GRANITE CITY - Celina Allen, who graduated from Granite City High School in 1989, has what many would consider a dream job in St. Louis. She's in her 17th season working for the St. Louis Cardinals, and currently serves the ballclub as a Corporate Sales Assistant, Account Services Assistant, an...
HIGHLAND - Carsen Bristow drove home three runs, while Nolan Parker added two RBIs as Alton Post 126's senior American Legion baseball team advanced to the championship series of the Illinois District 22 baseball tournament with an 8-6 win over Highland Post 439 in the winner's bracket final...
TRENTON - Drake Champlin struck out nine batters in five innings of work, while Alton Post 126's under-16 red junior American Legion baseball team scored twice in the bottom of the sixth to take a close 4-2 win over the Orient Miners Post 1961 team in the Illinois Fifth Division tournament Saturday...
HIGHLAND - Devon Barboza came up with two hits and a RBI, while Marcus Payne allowed only one hit while striking out 10 as Alton Post 126 won its playoff opener over Smithton 4-0 in the Illinois District 22 tournament Friday evening at Glik Park in Highland. The Legionnaires advanced to the...
TRENTON - Logan Hickman had three hits and three RBIs, while Cooper Harris held Breese to only one hit while striking out eight as Alton Post 126's under-16 red junior American Legion baseball team won their rain-delayed Fifth Division tournament opener over Breese 10-0 early Friday evening,...
EDWARDSVILLE – The Clinton, Iowa, LumberKings broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the seventh to win the first game of a doubleheader 1-0, then scored the winning run in the top of the seventh in taking a 4-3 win in sweeping a doubleheader from the Alton River Dragons in the Prospect...
COLLINSVILLE - Ethan Bagwell, who is considered to be one of the top pitching prospects in the St. Louis area, was selected in the sixth round by the Atlanta Braves in the Major League Baseball Draft, presented by Nike, on Monday in Arlington, Texas. Bagwell, a right-handed pitcher, is expected...
ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Former Edwardsville High School track and cross-country runner Savannah Brannan finished second in the women’s full course race at the Big Shark New Town Triathlon, held July 13, 2024, in St. Charles, Mo., completing the course in 1:48:28, finishing 27th overall i...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Paddlers Swim Club of Granite City won the majority of the events in all age groups in going on to a combined 351-241 win over the Sunset Hills Country Club swim team in a Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association dual meet Tuesday night at the Sunset Hills pool in Edwardsville....
ALTON – Dan Carter has stepped down as head softball coach at Alton High School after a 24-year career that saw him have a record of 474-326 for the Redbirds, which includes two IHSA regional championships in a total of 32 seasons as coach. “Alton High School would like to thank coach...
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