O'FALLON - Freshman point guard Kiyoko Proctor and junior forward Laila Blakeny both scored 18 points and led a fourth quarter surge that helped Alton's girls basketball team to a historic 52-47 win over O'Fallon in a Southwestern Conference game Thursday night at the OTHS Panther Dome. The win was...
ALTON - Bryan Hudson, a superstar high school pitcher and now in the Chicago Cubs Minor League organization, was recently inducted into the Alton High School Sports Hall Of Fame. Hudson was a pitcher on the Redbird teams from 2012-2015 and was dominant on the mound, winning a total of 25 varsity...
ALTON - Track and field star Lajarvia Brown, the IHSA Class 3A state champion in the 100-meter hurdles and the triple jump in 2016, was inducted into the Alton High School Sports Hall of Fame in ceremonies recent ceremonies. The Hall of Fame was founded by former football coach Joe Hook in 2011,...
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7 SPORTS ROUNDUP GIRLS BASKETBALL MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 49, BUNKER HILL 2: Marquette led all the way in going on to a win over Bunker Hill at Marquette Family Arena. The Explorers led all the way through, holding leads of 22-0, 34-2 and 45-2, outscoring the Minute maids...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville senior point guard Macy Silvey came up big in the Tigers' rivalry game against O'Fallon on Tuesday night, scoring 13 points and blocking the potential game-winning three-point shot as the Tigers defeated the Panthers 47-45 in a Southwestern Conference barnburner at Lucco-Jackson...
EDWARDSVILLE - Seniors Macy Silvey and Emma Garner led Edwardsville with 13 points each, while Syd Harris added 12, and clutch free-throw shooting and a blocked three-points shot at the end all combined to give the Tigers a 49-47 win over rival O'Fallon in a Southwestern Conference girls basketball...
ALTON - Senior outfielder/infielder Carli Foersterling, one of the leading hitters for Marquette Catholic's softball team last season, signed a letter of intent to attend Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville for the 2023 season in an announcement made by the school's athletic department. Foersterling,...
ALTON - Allison Woolbright, who was among the leaders on the Marquette Catholic girls volleyball team this past season, has signed a letter of intent to attend Greenville University for the fall of 2023. Woolbright, the daughter of Joe and Cindy Woolbright of Fosterburg, will be playing for the NCAA...
ALTON - Alyssa Powell, a transfer student from Triad to Marquette Catholic, signed a letter of intent to play for McKendree University in Lebanon for the 2022-23 season in an announcement made by the Marquette athletic department on Wednesday. Powell, the daughter of Otis Powell of Collinsville...
EDWARDSVILLE - Senior guard-forward Emma Garner is off to an excellent start for the Edwardsville girls basketball team after a strong girls volleyball season. In Highland in Edwardsville's home girls basketball opener Nov. 30 at Lucco-Jackson Gym, she scored 10 points and provided very good passes...
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