EDWARDSVILLE - Dr. James T. Minor, the Assistant Vice Chancellor and Senior Strategist to the Office of the Chancellor in the California State University system, was appointed to be the 10th Chancellor at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville in a meeting of the school's board of directors o...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville boys basketball senior forward Shaun Pacatte hit one of the biggest shots of his career Friday night, sinking a three with 4.4 seconds left in the second overtime to give the Tigers a big 49-47 win over Alton in both teams' Southwestern Conference opener, as well as the...
ALTON - Junior cross country runner River Wrischnik has been one of the leading runners for Alton High School's boys cross country team, consistently running in the 17-minute range in helping the Redbirds to success on the courses, often finishing in the top five in his team standings. In the Class...
BOYS BASKETBALL BELLEVILLE EAST 61, METRO-EAST LUTHERAN 49: Metro-East held a halftime lead, but turnovers in the stretch run helped the Lancers rally to a win at Hooks Gym. East held a 17-16 lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Knights came back to take a 32-30 lead at halftime,...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville senior point guard Macy Silvey sank back-to-back threes to start the game and scored the first eight points of the contest as the Tigers went on a game-opening 12-0 run en route to a 16-5 first-quarter lead and a 55-19 win over Highland in the team's home opener Tuesday...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville freshman tight end/defensive end Iose Epenesa enjoyed a very successful season for the Tigers football team. In the game against CBC, a 48-21 loss to the Cadets, Epenesa made a leaping catch of a pass from quarterback Jake Curry and scampered down the field for a 63-yard...
EAST ALTON - Whenever an athlete has a chance to represent the area in a world championship sporting event, it's both a big thrill and a chance to bring back a title for the region. In the case of Dan Brynildsen, he has an opportunity to do just that when the World Axe Throwing League holds its Signarama...
BOYS BASKETBALL JACKSONVILLE CRIMSON CLASSIC SATURDAY'S RESULT EDWARDSVILLE 41, CHATHAM GLENWOOD 36: On the final day of the Crimson Classic, Edwardsville used a great defensive effort to win over Glenwood, tying for first with Riverton at 2-1 in the round-robin affair, but won o...
GIRLS BASKETBALL EDWARDSVILLE SPLITS PAIR IN INDIANA: Edwardsville's girls' basketball team split a pair of games in the Evansville, Ind., area on Saturday, losing to Reitz Memorial Catholic 65-54 and won over Newburgh Castle 49-47 on a last-second three-pointer from senior forward Syd...
ALTON - Alton High's boys' basketball team faced some top-notch Missouri competition in the Alton Tip-Off Tournament this past weekend. Alton High Athletic Director Chris Kusnerick was excited to host the tournament and open the new season. The turnout for this year's Redbirds boys basketball...
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