WATERLOO - East St. Louis used a fast start and a balanced scoring effort to beat Jacksonville 82-50 on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in the second semifinal of the Class 3A Waterloo sectional, earning a spot in Friday night’s Sweet Sixteen game. The Flyers led 41-26 at halftime, then outscored...
THURSDAY, MARCH 5 PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS ROUNDUP GIRLS BASKETBALL IHSA PLAYOFFS STATE FINALS AT CEFCU ARENA, ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL CLASS 2A BREESE CENTRAL 48, PLEASANT PLAINS 40: Breese Central led all the way through,...
GLEN CARBON — Carson Barone has played a steady role in Father McGivney Catholic’s most successful boys basketball season in program history, and the junior guard is already looking ahead to what comes next. Barone, a Byron, Carlson, Petri & Kalb Male Athlete of the Month for the Griffins,...
EDWARDSVILLE - Senior shooting guard Miccah Butler led Edwardsville with 18 points in the Tigers' 61-43 win over Collinsville to win the IHSA Class 4A regional on Feb. 27, 2026, at Lucco-Jackson Gym, extending an incredible three-year career for Edwardsville. Edwardsville won again over Alton in th...
MONDAY, MARCH 2 GIRLS BASKETBALL IHSA PLAYOFFS SUPER-SECTIONAL GAMES --- STATE QUARTERFINALS/ELITE EIGHT CLASS 4A The remarkable run of Belleville East continued on Monday, as the Lancers defeated Homewood-Flossmoor 54-47 to win the Illinois Wesleyan University super-sectional in Bloomington...
WESTMONT - Edwardsville's Derek Ruehl finished 16th in the one-meter springboard diving event, while Jackson Suhre finished 16th overall, eighth in the B final, as the only two competitors to advance to the finals of the IHSA boys swimming and diving meet, held over the weekend at FMC Natatorium...
O'FALLON, IL. - O’Fallon High School’s Kira Thompson made history for the Panthers at the IHSA State Tournament this past weekend. Thompson finished fourth at 170 pounds after losing her final match by fall at 2:46 to Anali Wilson of Berwyn-Cicero J. Sterling Morton. O’Fallon...
BLOOMINGTON — Emma Rogers of Edwardsville closed her season with a sixth-place finish at 105 pounds at the IHSA girls state wrestling tournament held over the weekend at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington. Rogers’ final match ended in a loss to Annabelle Mueller of Hampshire by technica...
BLOOMINGTON — Roxana’s Chloe Skiles emerged as the area’s lone state champion wrestler over the weekend, winning the 110-pound title at Grossinger Motors Arena as the Shells placed fourth as a team in the state tournament. Skiles went 4-0 in the 110-pound bracket. She won her...
EDWARDSVILLE - Gabby Cook is a senior forward for the girls basketball team at Edwardsville High, and provided senior, veteran leadership for the Tigers during the 2025-2026 campaign. In a game against O'Fallon Feb. 6, 2026, at Lucco-Jackson Gym, Cook was one of three players who scored 11 points...
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