EDWARDSVILLE - Junior forward Jordan Pickett led all scorers with 23 points as Belleville East played very good team defense to help defeat Edwardsville in a Southwestern Conference boys basketball game 47-39 Friday night at Lucco-Jackson Gym. The Tigers gave a very good effort, even though the...
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 SPORTS ROUNDUP The snowstorm that passed through the St. Louis area on Wednesday caused the postponement of the entire Riverbender.com area high school sports schedule on Wednesday. The games that were affected by the snow were: BOYS BASKETBALL Hardin Calhoun at Staunton...
GRANITE CITY - The girls' basketball program at Granite City High School is becoming revitalized under the leadership of first-year head coach Greg Vaughn, who took over the team six days before the scheduled start of preseason practice on Oct. 26. Since then, the Warriors, who went 0-11 last...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville and Triad competitive cheerleading teams are bound to IHSA state competition after the sectional competition held this past weekend at Lucco-Jackson Gym in Edwardsville. The IHSA state finals are set for Friday, Feb. 4, and Saturday, Feb. 5, at Grossinger Motors Arena...
EDWARDSVILLE - Senior forward Syd Harris led the way with 22 points, while senior guard Macy Silvey scored 19 points as Edwardsville hit a total of nine three-pointers en route to a 68-33 win over Collinsville in a Southwestern Conference girls basketball game Tuesday evening at Lucco-Jackson Gym....
BETHALTO - The girls' basketball team at Civic Memorial High School is something special. The Eagles are enjoying a great season so far, with its biggest highlight to date coming on Jan 22, when the Eagles defeated a previously undefeated Okawville side 53-47 in the final of the 25th Highland Invitational...
SATURDAY, JANUARY 29 SPORTS ROUNDUP GIRLS BASKETBALL CARROLLTON LADY HAWK INVITATIONAL THE FINAL MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 66, GREENFIELD NORTHWESTERN 38: In the final, Marquette went out to a big halftime lead and led all the way in defeating Northwestern for the tournament championship....
MONDAY, JANUARY 31 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL O'FALLON 61, GRANITE CITY 56: O'Fallon took a very close, hard-fought win on the road at Granite City's Memorial Gym. The Panthers and Warriors were tied after the first quarter 8-8, with O'Fallon going ahead at halftime 25-20, then extending...
EDWARDSVILLE - Eric Hurst scored 25 points as Madison totaled 20 points in the opening period en route to a 55-41 win over Edwardsville in a boys basketball game played Monday night at Lucco-Jackson Gym. The Tigers got behind in the game, trailing the Trojans 20-11 after the first quarter, and...
COLLINSVILLE - Senior basketball player Ihzel Brown, a 6-1, 224-pounder, is one of the leaders for the Alton High team, and although the Redbirds have yet to win a game this year, Brown is one of the team's most important players and sets an example for the younger players on the team to follow....
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