EDWARDSVILLE — Edwardsville’s boys volleyball season ended Thursday night, May 28, 2026, with a 25-17, 25-19 loss to O’Fallon in the IHSA regional final at Lucco-Jackson Gym, but the Tigers finished 24-14 and return much of their roster for the spring of 2027. The Tigers, who...
THURSDAY, MAY 28 PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS ROUNDUP BASEBALL IHSA PLAYOFFS --- REGIONAL SEMIFINALS HARDIN CALHOUN 3, CARROLLTON 0 : In the second semifinal of the Class 1A Calhoun regional, the host Warriors scored twice in the second, then added one more run in the sixth ht shut out Carrollton. Ja...
ROXANA — Roxana eliminated Carlinville from the IHSA Class 2A Litchfield Regional with a 15-0 win on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, scoring 10 runs in the first inning and advancing to Saturday’s final against host Litchfield. Roxana added three runs in the second inning and one run each...
JERSEYVILLE - Jersey rallied from a two-run deficit to defeat Civic Memorial 3-2 in the second semifinal on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, scoring the winning run in the seventh inning to advance to the Jersey IHSA 3A Regional baseball final against Triad. Triad beat Taylorville 5-0 in the other regional...
GRANITE CITY - Granite City’s baseball season ended in a narrow regional defeat on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, but the Warriors closed 2026 with signs of progress after recovering from a difficult start and finishing 15-16 overall. Granite City lost 1-0 in a highly competitive regional game on...
EDWARDSVILLE — Jack Kirgan singled home Hunter Baugh in the 10th inning Wednesday, May 27, 2026, lifting Edwardsville to a 1-0 win over Granite City in an IHSA Class 4A regional semifinal at Tom Pile Field and ending a dominant pitchers’ duel that sent the Tigers into the regional final....
TROY — A single goal decided the Class 3A sectional match Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Triad High School, just as O’Fallon coach Justin Judiscak expected. Edwardsville defeated O’Fallon 1-0 on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, on Jumper’s goal in the 58th minute, ending O’Fallon’s...
TROY — Reagan Jumper scored in the 58th minute, and Edwardsville held on over the final 22 minutes to defeat defending state champion O’Fallon 1-0 in an IHSA Class 3A Normal Community sectional semifinal Tuesday night, May 26, 2026, at Knights Field at Triad High School. The win sent...
BELLEVILLE – Brooke Burris led the way with two hits and three RBIs, while Marley Fox pitched well, striking out four in a complete game inside the circle, as Edwardsville came back from an early 3-0 deficit to win over Belleville East 9-5 in the IHSA Class 4A Branley-Bourbonnais sectional...
GRANITE CITY - Senior outfielder Tuff Bradley led the offense with two hits and four RBIs, while pitcher Ben Wilson went all the way on the mound, striking out seven as Granite City eliminated Decatur MacArthur 6-2 in an IHSA Class 4A regional play-in game Monday afternoon, May 25, 2026, at Babe...
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