ALTON - Friday night was the final Alton River Dragons home game of the 2023 Prospect League season, and the Dragons sent a big crowd home happy. A tight, back-and-forth game of baseball between the River Dragons and the Cape Catfish ended with one loud crack of Erik Broekemeier’s bat. The host...
ST. LOUIS - Thursday night’s Leagues Cup match at CITY PARK between St. Louis City and Mexico City’s Club América was quite the occasion. Walking around the stadium pregame, it didn’t feel like any other City game, primarily because every other person was wearing Club Améric...
ST. LOUIS - Before preparations well and truly began for St. Louis City SC’s Thursday night encounter with Liga MX giants Club América, City opened the week introducing new President and General Manager Diego Gigliani. The announcement of his addition to the executive team came bac...
ALTON - Drake Westcott has become one of the area’s big success stories at the collegiate baseball level. Westcott, an Edwardsville grad who’s now playing Big Ten baseball in Champaign, is back home playing baseball, and couldn’t be happier. “This is the most fun I’ve...
ALTON - It was a toasty Wednesday evening in Alton at Lloyd Hopkins Field as the hometown Alton River Dragons hosted their biggest Prospect League rivals, the O’Fallon (Missouri) Hoots. Before the game, both teams honored the life of Prospect Leaguer and former Lewis and Clark Community College...
ST. LOUIS - Before the long-awaited unveiling of Lionel Messi joining Inter Miami CF Sunday at DRV PNK stadium in Fort Lauderdale, St. Louis City had the pleasure of hosting them at CITY PARK on Saturday evening. A match that started after a brief delay due to a passing storm, St. Louis City...
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis City SC have been road warriors in recent times. Saturday’s home match against Inter Miami will be their first home match following City’s first extended road trip of the season. On that road trip, they flew to Toronto last Thursday before a 1-0 win over Toronto...
ST. LOUIS - It hasn’t been a year to remember for the St. Louis Cardinals so far. It’s the ball club's worst record at the All-Star Break since 1986, one that’s been plagued by a lack of pop and a pack of pitching talent. There can be a positive that comes from a season where...
ST. LOUIS - Wednesday night’s matchup between St. Louis City SC and LAFC is undoubtedly the biggest match on the MLS schedule this week. A high-flying City expansion side that leads the Western Conference faces the defending MLS Cup Champions LAFC. It’s a matchup that sells itself...
ST. LOUIS - For the first time in their short history, St. Louis City SC heads to Canada for MLS action this weekend, where they’ll face a Toronto FC team that sits near the bottom of the Eastern Conference. While St. Louis has reclaimed their spot atop the West, Toronto has slid to the...
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