EDWARDSVILLE - Hanna Matarelli, a senior libero for the Edwardsville High girls' volleyball team, was one of the team's top players during the just-completed 2023 campaign that saw the Tigers go 23-11 on the season and the number one seed in their half-of the IHSA Class 4A Pekin sectional complex,...
ALTON - The Riverbender.com area high school football teams all look to either become playoff eligible, solidify their seedings, or close out their seasons as week nine, the final week of the regular season, takes place this Friday and Saturday, with the IHSA announcing the first round playoff pairing...
EDWARDSVILLE - Patrick Chism, a junior running back for the Edwardsville High football team, has enjoyed a very successful season thus far for the Tigers and has emerged as a vital part of the team's offense through the first eight games of the season. Chism has carried the ball 32 times for 184 yard...
EDWARDSVILLE - Maya Lueking, an Edwardsville girls cross country senior, has been a consistent performer throughout the 2023 season. She was recently part of a group of Edwardsville runners who placed in the top 10 in the conference with a time of 18:52.91 in East St. Louis. She finished second...
EDWARDSVILLE - Alton High boys soccer forward Dillan Cowan concluded his season on Tuesday night against Edwardsville and he ended up being the Redbirds leading scorer for the season. Cowan was forced to sit out the Redbirds' 3-0 loss to Edwardsville in the IHSA Class 3A regional semifinals on Oct....
EDWARDSVILLE - The Alton High boys soccer team was dealt a major blow during warmups when leading scorer Dillan Cowan injured his ankle during warmups and was unavailable for their IHSA Class 3A regional semifinal match at Edwardsville. Evan Moore then scored a first-half brace (two goals), while...
EDWARDSVILLE - In the second regional semifinal match of the night between the Kahoks and Blue Devils, Collinsville struck early on Adam Reiniger's 19th goal of the season in the 11th minute, then doubled the lead in the 15th minute on a nifty strike by Juan Carlos Doria. Defender Dane Compton ha...
MONDAY, OCTOBER 16 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS CROSS COUNTRY SATURDAY'S RESULTS CAHOKIA CONFERENCE MEET AT CHESTER DOYLE FINISHES FIFTH IN RACE, SHELLS TAKE THIRD IN MISSISSIPPI DIVISION CONFERENCE MEET Wyatt Doyle came in fifth in the race as Roxana came in third in the Cahokia Conference Mississipp...
EDWARDSVILLE - Parker McMillian a junior midfielder for the boys' soccer team at Edwardsville High has provided a spark for the Tigers late in the season. McMillan scored the only goal for the Tigers in a 6-1 loss to traditional power CBC on Sept. 30. At the time, the Tigers were 8-5-1 after the loss...
GRANITE CITY - Junior midfielder David Ruiz is a key member of the Granite City High boys soccer team who has played well for the Warriors, despite a 2-9-2 record the team will carry into an IHSA Class 3A regional game at Belleville West on Oct. 17 against top-seeded O'Fallon. Ruiz, however, knows...
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