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.
ROXANA – After a devastating 10-0 loss to the Marquette Catholic Explorers on Thursday, September 1 st , the Roxana Shells regrouped and put that game behind them. The Shells were able to immediately bounce back to beat Salem, Illinois by a score of 5-1 Saturday morning. Junior forward Owen...
ALTON – The Marquette Catholic and Father McGivney Catholic boys golf teams faced some of the hardest opposition they’ll see all season when they took part in the 2022 Catholic School Tournament. The Explorers hosted the event at Spencer T. Olin Golf Course inside Gordon Moore Park Saturda...
GODFREY – Some new improvements to Robert E. Glazebrook Community Park had a soft opening Saturday morning. A brand new area has been being worked on for quite some time now and is finally open to the public. This new expansion includes a splash pad, a brand new pavilion, and the main...
BETHALTO - The Civic Memorial boys soccer team began this season going 6-0, outscoring their opponents 30-5 during that span, but that streak ended when they met up with the Class 2A State Runner-Up Triad Knights. The two schools locked up in their first Mississippi Valley Conference game of the...
BETHALTO - The Civic Memorial boys soccer team was defeated by the Triad Knights by a score of 1-0 on Saturday mid-afternoon. These photos are from the game.
GODFREY - Glazebrook Park has been working on a completely new area. This new area has eight brand-new pickleball courts, a splash pad, and a pavilion. These photos are of the new additions.
ALTON - The pictures above might not look like much, just a couple of big patches of rough dirt. But in a week's time, these pits will be flooded to make two perfect mud volleyball courts for hundreds of people to enjoy. That's right, for the first time ever the Alton Sports Tap will be hosting ...
PIASA - After a 26-14 win over Staunton/Bunker Hill on the road to begin their season, the Southwestern Piasa Birds football team came up short in their home opener Friday night. They were defeated by a score of 26-9 by Virden North Mac. The Piasa Birds took the lead after a made field goal halfway...
PIASA - The Southwestern Piasa Birds had their home opener against Virden North Mac on Friday and were defeated by a score of 26-9. These photos are from that game.
BETHALTO – It’s been a long time coming for the East Alton Wood River Oilers’ football program, but this season they are finally putting the pieces together and are now off to a 2-0 start. It’s the first time they have done that in nearly 40 years. Head coach Gary Herron...
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