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.
BETHALTO – It hasn’t been a dream start to the 2025 girls soccer season for the Civic Memorial Eagles. After the first two weeks they find themselves with a 1-4 record but have played some tough competition. CM dropped its three opening games, all part of the Metro Cup, before getting...
GODFREY – The Marquette Catholic girls soccer team hosted the Columbia Eagles Tuesday evening at Glazebrook Park. Columbia improved to 4-1 on the young season after a 2-0 win. Marquette falls to 1-1-2. After a scoreless first half, the Eagles found the back of the net twice, both from corner...
ALTON – After a successful opening week to the 2025 baseball season, the Marquette Explorers began another busy week as they hosted Piasa Southwestern Monday afternoon at Lloyd Hopkins Field. The Explorers scored 10 unanswered runs as they beat the Piasa Birds 14-4 after five innings. Marquette...
BETHALTO – The East Alton-Wood River Oilers opened their softball season with a payback win over Civic Memorial Monday afternoon. A year ago, CM blanked Wood River 16-0 in their season opener. Megan Griffith pitched a four-inning no-hitter and also had three RBI. Griffith was on the mound...
BETHALTO - The CM Eagles hosted East Alton-Wood River Monday afternoon for a season-opening softball game at the Bethalto Sports Complex. The Oilers won the game by a score of 8-2. These photos are from the game.
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis City SC returned home to Energizer Park on Saturday night, hosting a banged up Seattle Sounders squad. The Sounders were without all-time leading scorer Jordan Morris and wingback Paul Arriola. Both were injured in Seattle’s midweek CONCACAF Champions Cup trip to...
CARROLLTON – It wasn’t the perfect ending to the season that the Carrollton High School girls basketball team had hoped for. The Lady Hawks spent the past weekend on the campus of Illinois State University, specifically CEFCU Arena as they took part in the IHSA Class 1A state tournament....
More pictures from state championship game to be posted on Riverbender.com soon. NORMAL - A dream postseason run ended for the Lady Hawks on Saturday afternoon at Illinois State University’s CEFCU Arena. The Carrollton girls basketball team lost to Pecatonica (32-6) in the IHSA Class...
More pictures from both the state semifinal and third-place game to be posted on Riverbender.com soon. NORMAL, Ill. - It wasn’t the dream the Alton Lady Redbirds had envisioned many years ago, but Saturday morning was still a nice way to go out. Alton took on last season’s state...
CARROLLTON - Everybody knows the senior crew for the Carrollton Lady Hawks. The trio of Lauren Flowers, Abby Flowers, and Harper Darr combined for 44 points in Thursday’s IHSA Class 1A state semifinal win over Cissna Park (31-6). Carrollton won 55-39. The other 11 points came off th...
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