JOLIET - Senior forward Syd Harris made history with a lay-up late in the game to become Edwardsville's first-ever career 2,000-point scorer as the Tigers defeated Normal Community 57-45 in the IHSA girls basketball Class 4A sectional final Thursday evening at Joliet Central High School. Harris' baske...
CLASS 2A WAVERLY GIRLS BASKETBALL SECTIONAL MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 35, CARTHAGE ILLINI WEST 28: In the first girls' sectional semifinal at Waverly, Marquette Catholic came from behind in the second half to defeat Illini West and move into the Sweet Sixteen. The Chargers led after one quarter 9-7...
COLLINSVILLE - Senior forward Syd Harris led Edwardsville with 25 points as the Tigers took control of a close game in the third quarter, then held off an O'Fallon rally near the end of the period In going on to a 60-50 win over the Panthers in the IHSA Class 4A Joliet Central sectional semifinal...
EDWARDSVILLE - Elle Evans, a senior forward for the Edwardsville High School girls basketball team, came up with a big game on Friday, scoring 22 points in helping the Tigers defeat Alton 60-54 in the IHSA Class 4A regional final at Lucco-Jackson Gym. Evans has been one of the leaders on the team...
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA - Triad's Colby Crouch won the Class 2A state championship at 120 pounds for Triad, while Civic Memorial saw Bradley Ruckman, Joey Biciocchi, Bryce Griffin and Abe Wojcikiewicz place on the final day of the IHSA boys wrestling state meet Saturday at State Farm Center on the campus...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville swimmer Cohen Osborn qualified for four events, two individual and two relays, while Father McGivney Catholic's Jude Henke made history by becoming the first Griffins' swimmer to advance to the state meet as the Tigers won their fourth straight IHSA boys swimming sectiona...
BELLEVILLE - Isayah Kloster led Edwardsville with 17 points, while Bryce Spiller added 16 points as the Tigers snapped an eight-game losing skid with a 54-41 win over Belleville West in the regular-season finale Friday night at the West gym. The Tigers played particularly well defensively, holding...
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18 SPORTS ROUNDUP GIRLS BASKETBALL IHSA PLAYOFFS --- REGIONAL FINALS CLASS 1A AT CARLYLE CARLYLE 51, FATHER MCGIVNEY CATHOLIC 39: A 15-4 third quarter run by Carlyle spelled the difference as the homestanding Indians defeated McGivney to move on to the Bunker...
CHAMPAIGN - Edwardsville has two wrestlers - Dylan Gvillo at 138 pounds and Drew Landau at 145 pounds - both advanced to the final day of the state wrestling tournament at State Farm Center at the University of Illinois. Both Gvillo and Landau have a chance to medal. For Edwardsville in Class 3A,...
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA - Civic Memorial advanced five wrestlers into the final day, while Edwardsville and East Alton-Wood River put two wrestlers each into the final rounds of the IHSA boys state wrestling tournament on day two of the event Friday at State Farm Center on the University of Illinois campus...
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