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.
EDWARDSVILLE - St. Louis CITY2 are now 9-2-2 in their inaugural season in the MLS NEXT PRO league. They boosted their record after a 2-0 win over the visiting Real Monarchs Saturday night at Ralph Korte Stadium on the campus of SIUE. CITY2 now sit in first place in the Western Conference after...
EDWARDSVILLE - St. Louis CITY 2 took on and defeated the Real Monarchs at Ralph Korte Stadium on the campus of SIUE by a score of 2-0. The team and fans also celebrated Pride Night with captains wearing rainbow armbands and fans in attendance bringing pride flags and other handmade signs.
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ALTON - It may have been a day where the heat index reached over 100 degrees, but the great turnout at Alton's summer football camp still had fun. That's what NFL cornerback Michael Ford said it's all about. "100 percent. That's my biggest thing about the whole camp. I just wanted them all to hav...
ALTON - NFL cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons Michael Ford came out to Public Stadium on Saturday, June 25, to host a summer football camp. There were two separate camps based on age. These photos are of the middle and high school kids from the afternoon session.
ALTON - There won't be a traditional summer Alton Redbirds basketball camp for returning high schoolers, however, there will still be a camp held for fourth through eighth graders Monday-Thursday of next week. The camp will be held at Alton High School's main gym with fourth and fifth graders goin...
ROXANA - The Roxana U17 summer baseball team hosted Granite City Wednesday night. The Shells came out on top by a score of 14-4 through five innings. This win comes off the back of another win Tuesday night over the Gillespie Elite. Roxana won 11-0 after six innings of play. Elias Thies pitched...
ROXANA - The Roxana High School U17 summer baseball team, coached by Mike Roper and Geno Hartman, defeated the visiting Granite City by a score of 14-4. Here are photos from Wednesday night's contest.
GODFREY - Alyson Jennings, a 14-year-old gymnast from Godfrey's own Mid-Illinois Gymnastics, competed in the U.S. Tumbling and Trampoline Association Nationals held in Lakeland, Fla., last week. The USTA Nationals were held last week from Monday through Thursday. Not only did Jennings compete,...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Montclaire Swim Club Marlins won both the boys and girls meets in taking the overall title of the Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association Relays meet Monday evening at Sunset Hills Country Club in Edwardsville. The Marlins won the overall meet, which was all relay races...
BETHALTO - The sign wasn't up for very long, but it did get a lot of people talking. Could the Riverbend area finally be getting a Chick-fil-a? Well, Bethalto Police Department said that it was too good to be true as the sign was put up as a prank Tuesday morning. After a public works employee...
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