Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

COLLINSVILLE - Alton put together a very good defensive effort, holding Lincoln to 35 points, and offensively, ran good plays and had the right players taking good shots. Unfortunately, the shots didn't fall into the basket, and it was the difference as the Redbirds lost to the Railsplitters 35-17...
COLLINSVILLE - Senior guard Adrian Elliott, Jr. has become one of the key players for a very young and hard-working Alton High School boys basketball team. He helps set an example for the younger players on the team with his work ethic, and going into the Prairie Farms Collinsville Holiday Classic,...
COLLINSVILLE - Bryce Spiller led Edwardsville with 18 points as he and Lucas Greer led a pair of second-half comebacks, but the Tigers lost to Decatur MacArthur 53-44 in the first round of the 37th Prairie Farms Collinsville Holiday Classic basketball tournament Monday morning at Vergil Fletcher...
The girls' basketball Holiday tournament season began early, with Valmeyer coming in sixth and Metro-East Lutheran Eighth in the Waterloo Gibault Catholic Candy Cane Classic, while Civic Memorial and Edwardsville both lost in the quarterfinals of the Visitation Christmas Tournament, the St. Louis...
Edwardsville, Triad, Alton and Granite City are the area schools set to play in the return of the Prairie Farms Collinsville Holiday Classic boys basketball tournament that opens up on Monday, with the championship game set for 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Collinsville tournament is the highlight o...
GRANITE CITY - Junior girls volleyball player Kaylyn Wiley was an important player for the team at Granite City High School during the 2021 season, serving up 115 points with 25 aces for the Warriors, going along with 127 kills, 10 blocks, nine assists and 65 digs as the Warriors were 9-22-1 during...
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL CARROLLTON 57, STAUNTON 41: Carrollton jumped out to an early edge in going on to a win over Staunton on the road. The Hawks led after the first three quarters 13-10, 27-18 and 45-29, with the final quarter ending in a 12-12 deadlock. Ky...
EDWARDSVILLE - Sophomore guard Bryce Spiller connected on a three-point shot from the top of the key with 17.9 seconds left in regulation to give Edwardsville a very hard-fought 28-24 win over KIPP Academy in a boys basketball game played Tuesday evening at Lucco-Jackson Gym. Spiller's three-ball...
EDWARDSVILLE - Bryce Spiller, a sophomore guard for the Edwardsville High boys basketball team, hit a three-pointer from the top of the key with 17.9 seconds left in regulation to give the Tigers a 28-24 win over KIPP Academy of St. Louis in a game played Tuesday night at Lucco-Jackson Gym. The...
MONDAY, DECEMBER 20 SPORTS ROUNDUP MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 50, COLLINSVILLE 36: Marquette held an early lead and kept building upon it throughout as the Explorers won over Collinsville at Marquette Family Arena. Marquette held a 14-12 lead at the end of the first quarter, then extended it to 22-18...