WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2 SPORTS ROUNDUP BASEBALL ALTON 14, CIVIC MEMORIAL 12: Alton scored seven runs in the first, but CM came up with three in the third and five in the fourth to come close, but the Redbirds prevailed in a regular-season finale for both teams at Redbird Field. Quentin Renfrow,...
EAST ST. LOUIS - Edwardsville sprinter Brandon Battle was a triple winner, taking the 100, 200 and 400 meters, while Geo Patrylak won the 3,200 meters as the Tigers won the team title in the Southwestern Conference boys track meet, ran Wednesday afternoon at Clyde C. Jordan Memorial Stadium in East...
BELLEVILLE - Marquette Catholic's Sammy Hentrich and Laura Hewitt qualified for next week's IHSA Class 1A state track meet in the shot put and long jump, respectively, while Father McGivney Catholic's Kaitlyn Hatley qualified for the 800 and 1,600 meters with a pair of top-two finishes in...
EDWARDSVILLE - Maddie Hawley, Mariah Jackson, Brynn Miracle and Kearsten Naney all scored in the second half, while Kaitlyn Naney made five saves in goal as Edwardsville defeated Quincy 4-0 in the regional semifinals of the IHSA Class 3A girls soccer playoffs Wednesday evening at Tiger Stadium. Th...
O'FALLON - The Edwardsville High boys tennis team swept all three flights of the doubles, and also had two wins, two second-place finishes, and two third-place finishes in the singles in going on to winning the Southwestern Conference boys tennis tournament, which was resumed Monday after rain delayed...
WOOD RIVER - Freshman sprinter Jessica Brown has had a successful first season for East Alton-Wood River High School, running excellent times for the Oilers in 100 and 200 meters. In two of her most recent races, Brown had a time of 14.04 seconds in the 100 meters and 30.04 seconds in the 200 meter...
ROXANA - Sophomore striker Kendall Kamp has enjoyed a tremendously successful soccer season for Roxana High School, having 24 goals and 11 assists for the Shells in helping the team to a 13-2-2 regular season as Roxana heads into the IHSA Class 1A playoffs on June 4 at home against the winner of the...
EDWARDSVILLE - If there's a challenge to be made, chances are Metro-East Lutheran girls soccer player Anna Muffler had answered it - and has been successful at it as well. Muffler helped to organize the girls' soccer program at the school, and has worked hard at the sport, and has also learned muc...
BETHALTO - Senior middle distance runner Reese Ferguson had made her mark on the history of girls track at Civic Memorial High School. On April 23, 2018, Ferguson had a time of 2:41.10 in the 800 meters, which is currently number seven all-time in Eagle history for the event, and also won the 800...
WOOD RIVER - Evan Merritt has been a standout this season for the East Alton-Wood River boys track and field team in the shot put, discus and 4 x 100 relay. He was Prairie State Conference champion and all-county in all of his events this season. He has been able to top the top 15 in the IHSA Class...
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