EDWARDSVILLE - Karis Chen was the only double winner on the day for the Edwardsville girls swimming team, while the Tigers took both relay races in winning their Swim For Hope charity meet for breast cancer research Saturday afternoon at the Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center. The Tigers won with a total...
WEEKEND SPORTS ROUNDUP (Oct. 13-14) BOYS SOCCER FATHER MCGIVNEY CATHOLIC 6, MARYVILLE CHRISTIAN 1: Aaron Broadwater and Chris Marchetti each had a hat trick as McGivney advanced to the final of their own regional Saturday at Bouse Road. Lucas Roedl had an assist for the Griffins, while Jud...
WEEK EIGHT FOOTBALL ROUNDUP MINONK FIELDCREST 38, MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 12: Jack Rea hit Thomas Wendle with a 55-yard touchdown pass, then scored on a 12-yard run late in the game as Marquette lost to Minonk Fieldcrest at Public School Stadium. Quarterback Brady Ruestman and running back Kolton...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville's Gabi Hill and Katie Woods qualified in singles, while the doubles team of Alyssa Wise and Sophie Byron went through in Class 2A. In the Class 2A sectional at West, the Tigers and O'Fallon were tied with 18 points each, Chatham Glenwood and Springfield High tied for thir...
GRANITE CITY - Drake Reeves, a senior who's also one of the captains for the boys' soccer team at Granite City High School, is a very encouraging and positive team leader who helps keeps his teammate's spirits up during matches and practices, no matter the situation. The young team has at times struggled...
ALTON - The Alton defense did very well in holding O'Fallon to a total of 257 yards, but 209 of those yards were on the ground, with Jahkori Adams running 26 times for 165 yards and three touchdowns as the Panthers broke open a close game in the fourth quarter with two touchdowns in a 23-0 win ove...
EDWARDSVILLE - East St. Louis' defense stopped Edwardsville quarterback Jake Curry just short of the goal line in the third quarter, then marched 99 yards in two plays for a game-breaking touchdown that was the turning point of the game as the Flyers won their eighth straight Southwestern...
The game of the week in week eight of the 2023 Riverbender.com football season has also been rated the ninth-best game of the week nationally by MaxPreps.com. The popular high school sports website, MaxPreps.com rates the Southwestern Conference championship game between the Flyers and Tigers as numbe...
GRANITE CITY - Before a very spirited and supportive crowd of both Granite City and Collinsville supporters, Ty Starko scored in the first half, then Juan Carlos Doria and Trey Peterson scored in the second half to give the Kahoks a hard-fought 3-0 win over the host Warriors in the inaugural Paz...
GRANITE CITY - The soccer communities in both Granite City and Collinsville are very close-knit and supportive. The rivalry between the Warriors and the Kahoks in the past has also been intense and oftentimes very exciting as well. On Thursday night at Granite City's Gene Baker Field. both communities...
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