News Follow Up - July 3, 2009

Millers And Lakers Remain In Winners Bracket

In the opening day of the Mid-Summer Classic baseball tournament, local teams the Valmeyer Lakers and Waterloo Millers won their games to remain in the winners bracket. In Saturday’s round two games, the Millers will play Fairview Heights at 2 p.m., followed by Valmeyer against Belleville at 4:30 p.m. Millstadt, who fell to Waterloo in the first round, will play Cape Girardeau on Saturday at 11:30 a.m., in the consolation bracket.

Valmeyer’s Chris Rohlfing delivers a clutch two-out, bases loaded double in the ninth inning to drive in two runs. The blast gave the Lakers a come-from-behind 11-10 lead to propel them to a first-round victory over the St. Louis Printers.    – photo by Dan Shackelford / Gage Wienhoff – Additional game photos online later this weekend at www.gatewayphoto.net.

Waterloo Millers player Dusty LePere slides safely into home in the bottom of the third inning, helping the Millers defeat Millstadt 12-2 in a first-round game.       - photo by Bob Haentzler / www.gatewayphoto.net

Pork Producers Keep Grill Highly Secured

At Valmeyer’s Mid-Summer Celebration

Wanting to prevent a repeat of the Porta-Westfalica incident, the Monroe County Pork Producers have taken various means to keep anyone from stealing their grill at the Valmeyer Mid-Summer Celebration, including putting on a tire lock and a hitch lock.

Gibault Chorus Sings National Anthem In Valmeyer

The Gibault High School girls a cappella group sang the National Anthem prior at the start of the Valmeyer Lakers vs. St. Louis Printers baseball game of the Mid-Summer Classic today in old town Valmeyer. The girls received a standing ovation from the crowd for their performance.