ALTON - Alex Siatos shot a one-under-par 71 to finish third, while Marquette Catholic's Aiden O'Keefe finished right behind with an even-par 72 as the Redbirds finished fourth in the Alton Tee-Off Classic tournament Tuesday afternoon at Spencer T. Olin Golf Club at Gordon Moore Park. Belleville...
GODFREY - The Alton High School girls golf partnership between sophomore Addison Kenney and senior Samantha Eales played well on Saturday in the Alton Kickoff Scramble tournament at Rolling Hills Golf Club in Godfrey, shooting a one-over-par 72 to finish third in the event, the first tournament o...
GIRLS GOLF JOHNSON WINS INDIVIDUAL TITLE, TIGERS TIE FOR 10TH IN SEASON-OPENING SHOWCASE EVENT: Nicole Johnson got off to a spectacular start to her senior season by shooting a two-under-par 70 to win the individual title of the Prep Tour High School Showcase tournament, with Edwardsville finishing...
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio - The Alton River Dragons held a 4-0 lead after six innings in the third and deciding game of the Prospect League Championship Series, but in a stunning turnaround, the home standing Chillicothe, Ohio, Paints scored six runs to take the lead after seven, then finished the game with...
GODFREY - Edwardsville senior girls golfer Nicole Johnson and her freshman sister, Rachel, continued their hot start as the pair shot an incredible 13-under-par 58 to win the Alton Kickoff Scramble tournament Saturday at Rolling Hills Golf Club in Godfrey. Nicole Johnson was coming off a win...
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11 SPORTS ROUNDUP The season-opening Sports Roundup for the 2022-23 school year features local golfers doing well in the opening tournaments and meets on Thursday. BOYS GOLF PREP TOUR HIGH SCHOOL SHOWCASE AT THE DEN AT FOX CREEK GOLF CLUB, BLOOMINGTON LEWIS TIES FOR FOURTH,...
SEE PHOTO GALLERY: EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville High football team opened preseason practice on Monday morning at the Edwardsville Sports Complex on a positive note as turnout was very good and the players worked hard as the Tigers begin preparations for the 2022 season. What started out...
ALTON - Juniors Parker Mayhew and Nate Bartlett won the championship of the Riverbend Tennis Open in the boys under 16 division and had an outstanding summer of play. The Redbird teammates defeated James McKeever and Alex Teutken, also from Alton, and Caden and Ryne Breyer from Civic Memorial. Park...
EDWARDSVILLE - Makoto Ochi of Akashi, Japan and his partner, Seita Watanabe of Fukushima, both won their first-ever pro doubles title at the Edwardsville Futures tennis tournament, presented by the EGHM Foundation, on July 30 at the Edwardsville Tennis Center with a 7-6 (7-1 in the tiebreaker), 6-3...
JERSEYVILLE - Stote Reeder, who coached the boys' basketball team at Jersey Community High School for 17 seasons, resigned to take the head coaching position at Nashville High, where he will start effective with the 2022-23 season. Reeder came to Jersey for the 2005-06 season and won 247 games a...
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