COLLINSVILLE - It was sophomore guard Ralph Wires' only basket of the game. It turned out to be the biggest one of the season for Quincy. Wires' driving lay-up at the buzzer gave the Blue Devils an unbelievable 34-32 win over Collinsville in the IHSA boys basketball Class 4A sectional semifinal...
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL IACS STATE TOURNAMENT - THE FINAL FRIDAY'S RESULT MARYVILLE CHRISTIAN 78, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY CHRISTIAN 56: In the final of the Illinois Association of Christian Schools, Maryville jumped to a big first half lead to defeat MVCS to win...
BLOOMINGTON - Senior forward Syd Harris closed out her incredible high school career with 23 points, while fellow seniors Elle Evans and Macy Silvey also concluded their careers with 11 and 10 points respectively as a second-half rally by Edwardsville just fell short in a 56-53 loss to Bolingbrook...
WOOD RIVER - Junior Tyler Robinson has concluded a successful season with the boys basketball team at East Alton-Wood River High School, averaging 1.9 points and 3.3 rebounds-per-game, also contributing totals of 29 assists, 33 steals and seven blocked shots, helping the Oilers finish their season...
MVCHA HOCKEY PLAYOFFS CLASS 1A ALTON 2, HIGHLAND 1 (ALTON WINS SHOOTOUT 1-0): Alton scored the only goal in the shootout to defeat Highland 2-1 and take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series in the Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association Class 1A final Thursday night at the East...
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL IHSA PLAYOFFS --- REGIONAL FINALS FRIDAY ROUNDUP CLASS 3A AT CAHOKIA EAST ST. LOUIS 78, HIGHLAND 57: In the final at the Cahokia gym, East St. Louis pulled away in the second half to eliminate Highland. The...
IHSA STATE TOURNAMENT AT GROSSINGER MOTORS ARENA, BLOOMINGTON PHILLIPS WINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR ALTON, DAWSON, PRATT FINISH SECOND, RHODES, ROTTMANN, RHODES PLACE THIRD AT IHSA STATE MEET: Alton's Antonia Phillips took home a state championship, while Collinsville's Taylor Dawson and...
GRANITE CITY - Collinsville lost an eight-point lead and a nine-point lead late, but Jake Wilkinson hit a rebounded shot in the lane with one second left in regulation to force overtime, then the Kahoks went seven-of-nine from the free-throw line in the overtime to escape with a 62-60 win over Belleville...
WAVERLY - The Marquette Catholic girls' basketball team came out ready to go, but were just a few shots away from another win Friday night, as Quincy Notre Dame topped the Explorers 54-45 in the IHSA Class 2A Sectional final at Waverly High. The game was originally set for Thursday night, but was...
JOLIET - Senior forward Syd Harris led Edwardsville with 22 points, with her final basket of the game making school history. Harris became the first-ever Tigers player to score over 2,000 points in his or her career as Edwardsville defeated Normal Community 57-45 in the IHSA girls basketball Class...
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