ALTON - The Alton High School boys basketball team broke a 28-game losing streak on Dec. 29 at the Prairie Farms Collinsville Holiday Classic with a 61-31 win over Wasilla, Alaska. On Tuesday night, the Redbirds made it back-to-back wins for the first time since Feb. 21-22, 2020, with a win over Belleville...
EDWARDSVILLE - Senior forward Syd Harris led the way with 28 points, while senior Emma Garner added 10 points to help guide Edwardsville to a 49-36 win in a Southwestern Conference girls basketball game played Tuesday evening at Lucco-Jackson Gym. Both the Tigers and Flyers were playing shorthanded...
MONDAY, JANUARY 3 SPORTS ROUNDUP MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 54, GRANITE CITY 34: Marquette jumped to a quick first-quarter lead and didn't look back in defeating Granite City at Marquette Family Arena. The Explorers led all the way, with leads of 21-5, 29-13 and 45-25 after the first three quarters,...
ALTON - The Alton High School girls basketball team has lost its third game this week because of COVID-19 protocols when their game at Granite City, scheduled for Thursday night at Memorial Gym, was canceled. The Redbirds, currently 12-3 and coming off a second-place finish at the Mascoutah Invitational...
ALTON - The Alton High girls basketball team, off to its most successful start in 30 years and coming off a second-place finish in the Mascoutah Invitational last week, have lost their opening 2022 game, while a conference game has been postponed and could be rescheduled. The Redbirds, currently 12-...
COLLINSVILLE - Roger Elliott's 14 points, along with 10 points each from both Ihzel Brown and Byron Stampley, Jr., Helped Alton win their first game in nearly two years with a 61-31 win over Wasilla, Alaska in the 15th place game of the 37th Prairie Farms Collinsville Holiday Classic basketball tournament...
JERSEYVILLE - Juniors Pete Barton, Danny Towell, Jacob Elliott and Tyler Ayers led the Jersey High Blue team to first place, while Highland senior Carissa Merkle and sophomore Mackenzie Davis led the Bulldog girls to the team championships at the Jersey Challenge bowling tournaments held Dec. 28 at...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville boys swimming team won all 11 events on the program and had multiple winners as the Tigers defeated Jacksonville Routt Catholic 120-15 in a dual meet held Dec. 28 at the Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center. The Tigers had little trouble with the Rockets in the holiday dual...
ROXANA - Sophomore running back Evan Wells enjoyed a very successful football season for Roxana High School, carrying the ball 171 times for 998 yards and 15 touchdowns, also catching nine passes for 96 yards and another touchdown as the Shells went 2-7 during the 2021 campaign. Wells has transitioned...
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL HOLIDAY TOURNAMENTS 37TH PRAIRIE FARMS COLLINSVILLE HOLIDAY CLASSIC --- FINAL DAY 13TH PLACE GAME TRIAD 46, EDWARDSVILLE 42: Triad rallied from a six-point third quarter deficit to go ahead, then used a 7-3 run in the final 3:25 t...
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