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.
WOOD RIVER – Belk Park Golf Course, a familiar track for most Metro Illinois teams, was the host of the second and final round of the 2025 Dick Gerber Invitational. 22 teams took to Timber Lakes Golf Course in Staunton on Friday and then returned to action in Wood River at 8:30 a.m. Saturday....
ALTON – Last season, the Alton Redbirds and the Marquette Catholic Explorers met in the championship game of the Redbird Tournament. Both teams won their first games this time around, Alton beating Marion 3-2 and Marquette knocking off Parkway North 5-0 . Both teams returned to the tournament...
ALTON – The Marquette Catholic High School football program had something to celebrate Friday night. After another winless season in 2024, the Explorers ended a 15-game losing streak, dominating the visiting Duchesne Pioneers of St. Charles, Missouri by a score of 56-7. It was Marquette’s...
STAUNTON – During a busy high school golf invitational with a shotgun start, your starting hole can often times be random. As was the case for Alton High School junior Donavon Ducey, who began his day on the 166-yard, par three 17th. Usually, starting off on a par three can be quite a challenge,...
ALTON – Two games into the season, and the Marquette Explorers have outscored their two opponents a combined 8-0 thus far. After opening the season with a 3-0 win over Staunton, the Marquette Catholic High School boys soccer team turned its attention to the annual Redbird Tournament hosted...
ALTON – The Alton High School boys soccer team completed one of its best comebacks in some time Wednesday night in its season-opener. The Redbirds hosted the Marion Wildcats on the newly turfed Piasa Motor Fuels Field located behind AHS and trailed by two goals with less than eight minutes...
ALTON – The Edwardsville Tigers boys golf team secured second place out of 19 teams Tuesday afternoon in the annual Alton Redbirds Tee Off Classic held at Spencer T. Olin Golf Course. Edwardsville shot a combined score of 326, only behind Breese Mater Dei’s top score of 318. Highland...
ALTON – Spencer T. Olin Golf Course was playing tough Tuesday afternoon, especially tough for the hosting Alton Redbirds. They finished with a combined score of 349, which put them tied for 12th place out of 19 teams. Alton was led by junior Landon Mayer with an 80. That score put him in...
GRANITE CITY – Sarah Hyten knows a thing or two about the Madison County Girls Golf Championship. With Legacy Golf Course playing host in 2025, Hyten made it four straight tourney wins, finishing the day as the only golfer under par with a three-under 69. The Father McGivney Griffins also...
ALTON – Greg Nasello has a pretty simple game plan heading into the 2025 season. Outwork everybody. Numbers may be down in the Alton High School boys soccer program, but the kids that Nasello has are motivated and athletic. And they’re putting in that work. “We’re really...
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