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 - Alton city staff had a team-building exercise that involved the cleanup of Rock Spring Park Drive on Friday morning. Alton Mayor David Goins led the cleanup. The mayor's goal was to make the walkway area cleaner for Alton Middle School students and other residents who use the area. The mayor...
EDWARDSVILLE 2, ALTON 0 CIVIC MEMORIAL 4, JACKSONVILLE 1 Senior forward Bryce Davis stayed hot for CM with a hat trick, while Brayden Zyung also scored in the Eagles' win over Jacksonville at Hauser Field. Tyler Wilson assisted twice for the Eagles, while Josh Teems and Zyung also...
EDWARDSVILLE - Sophie and Zoe Byron won their doubles match and both Sophie Byron and Gabi Hill won in singles as Edwardsville lost 6-3 to St. Louis power St. Joseph's Academy of Frontenac, Mo., in a meet at the Edwardsville Tennis Center. Tigers head coach Dave Lipe described St. Joe's as a fantastic...
ALTON - The Smoke'n Aces Poker League was created a few years ago to bring people together to do something they love to do. It started small but quickly grew. They are now playing poker in 89 different bars and restaurants throughout Illinois with a few in Wisconsin as well. Ted Cook, a district...
EDWARDSVILLE - Morgan Angle and Tehani Johnson both score two goals apiece as Edwardsville High's girls' field hockey team scored four times in the second quarter as the Tigers won the home opener over Lutheran South of Affton, Mo. 7-0 Wednesday afternoon at Tiger Stadium. Edwardsville scored...
GLEN CARBON – The second home game of his senior year didn’t go as hoped for the captain of the boys' soccer team Owen Terrell. The Griffins lost 6-0 to a very good Triad team, but Terrell knows his team gave it everything they had. “We tried our best and sometimes our best isn’t...
GLEN CARBON – Junior Sami Oller can’t decide which sports season she likes better. In the fall she’s an outside hitter for Father McGivney Catholic High School’s volleyball team and in the winter months, she plays guard in basketball. Right now though, she’s just getting...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville High School girls field hockey team had their home-opener Wednesday afternoon against Lutheran South. These photos are from that game.
CIVIC MEMORIAL 11, METRO-EAST LUTHERAN 2 Bryce Davis led the way with a hat trick, while Joey Aiello, Justin Banovs, Caleb Butler, A.J. Garrett, Trent Heflin, Noah Huth, Talan Miller, and Brayden Zyung all scored in CM's win over Metro-East at Hauser Field. Zyung added on five assists, while...
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