Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

ALTON - The Triad High girls soccer team blew its match against Alton wide open with three goals in the second half as the Knights went on to defeat the Redbirds 4-0 Saturday afternoon at Public School Stadium. Triad had taken a 1-0 lead into the interval, then came out with their three-goal outburst...

ALTON - An RBI single by Will Fahnestock tied the game, and another RBI single by Scott Vickrey one batter later gave Marquette Catholic a dramatic 3-2 win over Hardin Calhoun in a baseball game played Saturday afternoon at Lloyd Hopkins Field at Gordon Moore Park. The Warriors had gone ahead in...

ROXANA - Reed Campbell and Rocky Darr both had three hits, while Ryan Lowis and both Parker and Colin LeMarr drove in runs as Piasa Southwestern took a 6-4 win over Roxana in a baseball game played Friday afternoon at Roxana City Park. The game was a key one for both teams, as both the Piasa...

FRIDAY, MARCH 22 SPORTS ROUND-UP SOFTBALL GILLESPIE 8, JERSEY 1: Gillespie bounced back well from its tough loss at Edwardsville the night before, going out to a quick lead and never looked back in taking the win over visiting Jersey. The Miners scored twice in both the first and second innings,...

THURSDAY, MARCH 21 SPORTS ROUNDUP BASEBALL ALTON 3, PIASA SOUTHWESTERN 1: In a closely-played contest, Alton held off Southwestern to take the win at Redbirds Field. Both the Piasa Birds and the Redbirds traded runs in the second, but Alton scored single runs int he third and sixth to take...

COLLINSVILLE - Anna Kribs led the way with two hits and two RBIs, while Rose Brainerd had a pair of hits, and Chloe Beemer drove in four runs as Jersey scored a 7-1 win over Collinsville in a softball game played at the Collinsville Sports Complex. Ashlyn Brown was the winning pitcher for th...

ALTON 11, JERSEY 9 Alton scored four runs in both the second and fifth innings, to go on to a road win at Jersey. The Redbirds scored once in the first and four more times in the second, but the Panthers tied the game with five in the third. Alton then scored twice in the fourth, while Jersey...

EDWARDSVILLE 12, PIASA SOUTHWESTERN 7 Edwardsville scored four runs in the third, and six more in the fifth to take a key road win at Southwestern. The Piasa Birds jumped in front with three runs in the second, but the Tigers went up with their four-run third. Southwestern tied the game with...

EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville High baseball team took advantage of a number of Granite City wild pitches and passed balls to score seven runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to break the game open, going on to a 12-2 win over the Warriors in a game played Wednesday afternoon at Tom Pile...

SOFTBALL FATHER MCGIVNEY CATHOLIC 13, METRO-EAST LUTHERAN 12 In a wild game at Griffins Park, an error on a pop fly in the infield allowed the winning run to score as McGivney came from behind to win over Metro-East. The Knights scored a single run in the first, but the Griffins countered...