Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

Riverbender.com area wrestlers did well in the IHSA regional tournaments in all three classes on Saturday, while Vandalia in Class 1A, Civic Memorial in Class 2A and Edwardsville in Class 3A all advanced their teams to the sectional with wins in their respective regionals. Here's a look at the results...
CLASS 2A AT CIVIC MEMORIAL BETHALTO - Civic Memorial won a regional championship for the first time in 26 years with a big win in their own regional. The Eagles won the title with a score of 224.5 points, with Triad placing second at 188 points, Waterloo was third at 124.5 points, Mascoutah came...
EDWARDSVILLE - Evan Grinter and Cohen Osborn both won two events each as Edwardsville's boys swimming team took 11 of the 12 events in going on to win the Southern Illinois Boys Championships Tuesday evening at the Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center. The Tigers won with 323 points, with Belleville Althoff...
EAST ALTON - The Edwardsville East hockey team scored in each period, with Miles Rosenthal stopping all 42 shots, as the Tigers defeated St. John Vianney Catholic of Kirkwood, Mo. 3-0 to tie their opening round Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association playoff series Tuesday night at the East...
MASCOUTAH - Justin King scored 24 points in leading three Mascoutah players in double figures as the Indians took advantage of Edwardsville miscues while the Tigers struggled offensively in a 63-47 Mascoutah win in a boys basketball game played Tuesday night at Mascoutah High. The Tigers started ou...
EAST ALTON - The Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association playoffs started Monday as the opening round series will start at two different rinks. The finals of the tournament will be played later this month as all 13 varsity teams begin their quest for the MVCHA Cup. In the East Division, overall...
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL STAUNTON 51, HARDIN CALHOUN 37: Staunton used a big final quarter to close out the game and defeat Calhoun at the Staunton gym. The Warriors led at the end of the first quarter 17-15, then expanded the lead to 26-22 at halftime. The Bulldogs...
COLLINSVILLE - Madeline Woelfel, a senior for the girls bowling team at Civic Memorial, had a very successful IHSA regional tournament Feb. v5 at Camelot Bowl in Collinsville, finishing in a tie for second place overall with Collinsville's Courtney Baer with an identical six-game score of 1,267 as th...
COLLINSVILLE - Several area girls bowlers advanced to the sectional from Saturday's Collinsville Regional at Camelot Lanes. Collinsville won the team championship, with Triad and Civic Memorial also advancing their teams to next week's sectional, while three Roxana bowlers - Natalie Moreland, Kianna...
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2022 SPORTS ROUNDUP Despite the snowstorm having passed through the St. Louis area by Thursday afternoon, many of the area's high school sporting schedule was postponed because of hazardous conditions on the roads. In the games that were played on Friday night. . . GIRLS BASKETBALL...