ALTON - The Danville Dans got key hits in a seven-run fifth inning, which helped propel Danville to a 12-4 win over the Alton River Dragons, earning a split of their home-and-home set Saturday night at Lloyd Hopkins Field in Gordon Moore Park. The loss was the Dragons' third in the last five games...
ELLISVILLE, Mo. - Reese Bohlen drove in two runs while Logan Hickman threw a four-inning complete game, striking out seven, as the Alton Post 126 under-15 American Legion baseball team defeated Gamers Baseball Under-14 Blue 5-2 in the junior Legionnaires' opener of the GMB AAA tournament in Ellisville,...
DANVILLE - Kyle Athmer pitched eight strong innings, allowing only a hit while striking out nine and R.J. LaRocco had two RBIs as the Alton River Dragons scored all of their runs in two innings, taking a 5-0 win over the Danville Dans in a Prospect League baseball game Friday evening at Danville...
DANVILLE - Danville Post 210 scored four runs in the first and fourth innings, but did its major damage in the second, hitting Alton Post 126 for 10 runs in the second en route ta four inning 18-0 win over the Legionnaires in the opening game of the Danville Invitational tournament Friday morning....
ALTON - The Springfield Lucky Horseshoes scored in seven of the nine innings played on Wednesday night in their 11-5 win over the Alton River Dragons in a Prospect League baseball game played at Lloyd Hopkins Field at Gordon Moore Park. The River Dragons have now lost six of their last seven games,...
ROXANA - Jack Rea, a sophomore-to-be at Marquette Catholic High, is taking over as starting quarterback for the upcoming 2023 season and is hopeful of helping the Explorers turn around their football program. Rea is a Tucker's Automotive Repair & Tire Male Athlete of the Month for the Explorers. Marquet...
PERU, Ill. - The Alton River Dragons jumped out to an early 5-0 lead and didn't look back in going on to a 10-6 win over the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp to earn a split of a two-game series Tuesday evening at Schweikert Stadium in Peru, Ill. The win ended a five-game losing streak for Alton and...
ROXANA - Senior-to-be Tyrone Foster is expected to be one of the top players on defense for the Alton High School football team in 2023 as the Redbirds seek to turn around their program from a 1-8 record from the year before. Foster showed much enthusiasm and a team-first attitude during seven-on-seven...
WASHINGTON, Mo. - The senior Alton Post 126 American Legion baseball team enjoyed a successful weekend, winning two of three games in a Fourth of July tournament in Washington, Mo., and head into their final week of the regular season as they prepare for the Legion postseason and the District 2...
ALTON - After being rained out at Quincy against the Gems on June 28, the Alton River Dragons ended the first half of the Prospect League split season with a pair of losses, falling at home to the O'Fallon, Mo., Hoots 6-4 in 10 innings on June 29. then losing at the first half Prairie Land Division...
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