Bradley Piros has been a reporter at Riverbnder.com since January 2022.
He graduated from Western Illinois University in December 2020 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism as well as a minor in Sports Broadcasting.
At WIU Bradley worked at the school's student-run newspaper publication The Western Courier. He began his freshman year as a writer and worked his way up to Sports Editor by the time he was a senior.
In his spare time, Bradley loves to stay active. He played soccer and ran track and field at Alton High. Now he stays busy with his favorite hobby disc golf. He also loves spending time with his family and friends, traveling to new places, and watching sports.
FRIDAY’S BOYS RESULTS STAUNTON 56, CARLINVILLE 42 In the first championship bracket semifinal, the hosting Cavaliers took on the top-seeded Bulldogs. It was a game that Staunton led from beginning to end although the Cavies gained some ground at times, only trailing 25-20 at halftime....
CARLINVILLE – It didn’t take long Friday night for the Calhoun Warriors to take control in the second semifinal of the night at the 58th Annual Carlinville Holiday Tournament. A quick start saw the Warriors open up to an early 8-0 lead over the Litchfield Purple Panthers, eventually...
LADUE, Mo. – For the third straight season, the Edwardsville Tigers took the trip across the Mississippi to take part in the Don Maurer Holiday Invitational hosted by Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School (MICDS). The Tigers earned a No. 2 seed in the tournament and had already...
BELLEVILLE – Friday night was a Southwestern Conference showdown that’s about as big as it gets in the early portion of the season. The 9-1 Belleville East Lancers hosted the 8-1 Alton Redbirds. Alton was looking to remain perfect in the SWC and it did so after a come-from-behind 55-42...
GLEN CARBON – Monday wrapped up the first half of Gateway Metro Conference play for the Father McGivney Griffins. They are now 4-1 through five conference games after a 49-21 win over Metro-East Lutheran. “It’s our first trip through the conference slate. I think we could have...
BETHALTO – Friday night was the Tyler Thomson show. On the night that Triad was missing some key players, he stepped up and scored 33 points, a career-high, helping the Knights take down CM 51-40 for the conference win. Before Friday, Thompson had never had a 20-plus point game. He put...
BETHALTO – The Civic Memorial Lady Eagles took their record to 10-0 Friday night with a 48-40 Mississippi Valley Conference win over Triad. The Knights fell to 7-2 on the season, with two losses against current Associated Press top 10 ranked teams. The Eagles are ranked No. 3 in IHSA Class...
ALTON – A little over two weeks into the season, and the Alton High girls basketball team finally played on its home court Thursday night. The Redbirds hosted Southwestern Conference rivals O’Fallon and won a close, low-scoring game by a score of 30-29. Alton improves to 7-1 on the...
GRANITE CITY – After playing three games at Triad High School for the Stove Top Classic to open the season and then on the road at O’Fallon and Metro-East Lutheran, the Granite City Warriors boys basketball team finally held its home opener Wednesday night. They welcomed the Riverview...
GRANITE CITY – The Granite City Warriors boys basketball team is beginning to find some success. That’s in part thanks to Evan Brewer. The 6-foot-5 junior center has had back-to-back huge games, helping his team to wins. For that reason, he is a Stillwater Senior Living Athlete of the...
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