Posts Tagged ‘Valmeyer Midsummer Classic’
Millstadt Green Machine | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Millstadt Green Machine baseball club. Millstadt defeated the Monroe County Tribe, St. Louis Spikes and St. Louis Printers to win this year’s…
Read MoreMon-Clair season heating up
The Waterloo Buds, Millstadt Green Machine and Valmeyer Lakers each won two of three recent games as the Mon-Clair League baseball season enters the dog days of summer. The Buds…
Read MoreWaterloo Buds | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Waterloo Buds baseball squad coached by Barry Grant. The Buds won 2-1 over the St. Louis Printers in walk-off fashion to open…
Read MoreBright field, bright future at Borsch
A big addition to Borsch Memorial Park in Valmeyer is well underway, and with the installation of lights at Dennis “Boog” Pieper Field, more plans are on the horizon to…
Read MoreLakers win Mon-Clair trifecta
The Valmeyer Lakers completed a rare feat in the Mon-Clair League, defeating the Belleville Rockies in two games Saturday at Borsch Park to win their second playoff title in a…
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 More1973 Valmeyer Lakers | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the 1973 Valmeyer Lakers baseball squad that won the Valmeyer Midsummer Classic tournament 50 years ago at Borsch Park with a victory on…
Read MoreBelleville Rockies | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Belleville Rockies of the Mon-Clair League. The Rockies, managed by Gibault assistant baseball coach Jim Thompson and featuring players on its roster…
Read MoreMark Mueller | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Belleville Rockies pitcher Mark Mueller. The longtime Mon-Clair League veteran picked up a win in relief for the Rockies early on Monday, then…
Read MoreRockies win 50th Midsummer Classic
The scene was set for the host Valmeyer Lakers to win the 50th annual Valmeyer Midsummer Classic in front of a festive July 4 crowd at Borsch Park. Unfortunately for…
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