Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville High girls' volleyball team used key shots at important times to help pull out a 25-22, 25-23 win over Belleville West in a very well-played and exciting IHSA Class 4A regional final Thursday night at Lucco-Jackson Gym. Whenever the Maroons would rally back and take...

ALTON - It's a full slate for RiverBender.com area teams as the football postseason begins this weekend. In Class 1A, Mt. Sterling Brown County (5-4) is at Tuscola (7-2), while Jacksonville Routt Catholic (7-2) hosts Villa Grove (6-3). Camp Point Central (9-0) plays at home against Dupo (5-4) and...

EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville and O'Fallon football teams are set to lock horns once again in the first round of Class 8A as the IHSA football playoffs are set to begin across the state this weekend. The Tigers and Panthers will play each other at OTHS Panther Stadium Saturday night at 7 p.m. T...

BUFFALO GROVE - Edwardsville's girls' tennis program is always strong under Head Coach Dave Lipe and his staff. The girls had considerable success in both the sectional and state tournaments in the post-season. Lipe's girls won the sectional championship at home on Oct. 15 and then performed well...

COLLINSVILLE - Colin McGinnis had a brace (two goals) in extra time to pull Edwardsville to a 2-0 win over O'Fallon in the semifinal of the IHSA Class 3A boys soccer Moline sectional Wednesday evening at Kahok Stadium in Collinsville. The win put the Tigers into the final on Friday night in Moline...

EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville High girls' volleyball team opened up its postseason run with very little trouble in taking a 25-11, 25-9 win over Granite City in the IHSA Class 4A regional Tuesday night at Lucco-Jackson Gym. It was the start of the Tigers' bid to return to the state finals at Illinoi...

CLASS 4A AT EDWARDSVILLE BELLEVILLE WEST 25-25-25, ALTON 17-27-13: In the second semifinal of the Edwardsville regional at Lucco-Jackson Gym, West rallied back from dropping the second set to take a three-set win over Alton to advance to Thursday's final against the Tigers. Berlynn Clayton...

CLASS 3A AT CIVIC MEMORIAL In the semifinals at CM, Mascoutah eliminated the host Eagles 25-13, 25-9, while Triad took a three-set thriller over Highland 20-25, 25-22, 25-23. The Indians are now 26-3. while CM ends their season 8-12. The Knights improve to 9-15, while the Bulldogs' season...

CLASS 2A AT HIGHLAND In the Class 2A Highland regional at Fireman’s Park in Alhambra, both CM and Triad had two runners place in the top ten as the Eagles and Knights’ teams both advanced to the sectional. Marion was the team champion with 48 points, with the Eagles coming in second...

CLASS 3A AT QUINCY Edwardsville’s Emily Nuttall finished third as the Tigers placed three runners in the top ten to win the team title at Quincy’s Bob Mays Park. The Tigers took the team championship with 39 points, with O’Fallon coming in second with 48 points, Normal Community...