GLEN CARBON - Thijson Heard, a senior forward on the boys' basketball team or Metro-East Lutheran, had a big game on Friday, Dec 6, 2024, scoring 39 points, and helping the Knights come back for an 11-point third-quarter deficit to take a Gateway Metro Conference win over Father McGivney Catholic...
PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS ROUNDUP: FRIDAY, DEC. 6, 2024 PIASA SOUTHWESTERN 57, ROXANA 55: Southwestern held off Roxana in a close finish at the Southwestern gym. Cason Robinson and Ian Brantley led the Piasa Birds with 14 points each, while Ryan Lowis came up with 11 points, John Kun scored nine...
GLEN CARBON – Thijson Heard was the game’s leading scorer with an incredible 39 points as Metro-East Lutheran came back from an 11-point deficit in the third quarter to take a 69-64 win over Father McGivney Catholic in a very entertaining game Friday night at the McGivney gym. I...
EDWARDSVILLE - After playing to a tight 10-10 tie at halftime, Kaylea Lacey hit for eight points in a decisive third quarter 11-1 run that helped Alton come away with 41-24 win over Edwardsville in both teams' Southwestern Conference opener Thursday night at Lucco-Jackson Gym in Edwardsville...
EDWARDSVILLE – Clayton Lakatos, a very versatile player both offensively and defensively, signed a letter of intent to play football for SIU-Carbondale in a ceremony held on Wednesday evening, Dec. 4, 2024, at the Edwardsville High School auditorium. Lakatos signed to play for the Salukis,...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville football player Iose Epenesa followed in his dad’s and brothers’ A.J. and Eric’s footsteps as he signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. The official event was held in a ceremony held Wednesday night,...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville senior hockey forward Dean Schlarmann is among the Tigers' leading scorers as the Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association season begins December, and the Tigers back among the league's elite teams. Through games of Nov. 25, Schlarmann has scored 12 goals and had five...
PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS ROUNDUP - Dec. 3, 2024: GIRLS BASKETBALL GRANITE CITY 61, CAHOKIA 18: Granite City had little trouble taking the win over Cahokia on Tuesday night, Dec. 3, 2024, at Granite City Memorial Gym. Kailee Bastean led the Warriors with 14 points, with Jailynn Rae Woods adding...
BELLEVILLE - Sophomore running back Steven Brown formed a great one-two backfield punch with senior Dierre Hill, Jr. for Belleville Althoff Catholic's football team this season. Brown's contributions to Althoff's 58-19 semifinal win over Camp Point Central on Nov. 23 can't be overlooked, nor hi...
ROXANA - Calhoun-Brussels jumped out to a 24-5 lead in the first quarter, and went on to a 64-38 win over Roxana in a regular season game Monday night at Larry Milazzo Memorial Gym. The Warriors evened their record at 1-1, while the Shells dropped their home opener and are now 3-2 on the young...
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