GLEN CARBON - Father McGivney Catholic's storied 31-7 season and second place in the IHSA Class 1A State Baseball Tournament is one that will live in the school's halls and hearts of Griffins' players for years to come. The Father McGivney Catholic baseball team finished its historic second varsity...
EDWARDSVILLE - Alton High track sprinter Kegan Bratton recently graduated and is now headed for Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, but he leaves behind some excellent contributions to both the Redbirds track and football teams. Bratton was injured in the latter part of the Redbirds' track...
GRANITE CITY - Claire Sykes, a recent graduate of Granite City High School, had a very accomplished senior year running on the girls' track team for the Warriors. Her season was climaxed by runner her personal best time of 1:03.79 in the 400 meters at the IHSA Class 3A sectional meet at O'Fallon. ...
ROXANA - Sophomore discus thrower Ashton Noble made history for Roxana High School in the IHSA Class 2A state track meet June 18 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, when, on his fourth attempt, he threw a personal record 48.89 meters to finish third in the event for the Shells. In recognition...
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS - A local Fourth of July tradition returns after a one-year absence, and the Alton Post 126 American Legion baseball team is looking forward to the return and the competition it provides. The annual Firecracker baseball tournament is back after missing the 2020 edition because o...
BURLINGTON, Ia. - Both Josh Johnson and David Harris had two hits each as the Alton River Dragons lost a 3-0 lead and gave up four runs in the home half of the fifth inning in an 8-4 loss to the Burlington, Ia., Bees in a Prospect League baseball game played Tuesday evening in Burlington. It was th...
ALTON - Recent Marquette Catholic graduate Kiley Beth Kirchner had a great senior season for the Explorers' softball team, hitting .452 with four home runs, 32 runs batted in and 23 stolen bases without getting caught stealing. She was named to the Illinois Coaches Association Class 2A All-State team...
SPRINGFIELD - Edwardsvllle High wrestlers Dylan Gvillo came in second at 132 pounds, while brother Drew finished sixth in the 170 pound group and Alton's Damien Jones came in fifth at 182 pounds at the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Class 3A state tournament held on Saturday a...
EDWARDSVILLE - Zeke Clark of Tulsa, Okla., the top-seeded player going into the tournament, defeated Olivier Stuart of North Wales, Pa. 6-2, 6-2 to win the men's open singles in the final day of the Edwardsville Open tennis tournament presented by The Goddard School of Edwardsville Sunday afternoon...
ALTON - A number of Riverbender. com-area softball players were named to the Illinois Coaches Association All-State teams in all four classes on Monday. There were no area players in Class 1A, but in Class 2A, Marquette Catholic pitcher Lauren Lenihan and Kiley Beth Kirchner were named to the...
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