Baseball & Softball
Mitch 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…
Read MoreValmeyer wins Firecracker Tournament
The Valmeyer Post 901 Senior American Legion baseball team went a perfect 6-0 over the holiday weekend to win the Firecracker Wooden Bat Tournament at Whitey Herzog Field in Belleville…
Read MoreMillstadt, Fairview Heights reach tourney final
It came down to a battle of red versus green in the championship game of the 46th annual Valmeyer Midsummer Classic at Borsch Park, with the Fairview Heights Redbirds and…
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