EDWARDSVILLE - Meredith Brueckner, a sophomore forward-guard for the Civic Memorial High girls' basketball team had a strong year for the Eagles. She suffered a knee injury late in the season but hopefully will recover in a quick fashion and return for 2023-2024. CM head girls coach Mike Arbuthnot sai...
IHSA PLAYOFFS - SUPER-SECTIONALS CLASS 4A O'FALLON 65, BOLINGBROOK 48 Jailah Pelly led O'Fallon with 22 points as the Panthers advanced to the state tournament for the first time ever with their win over Bolingbrook in the Illinois Wesleyan super-sectional. O'Fallon also got 19 points...
CLASS 3A AT JACKSONVILLE EAST ST. LOUIS 76, JACKSONVILLE 42: In the regional final at the Jacksonville Bowl, East St. Louis went out to a big early lead and never looked back to eliminate the hosts and move on. Macaleab Rich led the Flyers with 25 points, while Robert McCline came up with...
WESTMONT - Edwardsville's Cohen Osborn finished in sixth place in the final of the IHSA boys' state swimming meet on Saturday at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont. Osborn, who qualified for the final on Friday, had a time of 50.50 seconds to finish sixth in the race. Brady Johnson of West Chicago wo...
BLOOMINGTON - Edwardsville's Mackenzie Pratt and Highland's August Rottmann won state championships in their respective weight classes, while Alton's Antonia Phillips and Collinsville's Taylor Dawson finished in third place on the final day of the IHSA girls' state wrestling tournament, held Saturday...
THURSDAY GIRLS POSTSEASON BASKETBALL ROUND-UP SECTIONAL FINALS CLASS 1A In the Sweet Sixteen sectional final at Jacksonville Routt Catholic, Alayna Kraus scored 22 points and Briley Rhodes added 14 points as Okawville defeated Carlyle 63-41 to advance to the Elite Eight. The Rockets...
DUPO - Jacob Huber led Father McGivney Catholic with 16 points, but a very strong inside game by Waterloo Gibault Catholic, with the Hawks scoring 36 points, helped Gibault to a 67-43 win over the Griffins in the IHSA Class 1A Dupo regional semifinals Wednesday night at the Dupo gym. It was also...
QUINCY - Edwardsville's boys basketball team had a good start Wednesday night against Collinsville in the Class 4A IHSA Regional Semifinal at Quincy, but in the end, the Kahoks had too much firepower in a 71-56 win over the Tigers. The Kahoks' Jake Wilkinson's 20 points were key, plus pinpoint fre...
WEDNESDAY BOYS BASKETBALL POSTSEASON ROUND-UP BROOKLYN LOVEJOY 57, MARYVILLE CHRISTIAN 44 In the second semifinal at Dupo, Lovejoy got off to a quick lead and never trailed as the Wildcats eliminated MCS. The Lions were led by Issac Ballard, with 14 points, and Kai King, who hit for...
IHSA PLAYOFFS - SECTIONAL SEMIFINALS CLASS 1A AT JACKSONVILLE ROUTT CATHOLIC OKAWVILLE 69, JACKSONVILLE ROUTT CATHOLIC 34 The state-ranked Okawville Rockets rained on Jacksonville Routt's homecoming. Okawville advances to the Sectional Final where they'll face Carlyle. Carlyle beat HRdi...
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