GIRLS GOLF PEKIN LADY DRAGON CLASSIC AT LICK CREEK GOLF CLUB, PEKIN JOHNSON SHOOTS CAREER BEST 68, WINS INDIVIDUAL TITLE AS TIGERS FINISH THIRD IN LADY DRAGON CLASSIC Edwardsville sophomore Rachel Johnson fired a four-under-par 68, her best career score, to win the individual title at...
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE EPENSA MAKE HISTORY WITH INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN: Edwardsville High graduate A.J. Epenesa made local NFL history when he returned an interception 32 yards for a touchdown for the Buffalo Bills in their 37-3 win over the Washington Commanders Sunday afternoon...
SMITHTON - Max Weber and D.J. Dutton were third and fourth respectively in the field, while Drew Twyman of Triad came in fifth and teammate Andrew Pace was seventh as the Eagles and Knights finished second and third in the Freeburg Invitational cross country meet, held Saturday morning at Smithton...
ROXANA 57, SALEM 27 Roxana rallied from a 20-16 halftime deficit to blitz Salem with four touchdowns as the Shells won their Cahokia Conference Mississippi Division game over Salem at Jim Finks Field. Andruw Ellis scored on runs of two, 53, and 20 yards, while Evan Wells had a four-yard run...
COLLINSVILLE - Collinsville's football team took a 26-0 lead at the end of the first quarter and from there, took a 54-0 win over Granite City in an IHSA week five game Friday night at Kahok Stadium. Although the Kahoks were dominant from start to finish, the Warriors never gave up and kept playin...
BELLEVILLE - Quarterback Jake Curry passed for two touchdowns and ran for another, Kellen Brnfre ran a punt for another score for the third time in four weeks and the defense ran a fumble back for another touchdown as Edwardsville defeated Belleville West 48-0 in a Southwestern Conference game...
ALTON - Mike McBrien, who was in his first year as head coach of the girls volleyball team at Alton High, resigned on Thursday, effective immediately, citing personal reasons. Phil Hamilton has been named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. McBrien had coached the Redbirds to a 10-11-1...
ALTON - The Riverbender-area football teams go into week five of the 2023 football season with Edwardsville looking to stay undefeated at Belleville West, Alton seeking to bounce back from a disappointing loss at Belleville East, Collinsville also looking to bounce back in a home game against Granit...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville boys soccer team did maintain good possession of the ball throughout the match, but couldn't create many good opportunities, while Collinsville had four different players score goals as the Kahoks took a 4-1 win over the Tigers in a Southwestern Conference match played...
GIRLS TENNIS ALTON 7, CIVIC MEMORIAL 4: Alton and CM split in singles, while the Redbirds took four of the five doubles matches to take the win over the Eagles at the Alton High tennis courts. Grace Massey and Arlee Hartmann won both of their matches for Alton, while Emma Davis was a double winne...
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