Baseball & Softball
Baseball teams getting down to business
Local high school baseball teams have given their fans some early optimism for season-long success this spring. Gibault has roared out of the gate to a 6-0 start, posting two…
Read MoreCole Juelfs | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Valmeyer High School baseball player Cole Juelfs. The junior shortstop/pitcher is hitting .636 (14-for-22) and is 1-0 on the mound this spring with…
Read MoreSpring Sports Preview in this week’s paper
Pick up this week’s Republic-Times newspaper for the 2017 Spring Sports Preview. Included in the special section are schedules, team pictures and athlete names for each spring high school sport. Additionally,…
Read MorePirates ready to set sail this spring
The Valmeyer High School baseball team enjoyed a historic 2016, winning the program’s first regional title in 45 years. Now that the Pirates have had a taste of success, they…
Read MoreBaseball standouts excelling in college
Former Waterloo High School baseball standout Jordan McFarland is showing off his power this spring at the University of Arkansas. McFarland smacked a game-winning home run for the Razorbacks last…
Read MoreVHS set to induct second Hall of Fame class
One legendary team and four sports standouts will be inducted into the Valmeyer High School Athletic Hall of Fame prior to the varsity boys basketball game on Friday, Feb. 10.…
Read MoreMon-Clair Hall of Fame banquet is Nov. 27
The Mon-Clair League Hall of Fame and awards banquet will take place Sunday afternoon, Nov. 27, at Turner Hall in Columbia, with three former Waterloo players among those to be…
Read MoreCelebrating 50 years of Mon-Clair League baseball
The Mon-Clair Baseball League capped off its 50th season this past weekend with the first-ever playoff championship for the St. Louis Printers. The Printers topped the St. Louis Spikes in…
Read MoreAndy Galle | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Andy Galle of the Waterloo Millers. The veteran pitcher led the Millers with a 4-1 record and 3.36 ERA during the regular season.…
Read MoreLocal teams bow out of Mon-Clair playoffs
For the first time in the 50-year history of the Mon-Clair League, two St. Louis baseball teams will compete for the playoff championship. The St. Louis Spikes, who previously won…
Read MoreRob Beatty | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Rob Beatty of the Millstadt Green Machine baseball team in the Mon-Clair League. Beatty leads Millstadt’s offense this summer with a .442 average…
Read MoreMillstadt VFW Green Machine | Team of the Week
The Millstadt VFW Green Machine is this week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week. The defending league champion of the Mon-Clair League won both games of a doubleheader Saturday against Belleville…
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