Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

SEE VIDEO: ALTON - In the inaugural Alton Invitational girls race on Wednesday afternoon, the Panthers edged out the Warriors for the team title, with Jersey having 37 points to Granite's 38. The Explorers were third with 51 points, while Cahokia, Alton and Collinsville also entered runners,...
EDWARDSVILLE - A goal by freshman Bryson Bode in the dying seconds of the first half proved to be the difference as Collinsville won at Edwardsville 3-2 in a Southwestern Conference boys soccer match Tuesday evening at Tiger Stadium. Bode's 40th minute goal was the climax of a period where the Kahoks...
WOOD RIVER - Edwardsville golfer Nicole Johnson shot a second-round 76 for a two-round total of 142 to win the individual championship, while teammate Grace Daech shot a 72 to place second with a 143 as O'Fallon won the team championship in the second round of the Southwestern Conference girls...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville senior runner Geo Patrylak won his first-ever race, while Ryan Luitjohan came in second and Jacob Grandone came in seventh as the Tigers won their own invitational meet in a close team finish Saturday morning at SIU-Edwardsville's Mud Mountain course. The Tigers won...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville High junior Emily Nuttall won her first race for the Tigers, while placing a total of five runners in the top ten in going on to win the Edwardsville Invitational cross country meet Saturday morning at the famed Mud Mountain course at SIU-Edwardsville. The Tigers celebrated...
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 SPORTS ROUNDUP FOOTBALL HIGHLAND 54, JERSEY 12: Quarterback Brent Wuebbels was 21-of-28 passing for four touchdowns, while Travis Porter ran for three more as Highland defeated Jersey at Bulldog Stadium in the Mississippi Valley Conference opener for both schools. Wuebbe...
O'FALLON - Running back DeAndre Lawrence scored three touchdowns on runs of 20 and 3 yards and also caught a touchdown pass of 46 yards as O’Fallon defeated Edwardsville in varsity football 30-14 Friday night at O'Fallon High School. It was the Southwestern Conference opener for both teams. T...
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 SPORTS ROUNDUP The storms that moved through the St. Louis area late Tuesday afternoon played havoc with some of the games and matches that were scheduled for Tuesday. The rain forced postponements in soccer matches between Alton at Collinsville and O'Fallon at Edwardsville,...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsvile High girls' volleyball team went on a big run in the opening set of their match, outscoring Alton 15-1 after the Redbirds pulled to within 10-9, then did the same in the second set, outscoring Alton 17-6 after an 8-8 time to defeat the Redbirds 25-11, 25-16 in a Southwestern...
PEORIA - Several local boys teams ran well in the return of the First To The Finish cross country meet held Saturday at Peoria's Detweiler Park on the same course that will be used in the IHSA state meets in early November. In the Class 2A race, the team champion was Morton, with 150 points, with...