EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville High football tight end/defensive end Mason Ahlers had a tremendous game in the Tigers' 52-21 loss to East St. Louis on Friday night at Tiger Stadium, getting big tackles on defense along with making key catches on passes to help keep drives alive, and in the third quarter,...
SATURDAY, APRIL 3 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS SOCCER STAUNTON 2, SPRINGFIELD LUTHERAN 2: Drake Rantanen and Matthew Sievers both struck in each half as Staunton earned a point on the road at Springfield Lutheran. Reece Butcher had a brace (two goals) for the Crusaders, while Adam Overby and Hunter...
ALTON - The Alton Post 126 American Legion baseball team had a big day offensively, pounding out a total of 29 runs on 27 hits as the Legionnaires swept a doubleheader over Carmi 21-1 and 8-2 to conclude the spring season at Lloyd Hopkins Field at Gordon Moore Park in Alton on Saturday afternoon. Alt...
FRIDAY, APRIL 2 SPORTS ROUNDUP FOOTBALL CIVIC MEMORIAL 41, GRANITE CITY 6: Miguel Gonzales ran for 97 yards and the game's first three touchdowns and caught a pass for a fourth touchdown as CM won at Granite City's Memorial Stadium/Kevin Greene Field. Gonzales ran a seven-yard touchdown...
EDWARDSVILLE - Freshman quarterback Roberts "Pops" Battle was 22-of-30 passing for 335 yards and two touchdowns, and also ran for 80 yards and four other scores, while Marquise Palmer ran for 207 yards and two touchdowns as East St. Louis defeated Edwardsville 52-21 in a key Southwestern Conference...
THURSDAY, APRIL 1 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS SOCCER HILLSBORO 1, STAUNTON 0: Adison Pollard's first-half strike was the only goal of the match as Hillsboro got all three points over visiting Staunton in a South Central Conference match. Max Fairman made 13 saves in goal for the Bulldogs, who...
GLEN CARBON - Senior girls volleyball player Anna McKee is providing leadership and guidance to a young Father McGivney Catholic team that has a number of freshmen and sophomores on the roster. An example was on March 28, 2021, in a loss against Marquette Catholic, and on March 23, in a 25-14, 25-14...
EDWARDSVILLE - Chris "Champ" Chipman is emerging as a key player for Metro-East Lutheran's boys basketball team, providing energy and spark to the Knights on the floor. Chipman scored three points in Metro-East's 60-51 win at Thomas Hooks Gym over Marquette Catholic Feb. 22, one of two wins on the...
GLEN CARBON - Matthew Gierer's brace (two goals) were the catalyst as Father McGivney Catholic defeated East Alton-Wood River 7-0 in a Prairie State Conference boys soccer match Wednesday afternoon at Bouse Road, on the McGivney Campus. The Griffins found the back of the net five times in the first...
GLEN CARBON - Marquette Catholic jumped out to big leads in both sets, only to see Father McGivney Catholic rally from behind to come close, but in the end, the Explorers prevailed 25-16, 25-19 in a Prairie State Conference match played Wednesday night at the McGivney gym. The Explorers led in bot...
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