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...
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL IHSA PLAYOFFS – REGIONAL FINALS CLASS 1A In the Carrollton regional, Hardin Calhoun advanced with a 63-61 win over Pawnee. The Warriors are now 27-5, and play Mt. Sterling Brown County, who won the Payson Seymour regional...
EDWARDSVILLE — Edwardsville’s Tigers used an 11-0 run to open the second half to pull away for a 61-43 win over Collinsville on Friday night, Feb. 27, 2026, in the regional championship at Edwardsville. First-year Kahoks coach Hank Matthews for his team’s overall effort in the...
EDWARDSVILLE — Miccah Butler scored 18 points and freshman Matthew Wilson added 17 points as Edwardsville used an 11-0 third-quarter run to pull away from Collinsville for a 61-43 victory Friday night, Feb. 27, 2026, in the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball regional championship at Lucco-Jackson...
EDWARDSVILLE - Junior reserve forward Sire Borden has been among the first players off the bench this season for Edwardsville's boys basketball team, and he's made some critical contributions to the Tigers in their 22-7 season. Borden hit for six crucial points in a 48-43 overtime win over Staunton...
EDWARDSVILLE - Senior guard Kyridas Orr was one of the most important players for the Alton High School girls' basketball team in 2025-2026. She was a very dependable player who was always in position to grab the big rebounds or make a big defensive play to help the Redbirds when they needed it th...
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS ROUNDUP GIRLS BASKETBALL IHSA PLAYOFFS - SECTIONAL FINALS/SWEET SIXTEEN CLASS 2A PLEASANT PLAINS 57, FATHER MCGIVNEY CATHOLIC 23: In the Virden North Mac Sectional final, Pleasant Plains raced out to a 28-5 lead after the first...
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL IHSA PLAYOFFS --- REGIONAL SEMIFINALS CLASS 1A In the semifinals of the Sparta regional, Woodlawn defeated Waterloo Gibault Catholic 68-27, and the host Bulldogs won over Okawville 63-38. The Cardinals are now 29-3, and...
EDWARDSVILLE - Jordan Taylor led Collinsville with 14 points, while Jace Wilkinson added 11 points as the Kahoks held off a furious fourth quarter rally by Granite City and took a 42-39 win in the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball regional second semifinal Wednesday night, Feb. 26, 2026, at Lucco-Jackson...
GRANITE CITY - The Granite City Warriors’ season of significant progress ended Wednesday night, Feb. 25, 2026, with a 42-39 loss to the Collinsville Kahoks in regional play, closing a turnaround year that saw Granite City improve to 16-15 after going 9-23 in 2024-25. The basketball boys are...
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