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.
ALTON - Breese Mater Dei Catholic jumped out to an early lead and didn't look back as the Knights took a 51-0 win over Marquette Catholic in the Explorers' homecoming game Friday night at Public School Stadium. The Explorers were back on the field with their full roster after being forced to forfeit...
WOOD RIVER – For the first time since 2004, the East Alton-Wood River High School football team is 4-0 to begin their season. They achieved that feat at home Friday night (September 16) after a come-from-behind victory over Salem by a score of 42-34. The Oilers trailed 27-21 at halftime. Seni...
ALTON - The Marquette Catholic High School spirit is running high as homecoming weekend approaches. Beth DeCourcey, a Marquette academic dean, was the coordinator of a pep rally at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Marquette Catholic’s gym. Charlie Fahnestock, Captain Marquette, provided the on-the-floor...
ALTON - Alton Marquette Catholic High School hosted its fall pep rally Friday afternoon inside their school gymnassium. These photos are from the pep rally.
ALTON – The Marquette Catholic High School boys soccer team improved to 5-1 on the season after defeating Father McGivney by a score of 3-1 Thursday night (September 8) at Gordon Moore Park. “We started fast and really took control of the game,” Explorers’ head coach Brian...
ALTON - The Marquette Explorers' boys soccer team hosted the Father McGivney Griffins Thursday night out at Gordon Moore Field. These photos are from that game.
ROXANA 5, METRO-EAST LUTHERAN 1 Owen Wieneke had a hat trick, while Garrett McBride and Cade Smay also scored as Roxana won at Knights Field. Trenton Hollaway, Ty Schmidt, and Wieneke all had assists for the Shells, while Elijah Schlessinger scored the only Metro-East goal on the half-hour....
ALTON MARQUETTE 7, MARYVILLE CHRISTIAN 0 Myles Paniagua bagged a hat trick while Quinn Copeland and Charlie Fahnestock each scored twice. Fahnestock also had a couple of assists. Dre Davis, Maicol Gonzalez, and Jude Keller also recorded an assist. "I thought we came out with good focus,"...
SHIPMAN - Harman Auction, a family-owned and operated auction house in Shipman, holds large on-site auctions every Tuesday starting at 4:30 p.m. They sell a variety of things from antiques and primitives to tractors, farm implements, and vehicles. They also see quite a bit of sports memorabilia...
ALTON - Senior Aidan O'Keefe is playing the best golf of his career right now for Marquette Catholic High School. Almost a third of the way into the season now and he hasn't let up. This has by far been his best August yet, according to head coach Ryan Geisler. The stats don't lie either. Let's...
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