Nathan Tucker, Sports Reporter

ROXANA - Terrel Graves was wearing Roxana Shells yellow and red before it was cool. Graves was a freshman at Roxana in the COVID-altered and shortened season, where the Shells went 2-4. In 2021, the Shells didn’t pick up any more wins, but Graves became a staple within the Shells offense as...

ROXANA - In as big a game as Charles Raich field has seen in recent memory, the undefeated Roxana Shells hosted perennial area power Breeze Central in what was a defacto Cahokia Conference championship game on Friday night. It was the first Friday of the season that truly felt like football weather,...

ST. LOUIS - You may think, after clinching the MLS Western Conference this past weekend, that St. Louis City SC might take their foot off the gas with two games remaining in their regular season, starting with this week’s road trip to take on the Vancouver Whitecaps Wednesday night. With...

ST. LOUIS - For the final time this year, St. Louis City SC and their neighbors to the west Sporting Kansas City squared off in MLS regular season play Saturday night. A game that was tense, a game that was edgy, a game that could have gone either way until late, went City’s way in a big...

ST. P AUL - St. Louis City SC went north up the Mississippi River on Saturday night to take on a Minnesota United team that can be, well, unpredictable at home. Minnesota has struggled to find consistent success at their home, Allianz Field, part of the reason they entered Saturday’s matchup...

BETHALTO - It was homecoming night at Civic Memorial Friday night, as the Eagles hosted Mascoutah in Mississippi Valley Conference action at Hauser Field in Bethalto. While the Eagles got off to a good start, Mascoutah's offensive talent became apparent early and often, as the visitors came...

ST. LOUIS - Where were you when St. Louis City SC clinched their first-ever MLS Playoff berth? City head coach Bradley Carnell hadn’t even left CITY PARK. “I was still here, up in the office having a look with a few staff members,” said Carnell, of his Wednesday evening after...

ST. LOUIS - Clinching an MLS Playoff spot wasn’t St. Louis City head coach Bradley Carnell’s objective heading into Wednesday night. Carnell and just about everyone at the club have preached a “one game at a time” mentality all season. A win on Wednesday would have put...

ST. LOUIS - There have been numerous “big games” in St. Louis City SC’s short time in existence, but none have felt quite as important as Wednesday night’s clash against LAFC at CITY PARK. Really, it’s a game of soccer that sells itself: No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the MLS...

HOUSTON - St. Louis City SC hit the road again on Saturday night to take on the Houston Dynamo in a match with MLS Playoff implications going both ways. City fighting to stay clear atop the MLS Western Conference, and the Dynamo fighting to climb up the Western Conference standings to secure a...