EDWARDSVILLE - Belleville West scored three runs in the bottom of the third inning, and it was enough to send the Maroons to a 4-2 win over Alton in the second semifinal of the IHSA Class 4A softball regional Tuesday evening at the Edwardsville Sports Complex. The win allows the Maroons to advance...
WATERLOO - Edwardsville scored twice in the second and twice more in the fourth, as both Bryce Beyers and Max Waltenberger hit home runs, and six Tiger pitchers combined to hold Waterloo to one run on three hits as Edwardsviille defeated the Bulldogs 4-1 in the regular season finale for both teams...
ROCHESTER - East St. Louis was the premier team at the IHSA Class 2A boys track sectional meet held Friday at Rochester High, winning going away, while Triad was a very strong second place. The Flyers won with a score of 151 points, while the Knights came in second at 116 points. Cahokia was third...
SATURDAY, MAY 18 SPORTS ROUND-UP BASEBALL IHSA PLAYOFFS CLASS 1A --- REGIONAL SEMIFINALS AT CARROLLTON FATHER MCGIVNEY CATHOLIC 10, CARROLLTON 0: In the first semifinal of the Carrollton regional, McGivney scored in the first, twice in the fourth, four times in the fifth, and twice...
CHARLESTON - East St. Louis swept the three relay races the team was entered in, while other local athletes performed well at the Class 2A and 3A IHSA state girls track finals, held Saturday at O'Brien Stadium, on the campus of Eastern Illinois University, in Charleston. Mt. Prospect won the Class...
ALTON - Maggie Young scored at the end of a pretty passing play in the 37th minute, and the Edwardsville defense and goalie Genny Burroughs made the goal stand up as the Tigers defeated Granite City 1-0 to win the IHSA Class 3A girls soccer final Saturday afternoon at Alton's Public School Stadium....
CHARLESTON - Elena Rybak won the 800 and 1,600 meters, while two of the school's relay teams also won individual state championships as Father McGivney Catholic won the school's long-awaited first team state championship in the IHSA Class 1A girls track finals Saturday at O'Brien Stadium on the campu...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville and Triad both begin post-season baseball quests this week. The Tigers are now 25-8, and open the Class 4A playoffs Wednesday at home against Collinsville, also on Wednesday, starting at 4:30 pm. Triad opens the postseason in the Class 3A Jersey regional May 22 against...
CHARLESTON - Lilly Gilbertson and Elana Rybak qualified for the finals in two events each, Mia Range went through in the high jump, and two relay teams went through to the finals in the preliminaries of the IHSA Class 1A girls state track meet on Thursday at O'Brien Stadium at Eastern Illinois University...
OKAWVILLE - Base hits by both Kenley Hackstadt and Addi Hasheider brought in the winning runs, as host Okawville won the IHSA Class 1A softball regional semifinal over Father McGivney Catholic 5-3 Wednesday afternoon at the Okawville park. The Griffins were eliminated with a mark of 7-17, while...
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