Bradley Piros has been a reporter at Riverbnder.com since January 2022.
He graduated from Western Illinois University in December 2020 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism as well as a minor in Sports Broadcasting.
At WIU Bradley worked at the school's student-run newspaper publication The Western Courier. He began his freshman year as a writer and worked his way up to Sports Editor by the time he was a senior.
In his spare time, Bradley loves to stay active. He played soccer and ran track and field at Alton High. Now he stays busy with his favorite hobby disc golf. He also loves spending time with his family and friends, traveling to new places, and watching sports.
BRANSON, Mo. — Many have visited the legendary fan favorite rollercoaster in their lifetimes - Fire In The Hole - but now at age 51, it is getting an upgrade. Silver Dollar City officially closed the original Fire In The Hole at the end of last season, sending out its last rides on the park's...
BETHALTO – The Civic Memorial girls basketball program announced that its head coach Mike Arbuthnot will not be returning. The news broke Wednesday afternoon that he will be leaving after four seasons at the helm with the Eagles. Taking the job in 2020-21 after a 14-year stint from Jonathan...
ALTON – The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association announced the rest of its All-State teams for Class 1A, 2A, and 3A over the weekend. A few area girls were announced to the 4A All-State teams late last week. Now, some other girls around the River Bend region earned the honor in the lower...
ST. LOUIS - This past week, following a disappointing defeat and exit from the Concacaf Champions Cup, head coach Bradley Carnell said St. Louis City SC was “looking forward” to their match Saturday night against NYCFC, instead of dwelling on a not-too-great start to the season. Wha...
BEARDSTWON, Ill – The Marquette Explorers were in search of their first sectional title since 2017. And they were about 40 seconds away from it Friday night in Beardstown. Marquette had the ball and a two-point lead over Williamsville at 47-45 with under a minute remaining, but an untimely...
ALTON - The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association began rolling out its 2024 Girls All-State teams, starting with Class 4A. In Class 4A, the Southwestern Conference was vastly represented by players from Alton, O'Fallon, and Collinsville. For the Lady Redbirds, juniors Kiyoko Proctor and Jariu...
BLOOMINGTON – It took a long time for Alton to get over last season’s sectional semifinal loss to O’Fallon. But the Lady Redbirds cleared that hurdle a year later and then won their first-ever sectional title two nights after that. But their postseason run was cut short just on...
BLOOMINGTON - The Lady Redbirds ended their season Monday night after a 55-53 overtime loss to Aurora Waubonsie Valley (32-3) in the IHSA Class 4A Bloomington Super-Sectional played at Illinois Wesleyan University's Shirk Center. These photos are from the game.
ST. LOUIS - In 2023, St. Louis City SC marked their arrival in Major League Soccer with five straight wins, wins that set the stage for what would be a historic inaugural season. On Saturday night, City came out just a bit flat against a defensively sound Real Salt Lake team. The teams shared...
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis City SC kicked off its second Major League Soccer season Saturday night at home against Real Salt Lake. City battled back for a 1-1 tie thanks to a late goal from Sam Adineran. These photos are from the game.
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