Posts Tagged ‘pirates’
Valmeyer Junior High Boys Basketball | Team of the Week
The Valmeyer Junior High School boys basketball team is this week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week. Valmeyer defeated Prairie du Rocher on Jan. 27 and Red Bud Lutheran on Jan.…
Read MoreEagles, Bulldogs post holiday tourney wins
It just wouldn’t be the Christmas season without the annual Columbia-Freeburg Holiday Tournament, and the opening round of this year’s event took place Saturday with local boys basketball teams in…
Read MorePirate hoops led by talented trio
Valmeyer’s boys basketball team will be young, but led by a trio of players this season. Michael Chism will be the team’s offensive force. “We expect him to get about…
Read MorePirates win sectional; Eagles suffer defeat
The Valmeyer Pirates advanced while the Columbia Eagles ended their season in heartbreaking fashion on Thursday night. In a Class 1A sectional title game at Norris City, the Pirates improved…
Read MoreLocal spikers make waves in tourney
Columbia, Gibault and Waterloo showed this weekend why there’s been a hotbed of volleyball action this fall in Monroe County. The Eagles won the Monster Smash tournament at Breese Central…
Read MoreApril Thomason | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Valmeyer volleyball player April Thomason. The 6-foot-2 junior middle hitter earned all-tourney honors for her efforts in the Carlinville Invitational Tournament on Oct.…
Read MoreColumbia edges Gibault in rivalry showdown
In Columbia’s first real challenge since a 0-0 draw at Granite City to start its soccer season, the Eagles topped rival Gibault at home on Tuesday night, 1-0. The game…
Read MoreValmeyer Soccer | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Valmeyer High School soccer squad, which won three of four games to capture first place in the Hancock Tournament played at Heine…
Read MoreBASEBALL RECAP: Local teams lose in regionals
Valmeyer was searching for its first baseball regional title since 1971 on Saturday, but it was just not in the cards. The Pirates dropped an 11-5 contest to Okawville in…
Read MoreEaston Wallace | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Valmeyer High School baseball player Easton Wallace. The sophomore infielder/pitcher leads the Pirates in hitting with a .441 average and in RBIs with…
Read MoreTigers sink Pirates in Kaskaskia Conference clash
In a baseball game that had a championship feel, the Dupo Tigers edged Valmeyer at home on Thursday, 5-4. There was much at stake, as the Pirates were looking to…
Read MoreBaseball teams thriving on offense of late
The bats are starting to come alive for some area high school baseball teams, with Waterloo, Gibault, Columbia and Valmeyer each scoring runs in bunches of late. The Bulldogs, Hawks…
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