Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

BETHALTO - Lauren Hardy led the offense with three hits and three RBIs and Megan Griffith pitched well in a complete game, walking only three while striking out seven. But a three-run 10th inning gave Belleville East an 8-5 win over the Eagles in a softball game played Monday afternoon at the Bethalto...

ALTON - Civic Memorial pitcher Sam Buckley threw a six-inning no-hitter, walking one and striking out nine, while Christian Garrett had three hits and drove home a pair of runs. Three players collected two hits each, and Bryer Arview also had a pair of RBIs as the Eagles defeated Alton 10-0 in a basebal...

EDWARDSVILLE - A first-half goal by Allie Tredway turned out to be the only goal of the match as O'Fallon's girls' soccer team dealt Edwardsville its first loss of the season 1-0 in a match that was abandoned right before the start of the second half due to heavy rain and lightning that passed through...

WOOD RIVER - Roxana, Father McGivney Catholic and East Alton-Wood River all had good performances on the day as the three teams opened the 2023 outdoor track season with a quadrangular meet with Belleville Althoff Catholic Wednesday afternoon at EAWR Memorial Stadium. The Shells won the meet with...

EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville High boys volleyball team held a lead late in the first set and also led early in the second set, but CBC rallied both times to take a 25-22, 25-10 win over the Tigers in their 2023 home opener Thursday evening at Lucco-Jackson Gym. A young Tiger played well in both...

ALTON 9, ROXANA 5 At Roxana City Park, a three-run seventh inning clinched the first win of the year for Alton. Alissa Sauls had four hits to lead the Redbirds while Alaina Laslie had two hits and three RBIs. Summer Campbell, and Lauren O'Neill each had a hit and drove in two runs. Laci Fische...

PIASA SOUTHWESTERN 8, ALTON 2 Southwestern scored four runs in the fourth and three more in the fifth to defeat Alton at home. Hank Bouillon had three hits and two RBIs to lead the Piasa Birds, while Rocky Darr also had three hits, Adam Hale had two hits and drove in three runs, Ryan Lowis...

MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 2, MATER DEI 0 Ella Anselm and Aela Scruggs both scored as the Explorers picked up a nice bounce-back win following a nail-biting 5-4 loss the other day. The win brings Marquette to 2-1 in the young season. Goalkeeper Hannah Marshall picked up her second shutout of the yea...

WOOD RIVER - Father McGivney Catholic's Zoe Oller broke the school record for the discus throw with a toss of 81 feet, nine-and-one-quarter inch, while other athletes had solid showings, as did host East Alton-Wood River in a season-opening quadrangular track meet held Wednesday at EAWR Memorial Stadium...

EDWARDSVILLE - Kylie Peel and Olivia Baca each had a brace (two goals apiece), while Mea Hook added a first half strike and the Edwardsville back line put on another solid performance, allowing both Lainey Wiegers and Genny Hampton to share the team's third straight clean sheet as the Tigers defeated...