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Softball teams keep battling
The high school softball season keeps rolling along with Columbia and Dupo racking up wins and Waterloo competing well in a tough conference. Columbia pitcher Kaelyn Rheinecker threw a seven-inning…
Riley McCarthy | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Valmeyer High School baseball player Riley McCarthy. The lefthanded-hitting junior catcher is batting .460 with 24 RBIs to lead the Pirates (9-8) to…
Baseball teams start strong
The early results are promising for local high school baseball squads in the spring campaign. The early results are promising for local high school baseball squads in the spring campaign.…
Valmeyer Eighth Grade Volleyball | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Valmeyer Junior High School eighth grade volleyball team. The Pirates won four matches at the Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association Class S…
A perfect season for VJHS volleyball
The Valmeyer Junior High School eighth grade volleyball team completed its dream season by winning four matches at the SIJHSAA Class S state tournament in Herrin on Saturday, including the…
R-T All-Local Boys Hoops Team
The Republic-Times coverage area featured several standout performers in high school boys basketball this past winter, as evidenced by this year’s All-Local Boys Hoops Team. Here’s this year’s list: FIRST TEAM Kelvin…
Grayden Schloemann | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is 5-year-old Grayden Schloemann of the Bulldogs Youth Wrestling Club. He won a state title March 3 at the 2019 Illinois Bantam Championships held…
R-T All-Local Girls Basketball Team
The 2018-19 high school girls basketball season featured milestone achievements, with Columbia setting a school record for wins, Columbia’s Sophia Bonaldi surpassing 1,000 career points and Gibault’s Ashlyn Wightman setting…
A Baseball Life: Nelson Mathews
Now more than 50 years since he last played professional baseball, former major leaguer Nelson Mathews of Columbia looks back fondly on his career and the competitive drive that got…
Valmeyer Junior High Volleyball | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Valmeyer Junior High School eighth grade volleyball team, which finished the regular season with a perfect 28-0 record. VJHS won the Gibault…