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.
EAST ST. LOUIS – The Alton Redbirds traveled to East St. Louis to take on the red-hot Flyers on Tuesday in a pivotal Southwestern Conference clash. Both teams entered the game with perfect 3-0 SWC records, but it was the home team that remained flawless, winning a nail-biter by a score of...
LADUE, Mo. – For the fourth straight season, the Edwardsville Tigers crossed over the Mississippi River to take part in the Don Maurer Holiday Invitational, hosted by Mary Institute and Saint Louis Day School (MICDS). Edwardsville earned itself the number four seed in the 16-team bracket-style...
EDWARDSVILLE – History wasn’t on Belleville East’s side Thursday night, coming into a colossal Southwestern Conference game on the road at Edwardsville. Taking a long look back at the series, one date stands out in time, February 26, 2007. The Tigers narrowly beat Belleville Eas...
ALTON – Things haven’t come easy for the Marquette Catholic High School boys basketball team. Averaging just 47.5 points per game of offense, the Explorers have had to lean heavily on their defense to gut out a 6-3 record. That defense was there on Tuesday night as Marquette hosted...
ALTON – It’s been official since before the 2025-26 basketball season started, but Semaj Stampley is a future South Dakota State University Jackrabbit. The decision was finalized back in early November on National Signing Day, just a couple of weeks before he began his senior season...
BETHALTO – The Alton Lady Redbirds took to the court at Civic Memorial High School on Monday, December 15, and led wire to wire, beating the Eagles 52-42, handing them their second straight loss. Alton improved to 7-1 on the season. CM falls to 8-2. The two schools used to play annually,...
ALTON – Alton High School boys basketball head coach Dylan Dudley would go to bat and say that his Redbirds play one of the toughest, not just non-conference, but all-around schedules in the state. “It’s brutal. It’s by far the hardest,” Dudley said. “I would...
ALTON – After winning their opening Gateway Metro Conference game at Maryville Christian on Tuesday, December 9, the Marquette Explorers kept things rolling, hosting the Althoff Crusaders Friday night and winning 47-43. Marquette improved to 5-3 on the season and 2-0 in the GMC. Althoff falls...
ALTON – Thursday night saw a massive Southwestern Conference showdown at Alton High School. The Lady Redbirds hosted the Edwardsville Tigers and won 67-43. The Tigers, without starter Kaylee Hauschild, who sustained an injury on Saturday, December 6, in a 49-39 SWIC Shootout loss to Civic...
CREVE COUER, Mo. – Tuesday was the third game of a five-game road trip for the Alton High School boys basketball team. The Redbirds went across the ‘Mighty Mississippi’ to take on the De Smet Jesuit Spartans. It was a back-and-forth game that was decided in the fourth quarter,...
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