EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville High School girls volleyball team got off to a great start with a convincing 25-18, 25-18 win over arch-rival O'Fallon in the opening match of the 2023 season Tuesday evening at Lucco-Jackson Gym. The Tigers were able to use good overall play and overcome mistakes...
COLLINSVILLE - Blye Brickman's penalty shootout goal in the fifth and final round after a Collinsville miss gave Edwardsville a 5-4 win in the shootout after the match ended in a 2-2 draw after extra time in the Southwestern Conference opener for both sides Tuesday evening at Kahok Stadium. I...
MONDAY, AUGUST 28 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS SOCCER WATERLOO 5, GRANITE CITY 0: Ethan Gardner, Ty Kinzinger, Issac Lohman, Eli Schwear and Caeden Wille all scored as Waterloo won at home over Granite City in the Warriors' season opener. Grant Eugea assisted twice for the Bulldogs, while Dereck Duchene,...
EDWARDSVILLE - Senior wide receiver Joey DeMare has made quite a few clutch receptions in his stint with the Edwardsville High varsity football team, and Aug. 25 was no exception, as he hauled in Jake Curry's five-yard pass with 33.5 seconds left that proved to be the winner as the Tigers won over Jackson...
ROXANA - Hardin Calhoun's Delani Klaas was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player as the Warriors won the title match over Valmeyer to win the Roxana Invitational girls volleyball tournament Saturday morning and afternoon at Larry Milazzo Memorial Gym, the Roxana High auxiliary gym and the...
GRANITE CITY - Granite City High School's football team appears primed for an outstanding season in 2023 after an excellent summer of training. The Warriors are loaded with talent on both the offensive and defensive sides of the field and have an excellent place kicker in Abby Knight. The Warriors...
BELLEVILLE - Justin Spears caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Armon Vinson with 29 seconds left to give Belleville East a narrow 24-21 win over Collinsville in the season football opener for both teams Saturday afternoon at Charles Woodford Field in Belleville. The game was initially...
WEEK ONE SATURDAY FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD Belleville East 24, Collinsville 21 O'Fallon 54, Granite City 9 St. Louis Gateway STEM 42, East Alton-Wood River 0 Cahokia 22, Alton 12 Belleville Althoff Catholic 49, Ladue, Mo., Dupo 41, Port Byron Riverdale 0 DuQuoin 48. Chester 20 Red Bud 34, Pinckneyville...
GRANITE CITY - Gene Baker, the head soccer coach at Granite City High School and Granite City South from 1973-1999 and who won nine IHSA state championships, died early Saturday morning in Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was 79. Baker was a standout athlete playing for CBC High School,...
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 SPORTS ROUNDUP FOOTBALL PIASA SOUTHWESTERN 22, GILLESPIE 7: Blake Rimbey threw for 87 yards and two touchdowns, while Hunter Newell ran for 61 yards in Southwestern’s season-opening win at home over Gillespie. Logan Keith added 56 yards on the ground, while Rocky Darr...
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