Baseball & Softball
Mon-Clair season heating up
The Mon-Clair League baseball season is starting to heat up along with the weather as teams line up to take their shots at the defending champion Valmeyer Lakers. The Lakers…
Read MoreA trophy for the ages: WHS softball places 4th at state
The Waterloo High School softball team ended its historic season Saturday with a fourth place trophy at the IHSA Class 3A state tournament in Peoria. Following a heartbreaking 2-0 loss…
Read MoreBulldogs fall in state semifinal heartbreaker
The Waterloo High School softball team came up just short Friday in its attempt at winning a state title. The Bulldogs battled last year’s Class 3A state runner-up Antioch to…
Read MoreBulldogs softball is state bound
The Waterloo High School softball team won 4-1 against Mt. Zion at the Class 3A Decatur Supersectional on Monday, advancing to the program’s first state tournament appearance since 1989 and…
Read MoreMon-Clair League down to 6
The Mon-Clair League will play the rest of its 2024 summer baseball season as a six-team circuit after the Cape Girardeau Capahas dropped out due to lack of players. The…
Read MoreWHS softball wins first sectional title in 35 years
The Waterloo High School softball squad took down a tough Freeburg team on Friday, 4-0, to avenge an earlier loss and capture the program’s first sectional championship since 1989. “We…
Read MoreWHS softball staying alive
The last local high school spring sports team still standing is the Waterloo High School softball squad, which will host a sectional final this Friday. The Bulldogs (26-6) advanced to…
Read MoreBaseball squads strike out
ere looking sunny for the local high school baseball scene. But the dark clouds moved in quickly. Columbia and Gibault had won regional titles and were playing in the sectional…
Read MoreMon-Clair season underway
The 2024 Mon-Clair League baseball season is underway, though rain canceled all contests this past weekend. The defending league champion Valmeyer Lakers opened with a pair of wins over the…
Read MoreSoftball squads still smiling
While the season has come to an end for some, two local high school softball squads are still smiling after milestone victories. Valmeyer (14-6) won its third regional title in…
Read MoreEagles, Hawks keep soaring
The Columbia and Gibault high school baseball teams picked up more postseason hardware on Saturday following state appearances last season. Columbia (24-7) picked up a 3-1 victory at home on…
Read MoreBulldogs win county tourney
With postseason play looming, the Waterloo High School baseball team got the jolt it needed by winning the Monroe County Tournament on Saturday. The Bulldogs (16-12) have now won four…
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