Bradley Piros has been a reporter at Riverbnder.com since January 2022.
He graduated from Western Illinois University in December 2020 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism as well as a minor in Sports Broadcasting.
At WIU Bradley worked at the school's student-run newspaper publication The Western Courier. He began his freshman year as a writer and worked his way up to Sports Editor by the time he was a senior.
In his spare time, Bradley loves to stay active. He played soccer and ran track and field at Alton High. Now he stays busy with his favorite hobby disc golf. He also loves spending time with his family and friends, traveling to new places, and watching sports.
O’FALLON – For the second year straight, the Alton Redbirds are regional champions. “This feeling never gets old,” Alton boys basketball head coach Dylan Dudley said. “I told the kids that hadn’t experienced last year’s championship, you know, when you...
ROXANA – Two years ago, the Roxana Shells had the opportunity. The chance to win a regional title on their home floor against one of their biggest rivals, Marquette Catholic. Instead, the Explorers won their 14 th title in program history by a score of 48-43. Sean Maberry remembers....
O’FALLON – The O’Fallon Township High School boys basketball team hadn’t won a game on its home floor in 40 days. The Panthers looked to put an end to that streak when they hosted the Alton Redbirds in an IHSA Class 4A regional semifinal Wednesday night at OTHS. But it wasn’...
O’FALLON – The Belleville East boys basketball team entered the postseason in some rough form. The Lancers lost 15 of their last 16 games, including five straight, to close out the regular season with a 9-19 record. That earned them the No. 7 seed in the top half of the Rock Island...
COLLINSVILLE – The dream of a sectional three-peat for the Alton High School girls basketball team was ended Tuesday night. The top-seeded Redbirds, fourth ranked team in IHSA Class 4A (Associated Press), were downed by their newly formed Southwestern Conference rivals Belleville East in th...
ALTON – Friday the 13 th . It was a date circled on the calendar for the Alton High School boys basketball team, its rematch with the East St. Louis Flyers, this time in A-Town. Eight days ago, this game had everything riding on it but back-to-back losses in the Southwestern Conference for...
ALTON – Wednesday night was a clash between two 20-win boys basketball teams as the Marquette Catholic Explorers hosted the Calhoun Warriors. Both teams came into the game in excellent form, Marquette winning 12 of its last 13 games and Calhoun having won nine in a row. That streak continued...
ALTON – One could call it an upset. The Alton Redbirds came into Friday’s contest having won eight of their last nine and holding out hope for a possible share of the Southwestern Conference title with East St. Louis. Alton’s star senior Semaj Stampley needed just 11 points...
GLEN CARBON – The task at hand on Thursday night at Father McGivney High School was simple. The Griffins needed to beat their Gateway Metro Conference rivals Marquette Catholic to win the conference title outright. If The Explorers won, they’d split the prize. That didn’t happen...
CARROLLTON – The Carrollton Lady Hawks hosted their closest geographical rivals from about 10 miles south in the quarterfinals of the 51 st Annual Lady Hawk Invitational Wednesday night. A back-and-forth game came down to the wire, but it was the hosts who survived and advanced, beating th...
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