Baseball & Softball
Cards-Cubs rivalry bobblehead unveiled
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum on Thursday unveiled a limited edition Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals baseball rivalry bobblehead. The dual bobblehead features Cardinals mascot Fredbird…
Read MoreSpring Sports Preview in this week’s paper
Despite the uncertain times, the Republic-Times chose to go the optimistic route by opting to include its 2020 Spring Sports Preview of local high school teams in the April 1 newspaper. Be…
Read MoreSpring sports season in limbo
This week’s issue of the Republic-Times was supposed to include our 2020 Spring Sports Preview of local high school baseball, softball, girls soccer, track and tennis teams, but the continued…
Read MoreSoftball standouts performing well in college
Several former local high school softball standouts are making this area proud by competing at different levels of the college ranks this spring. There are five young local women playing…
Read MoreDiamond stars shining at college level
A number of former local high school baseball standouts are shining on college diamonds this spring. Five are competing at the NCAA Division I level. Kent State senior outfielder Cameron…
Read MoreCAA keeps Columbia playing ball
An organization following in the footsteps of the Columbia Khoury League hopes to continue the summer tradition of quality recreational summer sports. Due to area towns disbanding their Khoury League…
Read MoreMon-Clair League honors Pieper
With its largest ever awards banquet audience on hand, the Mon-Clair Baseball League on Sunday presented its highest honor to longtime Valmeyer Lakers manager Denny “Boog” Pieper at Turner Hall…
Read MoreMillstadt wins Mon-Clair playoffs
The Millstadt Green Machine relished the role of underdog in the Mon-Clair League Playoffs over the weekend, posting wins over three higher-seeded teams to win this year’s league championship. Longtime…
Read MoreMon-Clair playoffs set to begin
The Waterloo Millers closed out their Mon-Clair League baseball regular season with a 4-3 win over Cape Girardeau last Wednesday, but it wasn’t enough to claim the Monroe Division crown.…
Read MoreValmeyer Jr. Legion falls at state
The Valmeyer Post 901 Junior American Legion baseball squad ended an exciting season with a 1-2 showing in the state tournament played at Sherrard High School over the weekend. With…
Read MoreValmeyer Jr. Legion advances to state
The Valmeyer Post 901 Junior American Legion baseball squad advanced to the state tournament with three wins to capture the Fifth Division Tournament title this past weekend at Breese. Valmeyer…
Read MoreMillers down, but not out
The Mon-Clair League enters its final week of the regular season and three baseball teams still have a shot at the Monroe Division title. The Belleville Rockies lead the division…
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