Baseball & Softball
Valmeyer High School Baseball | Team of the Week
The Valmeyer High School baseball team is this week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week. The defending Class 1A state runner-up Pirates are off to a 6-1 start this spring, including…
Read MoreEagles off to another fast start
The high school softball season has begun with one local team continuing its winning ways and another putting up some surprising offensive numbers. Columbia is off to a 5-0 start…
Read MorePlay ball! Baseball season underway
The high school baseball season is underway, with a few local teams being more fortunate than others in avoiding Mother Nature’s wrath. Several games have been postponed due to rain,…
Read MorePhilip Reinhardt | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Valmeyer High School baseball player Philip Reinhardt. The sophomore southpaw threw a complete-game no-hitter in Valmeyer’s 3-0 win at Steeleville on Thursday. Reinhardt…
Read MorePirates set sail for ultimate treasure
Returning eight starters from last year’s team that fell just short of a Class 1A state title, the Valmeyer High School baseball team is hungry for more in 2018. “The…
Read MoreBusy opening week on the diamond for Pirates, Eagles
Defending Class 1A state runner-up Valmeyer is off to a perfect start and a senior-led Columbia squad swept a Saturday doubleheader to go to 2-2 in early spring baseball action.…
Read MoreSaints drop out of Mon-Clair League
The Columbia Saints informed the Mon-Clair Baseball League this week that they are disbanding the club, ending a 15-year run in their most recent incarnation as a team. “The Saints…
Read MoreValmeyer Junior High School Softball | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Valmeyer Junior High School softball team. The Pirates advanced to the SIJHSAA Class S state tournament in Coulterville this past weekend, dropping…
Read MoreWaterloo Millers | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Waterloo Millers of the Mon-Clair League. The Millers, who ended their season with a loss in the semifinals of the Mon-Clair playoffs…
Read MoreMitchell Krebs | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Mitchell Krebs from the Waterloo Millers baseball team in the Mon-Clair League. The former Edwardsville High School standout made a huge impact for…
Read MoreLocal 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,…
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