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.
GRAFTON - The large piece of machinery, what can best be described as a large boat hoist, has been sitting idle in a parking lot in Lockhaven since the 1960s according to some reports. The hoist is still believed to be fully operational and is being moved to a new location where it can continue...
ALTON - The Alton Post 126 Sr. Legion baseball team beat Highland in a best-of-three series to become the District 22 Tournament Champions. Here are some photos from the games.
HIGHLAND - The Alton Post 126 Sr. Legion team headed over to Highland to play in a three-game series in the District 22 Tournament. The first two games were to be played Wednesday evening with game three on Thursday if necessary. Alton didn't need to play a decisive third game. Instead, they handily...
ALTON - The Bluff City Sox 14U baseball team headed down to the Lake of the Ozarks last weekend with intentions of bringing home a AA World Series Championship. After winning all four of their pool-play games and rallying back in the semifinal and championship games, they won it all and finished...
ALTON - It's that time of year when summer baseball begins to wrap up. As for the Alton Post 126 Legion teams, they still have some games left to play. Starting off with the Jr. Legion team. They just finished second in the District 22 Tournament after a three-game series against Valmeyer. As it...
SEE VIDEO: ALTON - Ever since Flock’s grand opening in mid-May , they’ve seen nothing but success and great reception from locals. “Things have been going great down here. We’ve been having a lot of fun so far this summer,” Laura Windisch said, an operating partner...
ALTON - The Alton River Dragons (22-21) lost to the Quincy Gems Monday night at Lloyd Hopkins Field by a score of 8-6. It came after leading 5-0 after the second inning and 6-2 after the fourth. "When you let teams hang around, hang around, hang around, this is what happens at the end of the night,"...
BETHALTO - James (Jim) Cloninger didn't single-handily bring baseball to Bethalto, but he sure did have a big part in it. In 1972 Jim brought the Khoury League Baseball and Softball program to Bethalto. He and many volunteers helped build the original three ball diamonds at Southside Park as wel...
ALTON - After the tragic passing of Yvonne Campbell, owner of My Just Desserts, many people and businesses are looking for ways to help out. This Saturday, July 16 from 8 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. U Fit Fitness And Wellness will be holding the 'West Camp Boot Camp' with all proceeds going directly to Campbell's...
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