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Lakers clinch regular season title
With an emphatic victory on Saturday, the Valmeyer Lakers ensured themselves the top regular season record in the Mon-Clair League for 2023. Valmeyer (19-3) blasted the Edwardsville Stags to the…
Read MoreMon-Clair season winding down
While the Valmeyer Lakers have likely clinched the top overall record in regular season Mon-Clair League play, two other local squads are aiming to improve their seeding ahead of the…
Read MoreKenny Otero | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Kenny Otero of the Valmeyer Lakers baseball squad. Otero led the Lakers to the Valmeyer Midsummer Classic championship July 1-4 at Borsch Park.…
Read MoreLakers win thrilling Midsummer Classic final
Fifty years since their first and 20 years to the day they won their last, the Valmeyer Lakers pulled out an exciting 6-5 victory on July 4 to once again…
Read MoreRain no match for Midsummer Classic
The Valmeyer Midsummer Classic has battled Mother Nature many times in the past, either canceling the baseball tournament altogether or shaving off some games. Thanks to a new tarp recently…
Read MoreBaseball like it oughta be at Borsch Park
Organizers of the 2023 Valmeyer Midsummer Classic baseball tournament at Borsch Park are continuing a “turn back the clock” theme from last year’s 50th anniversary – fitting since many fans…
Read MoreValmeyer Lakers | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Valmeyer Lakers baseball squad of the Mon-Clair League. The defending league champions are off to a hot start this summer, posting an…
Read MoreLakers off to steamy start
The Mon-Clair League summer baseball season is off and running, and the defending champion Valmeyer Lakers have picked up right where they left off. Valmeyer won last year’s postseason championship…
Read MoreValmeyer Lakers | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Valmeyer Lakers. After winning the Monroe Division title during the regular season for the first time since 1976, the Lakers swept the…
Read MoreMatt Reinholz | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is longtime Mon-Clair League baseball player Matt Reinholz of the Valmeyer Lakers. Reinholz helped lead the Lakers to their first league playoff title since…
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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