Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

EDWARDSVILLE - Hunter Baugh went four innings on the mound to earn the win, striking out three, and also delivered the key hit of the game in a four-run second, a two-out, two-run double as Edwardsville won 7-0 over Collinsville in the IHSA baseball regional final Saturday morning, May 30, 2026,...
COLUMBIA - Six different players - three in each half - scored for Father McGivney Catholic, as Peyton Ellis recorded the clean sheet in goal, as the Griffins dethroned defending IHSA Class 1A state champion Columbia 6-0 in the sectional final Friday evening at Columbia. The win marks the first...
NORMAL - Anna Maxim's brace (two goals), and Genny Burroughs' seven saves in goal to record the clean sheet were enough to send Edwardsville through to the IHSA Class 3A girls soccer quarterfinals, as the Tigers won over highly-ranked Peoria Notre Dame Catholic 2-0 in the Normal Community sectional...
BOURBONNAIS - Marley Fox, the senior softball pitching ace for Edwardsville, struck out three in a complete game in the circle, and won it for herself and the Tigers with a one-out sacrifice fly that scored Lily Stone with the only run of the game as Edwardsville won the IHSA Class 4A Bradley-Bourbonnais...
EDWARDSVILLE — Edwardsville’s boys volleyball season ended Thursday night, May 28, 2026, with a loss to O’Fallon in the IHSA Regional Final at Lucco-Jackson Gym, but coach Doug Allen said the Tigers’ 24-14 finish and returning experience point to a promising 2027 campaign....
EDWARDSVILLE — Edwardsville’s boys volleyball season ended Thursday night, May 28, 2026, with a 25-17, 25-19 loss to O’Fallon in the IHSA regional final at Lucco-Jackson Gym, but the Tigers finished 24-14 and return much of their roster for the spring of 2027. The Tigers, who...
THURSDAY, MAY 28 PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS ROUNDUP BASEBALL IHSA PLAYOFFS --- REGIONAL SEMIFINALS HARDIN CALHOUN 3, CARROLLTON 0 : In the second semifinal of the Class 1A Calhoun regional, the host Warriors scored twice in the second, then added one more run in the sixth ht shut out Carrollton. Ja...
ROXANA — Roxana eliminated Carlinville from the IHSA Class 2A Litchfield Regional with a 15-0 win on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, scoring 10 runs in the first inning and advancing to Saturday’s final against host Litchfield. Roxana added three runs in the second inning and one run each...
JERSEYVILLE - Jersey rallied from a two-run deficit to defeat Civic Memorial 3-2 in the second semifinal on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, scoring the winning run in the seventh inning to advance to the Jersey IHSA 3A Regional baseball final against Triad. Triad beat Taylorville 5-0 in the other regional...
GRANITE CITY - Granite City’s baseball season ended in a narrow regional defeat on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, but the Warriors closed 2026 with signs of progress after recovering from a difficult start and finishing 15-16 overall. Granite City lost 1-0 in a highly competitive regional game on...