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.
BETHALTO – The Civic Memorial High School boys soccer team has the opportunity to do something special, win a sectional championship on their home field. In order to be able to play at Hauser Field at least one more time, the Eagles first had to make it out of their respected regional. They...
CLASS 3A AT CIVIC MEMORIAL In the semifinals at CM, Mascoutah eliminated the host Eagles 25-13, 25-9, while Triad took a three-set thriller over Highland 20-25, 25-22, 25-23. The Indians are now 26-3. while CM ends their season 8-12. The Knights improve to 9-15, while the Bulldogs' season...
BETHALTO - The Mississippi Valley Conference may be the most overlooked sports conference in all of Southern Illinois. The teams within that MVC are making that known this season, especially on the soccer fields. After a long regular season and some tough playoff games, it comes down to the Class...
ALTON – The new Mini-Pitch Soccer facility in Alton at 2116 College Avenue had a well-attended celebration and ribbon cutting on Saturday afternoon. The new mini-pitch was led by Damian Jones and Student-Athletes Leading Tomorrow or SALT, and the U.S. Soccer Foundation. The Alton-Godfrey...
ALTON - The high school girls volleyball postseason begins today and tomorrow. Almost every school in the area will be involved. Below is a schedule of the first round: MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 #7 East St. Louis @ #8 Civic Memorial 6 p.m. #7 Maryville Christian vs. #11 New Athens @ Gibault Catholic...
COLLINSVILLE – Senior midfielder Tyler Dacus knew immediately that he was going to be the one to step up to take the team’s most important penalty kick of the season. He did so nonchalantly in the 57 th minute of a scoreless Class 3A Regional Finals game against the Collinsville...
TROY - The AVTT Traveling Vietnam Wall was being hosted at Truck Centers, Inc. Training Center, 2376 Formosa Road in Troy October 20 to 23 . The wall was a moving experience for those who witnessed it and those in attendance expressed great appreciation to the Truck Centers, Inc. for bringing th...
TROY – The Triad Knights hosted the Marquette Catholic High School boys soccer team in the Class 2A Regional Finals Saturday afternoon. The Explorers’ season came to a close after a hard-fought 4-2 loss to the Knights. Triad had the best start you could ever ask for when Wyatt Suter...
BETHALTO – The Civic Memorial High School boy’s soccer team knew that they had a chance to play on their home field again during this postseason. They had to win two games to get back there and in doing so, come home with a Regional Championship. The Eagles took the two-hour bus ride...
ST. LOUIS – The Edwardsville High School football team (6-3) headed across the river in their final regular season game to take on Christian Brothers College (CBC) High School. The Cadets won by a score of 44-17 and finished the regular season with an 8-1 record. The two teams have played...
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