Posts Tagged ‘baseball’
Spring Sports Preview now available
The 2022 Spring Sports Preview is included in the March 23 print and digital issues of the Republic-Times newspaper. Pick up a copy for information on spring sports teams from…
Read MoreEnd of an era: Longtime Waterloo manager retires
Sixty years. Over 2,000 wins. Forty-two division titles (including 29 straight). Twenty-three playoff titles. And how many ejections? “Not many. Maybe two,” legendary longtime Waterloo Millers manager Vern Moehrs says.…
Read MoreMillstadt advances to Mon-Clair final
It will be the Millstadt Green Machine against the Cape Girardeau Capahas in the 2021 Mon-Clair League playoff championship this weekend in Valmeyer. In Belleville on Sunday, Millstadt outlasted the…
Read MoreMidsummer Classic continues legacy
It’s been a rite of summer in Monroe County for decades, but the Valmeyer Midsummer Classic baseball tournament will take on special significance once the first pitch is thrown this…
Read MoreEagles clipped by Freeburg
The Columbia High School baseball team was flying high entering the Class 2A sectional championship game, but it lost to a tough Freeburg squad on Friday. The Midgets (33-3) scored…
Read MorePostseason time for prep sports
For the first time in more than 14 months, the Illinois High School Association will be handing out state hardware. COVID restrictions resulted in spring sports being canceled entirely last…
Read MoreEagles snag recent wins
The Columbia High School baseball team has won four straight games to get to .500 on the season. On Wednesday, the Eagles topped Monroe County rival Gibault at home, 9-6.…
Read MoreBusy weekend of baseball action
Local high school baseball teams spent plenty of time on the diamond this weekend, taking advantage of perfect weather. On Friday, Waterloo picked up a much-needed win at Mississippi Valley…
Read MoreKaiser signs with Mets
Former Waterloo High School pitching star Erik Kaiser has signed a free agent professional baseball contract with the New York Mets, his family confirmed Friday. “We’re all pretty excited,” his…
Read MoreIHSA going with modified sports schedule based on state guidance
Guidance for the future of high school and youth sports came Wednesday from Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois High School Association as state officials try to navigate through this…
Read MoreMon-Clair season to begin July 4
Delayed by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the Mon-Clair League said this week that it plans to begin its shortened 2020 summer baseball season on July 4. Mon-Clair League President Don…
Read MoreYouth baseball, softball seasons canceled
With uncertainty about the future of mass gatherings and close contact associated with athletics due to COVID-19, youth T-ball, baseball and softball seasons have been canceled throughout the area this…
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