Baseball & Softball
Spring Sports Preview of local teams
Be sure to pick up the March 22 issue of the Republic-Times newspaper, which includes an eight-page 2023 Spring Sports Preview of local high school teams. The preview contains schedules…
Read MoreCollege diamond dandies
The tradition of rich local softball talent is evidenced by the number of young women playing the sport at various levels of college. Here’s a roundup of former high school…
Read MoreLocals playing college ball
The college baseball season is underway, and several locals are playing at various levels this spring. In NCAA Division I, Columbia High School graduate Jackson Holmes has made one pitching…
Read MoreSemi-pro baseball honor
Another local resident received the recent announcement that he will be inducted into the National Semi-Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 2023. Paul Baillargeon of Millstadt, who has served as…
Read MoreBulldogs win tourney title
The Waterloo High School girls basketball team faced a familiar foe in the title game of this year’s Waterloo-Red Bud Holiday Tournament at WHS. The Bulldogs previously bested Althoff to…
Read MoreHall of Fame nod for ‘Bergy’
The family of the late Jeremiah Bergheger was notified last week that the former baseball star will be inducted into the National Semi-Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 2023. The…
Read MoreAnother Hall of Fame for Vogel
Longtime Waterloo High School and Waterloo Junior High School baseball coach Mark Vogel was selected this past week for inclusion in the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of…
Read MoreSPPCS softballers place third
The co-op junior high school softball squad consisting of players from St. John the Baptist Catholic School of Red Bud and Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic School of Waterloo won…
Read MoreJunior high ball teams make state
Four local junior high school teams were in action Saturday in Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association baseball and softball state tournaments. At the SIJHSAA Class L baseball tournament,…
Read MoreValmeyer sports legend passes at 89
By COREY SAATHOFF Editor Former major leaguer and longtime professional pitching coach Ray “Bud” Rippelmeyer of Valmeyer passed away Friday at the age of 89. Ray was an inaugural member…
Read MoreLakers win thrilling finals over Buds
A longstanding local baseball rivalry was renewed Saturday as the Valmeyer Lakers and Waterloo Buds faced off in the Mon-Clair League playoff finals at Borsch Park. In two games that…
Read MoreBuds, Lakers to battle for title
The stage is set for a classic championship series this weekend at Borsch Park in Valmeyer, as the Waterloo Buds and Valmeyer Lakers will battle for Mon-Clair League supremacy. It’s…
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