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.
GLEN CARBON - The Father McGivney boys soccer team is off and rolling. The Griffins are undefeated through their first six games with a 5-0-1 record. The last time McGivney stayed undefeated this long was back in 2016 where it posted a 4-0-2 record through six games. Their record improved...
HARDIN – It was the rematch. The date circled on the calendar for every Calhoun football player, coach, and fan. The defending IHSA Class 1A state champs Camp Point Central visited Hardin Friday night in a rematch of last season’s second-round playoff game between the Cougars and Warriors....
Non-Conference Althoff Catholic 61, St. Teresa 0 Quincy, 42, Alton 13 Nokomis 49, Argenta-Oreana 0 Belleville East 28, Pekin 21 Breese Central 49, Mater Dei 13 Calhoun 14, Camp Point Central 13 Civic Memorial 21, East Alton-Wood River 8 Clinton 35, Marquette Catholic 7 Collinsville...
ALTON – The Marquette Explorers boys golf team hosted Althoff Catholic and Christ Our Rock Lutheran in a nine-hole triangular match at The Woodlands Golf Course Wednesday afternoon. The Blue Crew shot a blistering 151 to beat out the Crusaders’ 172 and COR’s 260. The teams played...
JERSEYVILLE – The St. Francis/Holy Ghost junior high golf team headed north to Lincoln to take part in the IESA Sectional tournament at Lincoln Elks Golf Course. Led by Adam Robinson’s 2-over par 73, the team finished in first place with a team score of 348. Robinson, who earned back-to-back...
BETHALTO – A struggling Civic Memorial boys soccer team was visited by Althoff Catholic Wednesday evening at Hauser Field. The game opened up to a frantic pace with three goals being scored in the first eight minutes. Althoff broke the tie just 67 seconds into it when Bo Gomric scored from...
BETHALTO – The Civic Memorial boys soccer team is just rolling with the punches right now. Opening up the season on a four-game skid with some lopsided losses to Father McGivney, Edwardsville, Springfield, and as of Wednesday, Althoff, the Eagles have been outscored 31-3 in that time span....
GRANITE CITY – It’s always nice to break in a new (in this case improved) field with a win, and that’s exactly what the Granite City Warriors boys soccer team did Monday night. They hosted the Waterloo Bulldogs on the newly turfed Gene Baker Field and came out with a competitive...
ST. LOUIS - After a frantic game in Portland last weekend, St. Louis City interim head coach John Hackworth put the team through their paces last week in training to shore up the defense. Those efforts on the training fields just south of CITYPARK paid dividends on Sunday afternoon when City...
ALTON – On one side of town, Marquette Catholic was taking on Belleville West at Public School Stadium. Less than three miles away, the Alton Redbirds were hosting reigning Class 1 state champions Duchense at Piasa Motor Fuels Field at the high school. With both games happening simultaneously,...
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