Posts Tagged ‘waterloo buds’
Mon-Clair season begins May 22
The Mon-Clair League baseball season is set to kick off next month, with two new features and the return of an old one. Longtime Waterloo manager Vern Moehrs will no…
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 MoreBook captures essence of Mon-Clair majesty
The love of America’s pastime shines through in a longtime Mon-Clair League player’s new book. “Amateur baseball holds a special place in my heart – the competition, the fun, hustling…
Read MoreMoehrs wins 2,000th game
There have been many doubleheader sweeps over the past 59 years for baseball manager Vern Moehrs and his Waterloo team in the Mon-Clair League, but Sunday’s victories gave him a…
Read MoreSam Wahlig | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Sam Wahlig of the Fairview Heights Redbirds from the Mon-Clair League. The New Athens native, a graduate of Althoff Catholic High School, won…
Read MoreMon-Clair Hall of Fame banquet is Nov. 27
The Mon-Clair League Hall of Fame and awards banquet will take place Sunday afternoon, Nov. 27, at Turner Hall in Columbia, with three former Waterloo players among those to be…
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