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.
ALTON – The Marquette Catholic girls basketball team has somewhat of a three-point attack this season. And it’s currently being led by junior Laila Davis. Through the first seven games of the season, she leads the team with 63 points, averaging nine per game. That’s why she...
ALTON – The Marquette Explorers girls basketball team hosted the Althoff Crusaders in Gateway Metro Conference action Monday night. The visitors got off to a strong start and went on to win the game 42-37. It was Althoff’s fourth win in a row as it is now 5-5 on the season and 3-0 in...
ALTON - The Marquette Catholic Explorers hosted the Althoff Catholic Crusaders in girls basketball action Monday night. It was the visitors who took a 42-37 Gateway Metro Conference win, improving to 5-5 on the season. These photos are from the game.
ALTON – The Alton Redbirds hosted the Edwardsville Tigers in both teams' Southwestern Conference opener Friday night inside a packed Alton High School gym. It was the host Redbirds who claimed a 52-39 win, improving to 5-0 on the season for the first time in 10 years. The Redbirds started...
ALTON - The Alton Redbirds hosted the Edwardsville Tigers in both teams' Southwestern Conference opening game Friday night inside a packed Alton High School gym. It was the host Redbirds who claimed a 52-39 win, improving to 5-0 on the season while handing the Tigers their first loss. These photos ar...
EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville Tigers hosted the Alton Redbirds in MVCHA action late Thursday night at RP Lumber Center. The Tigers won by a score of 7-2 in a more competitive game than the scoreline suggests. Alton’s Keller Jacobs was sent to the penalty box for tripping at 11:56...
BETHALTO – Starting a season strong is nothing new for the Civic Memorial girls basketball team. For the third time in the last four seasons, the Eagles are off and running with a 6-0 start. They reached that mark Monday night after beating Mascoutah in their home opener by a score of 61-30....
ROXANA – The East St. Louis Flyers were looking to take home the Roxana Hoopsgiving Classic championship in their first appearance in the annual tournament. The Orphans of Centralia had other ideas. They beat the Flyers 63-51 to win their fourth straight Hoopsgiving title. The championship...
ALTON – It’s on every social media post, it’s said before every practice and every game. The Alton High School boys basketball team is given a simple motto from their head coach. Be the same dude every day. But what exactly does that mean? “It means, just coming in being...
ALTON – The Alton Redbirds had to work back from an early deficit but a large crowd on hand in the teams’ season opener helped them bounce back to a 49-42 win over the Waterloo Bulldogs Monday night. Waterloo opened the game on a 9-0 run, the first seven points being scored by 6-foot-9...
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