WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL PIASA SOUTHWESTERN 45, WHITE HALL NORTH GREENE 27: On a very light Wednesday schedule, Southwestern took an early lead and didn't look back in winning at North Greene. The Piasa birds led from wire-to-wire with quarter scores of...
MVCHA HOCKEY O'FALLON 4, EDWARDSVILLE 3: Mason Wright's shorthanded goal with 46 seconds left gave O'Fallon a historic win over Edwardsville Tuesday night at the McKendree Metro Rec-Plex in O'Fallon, ending the Tigers' 79-game Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association winning streak that dated...
EDWARDSVILLE - A.J. Tillman hit a shot in the lane with 3.2 seconds left in regulation, allowing Edwardsville to go into overtime, where the Tigers outscored Mascoutah 6-4 in the extra period to defeat the Indians 54-52 in a non-conference game played Tuesday night at Lucco-Jackson Gym. The game...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville's Cohen Osborn won three events on the day, as the Tigers' boys swimming team won a total of six events, finishing third in their annual Swim For Hope meet, which serves as a fund-raiser for cancer research, Saturday afternoon at the Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center. O'Fallon...
PIASA - Ian Brantley was overpowering once again with 25 points for Southwestern, but Virden North Mac hung on until the end in the 43-41 Piasa Birds win for the Macoupin County Boys Tournament championship Friday night at at Southwestern gym. In the boys' final, the Panthers put on a fierce second-half...
BOYS BASKETBALL EAST ST. LOUIS 83, MT. VERNON 68 At the Salem Invitational Tournament, East St. Louis turned on the afterburners in the final three quarters to take a win over Mt. Vernon. The Rams led after the first quarter 16-14, but it was all Flyers after that, with East Side leading...
EDWARDSVILLE – Katelyn Lehnen scored 13 points for Chatham Glenwood on the night, but her last three were the most important, as she sank a three with 22.2 seconds left in regulation to give the Titans a 43-40 win over Edwardsville in a girls basketball game played Thursday Night at Lucco-Jackson...
EDWARDSVILLE - Kaylea Lacey, who's a sophomore forward for the girls basketball team at Alton High School, has enjoyed a stellar season thus far, as she's played a key role in helping the Redbirds to a 22-1 mark with a few weeks left in the regular season. Lacey scored 11 points in Alton's win over...
EDWARDSVILLE - Gabby Cook, a sophomore guard with the Edwardsville High girls' basketball team, has contributed much to the development of the Tigers in the 2023-24 season, and is being looked to to help the Tigers as the season begins to enter its stretch run. Cook has averaged 2.2 points and 1.2...
BOYS BASKETBALL PIASA SOUTHWESTERN 46, STAUNTON 41 In the semifinals of the Macoupin County tournament at Southwestern's gym, the Piasa Birds used a big fourth quarter to advance to the final with a win over Staunton. The Bulldogs and Southwestern were tied 8-8 after the first quarter, wit...
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