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Bright 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 MorePlayoff time in Mon-Clair League
It’s playoff time in the Mon-Clair League, as Saturday rain cut down the regular season schedule to 23 games for most squads. The Valmeyer Lakers (20-3) will attempt to win…
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 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 MoreA fond farewell for Pieper
Denny “Boog” Pieper, who managed the Valmeyer Lakers of the Mon-Clair League for more than 50 years and was involved in county league baseball since 1962, died suddenly last Wednesday…
Read MoreBelleville edges Millstadt for Mon-Clair title
In a thrilling ending to a unique Mon-Clair League season, the Belleville Rockies dethroned the defending champion Millstadt Green Machine in an epic extra-inning title game at Valmeyer on Sunday.…
Read MoreMon-Clair teams feel the heat
The weather is heating up and so is the Monroe Division race in the Mon-Clair League. The Waterloo Millers won two more games this past weekend to improve to 5-1…
Read MoreLocals take their lumps in Mid-Summer Classic
The championship and third place games of this year’s Valmeyer Mid-Summer Classic will be absent of local baseball teams as Waterloo, Valmeyer and Millstadt suffered first round losses on Saturday. …
Read MoreMon-Clair teams set for Valmeyer tourney
All three local Mon-Clair League baseball teams are playing at or near .500 entering the annual Valmeyer Mid-Summer Classic set for the July 4 holiday weekend at Borsch Park. The…
Read MoreMillstadt, Fairview Heights reach tourney final
It came down to a battle of red versus green in the championship game of the 46th annual Valmeyer Midsummer Classic at Borsch Park, with the Fairview Heights Redbirds and…
Read MoreMillers win Midsummer Classic title
When the dust finally settled Sunday at the 44th annual Valmeyer Midsummer Classic, the Waterloo Millers emerged as champions with a thrilling 9-8 victory over Millstadt VFW. The championship game…
Read MoreMillers edge Millstadt to win Midsummer Classic
The Waterloo Millers bounced back from two deficits and pitcher Austin Nunnery came on in relief to shut down the Millstadt VFW and win the 44th annual Midsummer Classic championship game…
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