regional titles
The Gibault and Valmeyer baseball teams both advanced to the Class 1A Greenville University Sectional by winning regional titles on Saturday. With wins on Wednesday, the two Monroe County rivals…
Read MoreSoftball squads in survival mode
One local high school softball team has reached the end of the road, while three others are hoping to continue their journeys with deep postseason runs. Valmeyer (4-14) dropped a…
Read MoreThe time to shine is now for baseball teams
It’s regional playoff time for Class 1A baseball schools Gibault, Valmeyer and Dupo. For Columbia and Waterloo, the possibility of a rivalry regional showdown awaits. Gibault (20-8) begins its quest…
Read MoreSoftball teams ready for regionals
The high school softball season is switching into playoff mode and local teams are hoping to save their best for last. Class 1A schools Dupo and Valmeyer begin regional play…
Read MoreBaseball teams enter stretch run
The high school baseball season has entered its seventh-inning stretch with conference play wrapping up and regionals looming. Gibault (19-7) is trying to end its regular season on a winning…
Read MoreBaseball season sliding along
High school baseball teams are taking to local diamonds whenever they are dry enough, playing to mostly favorable results. Rainouts have played tricks on the regular season schedule, but there…
Read More