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.
ALTON - The Alton High School girls basketball made history by becoming the first team in program history to make it to the state tournament. The Redbirds dropped a “fast-paced, physical” game according to head coach Deserea Howard to Kenwood Academy by a score of 61-55 . The...
CARROLLTON - The Carrollton Lady Hawks advanced to the IHSA Class 1A girls basketball state championship game where they’ll take on Pecatonica (31-6). The game is set to tip off at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 8 at CEFCU Arena on the campus of Illinois State University. “Super excited...
NORMAL, Ill. - The Alton Lady Redbirds took to CEFCU Arena Friday morning, March 7, 2025, taking part in their first-ever girls basketball state tournament. They took on the top-ranked team in Illinois according to the final Associated Press rankings and lost 61-55. Kenwood Academy of Chicago...
ALTON – The Alton High School girls basketball team will make its first-ever trip to the IHSA Class 4A state tournament on Friday morning, March 7. They take on Kenwood (33-3) at 11:30 a.m. in the first Class 4A semifinal at CEFCU Arena on the campus of Illinois State University. Loyola Academ...
NORMAL, Ill. – The Carrollton High School girls basketball team beat Cissna Park 55-39 in the IHSA Class 1A state tournament semifinals Thursday morning at CEFCU Arena on the campus of Illinois State University. These photos are from the game.
NORMAL - The Carrollton Lady Hawks basketball team visited Illinois State University on Thursday, March 6 to kick off the IHSA state tournament. They were the first of 16 games to take place over the weekend at CEFCU Arena (formerly Redbird Arena) taking on Cissna Park (30-6) in the first Class...
CARROLLTON – The Carrollton Hawks are heading to the IHSA Class 1A girls basketball state tournament. Class 1A and 2A play their semifinal games on Thursday, March 6. Third-place games will take place Friday morning, and the championship games will be played on Saturday. Carrollton vs. Cissna...
COLLINSVILLE – For the third consecutive season, the Alton High School boys basketball team’s season ends at the hands of the Quincy Blue Devils. The streak began in the 2022-23 season when the two teams met in the opening round of the Collinsville Holiday Tournament when Quincy won...
BLOOMINGTON – For the first time in program history, the Alton High School girls basketball team is headed to the state tournament. After coming up one game short last season, the Redbirds got their shot at redemption. Taking on the same team, in the same gym, for the same opportunity –...
ALTON – Three seasons ago, Alton won just four basketball games. Fast forward to present day, and the Redbirds are now regional champions. Alton hosted an IHSA Class 4A regional championship Friday night against Southwestern Conference rival Edwardsville. The Redbirds got off to a nice start...
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