EDWARDSVILLE - Junior guard Macy Silvey led a balanced Edwardsville attack with 13 points, and the Tigers went on a 12-0 run int the second quarter, shutting out Belleville West as the Tigers went on to a 45-25 win in the second semifinal of the Southwestern Conference girls postseason basketball...
EDWARDSVILLE – Preston Weaver, a senior forward for the Edwardsville High School boys basketball team, scored eight points in the Tigers' second semifinal win over Belleville West Friday evening at Lucco-Jackson Gym. But it was his final two points that made the difference, as his basket with...
EDWARDSVILLE - Brennan Weller led Edwardsville with 24 points, Gabe James added 10, and the Tigers used a 15-7 first quarter run after conceding the first two baskets of the game in going on to defeat Alton 55-28 in the first quarterfinal of the Southwestern Conference boys postseason basketball...
EDWARDSVILLE - Junior forward Sydney Harris led Edwardsville with 20 points as the Tigers had eight different players score in their 68-29 win over seventh-seeded Collinsville in the first quarterfinal of the Southwestern Conference girls postseason basketball tournament Thursday evening at Lucco-Jackson...
THURSDAY, MARCH 11 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL TRIAD 42, JERSEY 30: After a close first half, Triad outscored Jersey 24-11 in the second half to take the Mississippi Valley Conference tilt at Rich Mason Gym. The Knights took the lead after one quarter 9-4, but the Panthers came...
GIRLS BASKETBALL EDWARDSVILLE 68, ALTON 36: Edwardsville had four players score in double figures as the Tigers concluded their regular season with a win over Alton at the Redbirds Nest. The Tigers led all the way, with quarter scores of 24-7, 40-14 and 56-24, with both teams tying the final...
MONDAY, MARCH 8 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL JERSEY 55, CIVIC MEMORIAL 49: In what turned out to be a close game, Jersey took a second-quarter lead that they would never relinquish in holding off CM on the road. The Panthers held a 13-9 lead after the first quarter, extended it slightly...
ALTON - The Alton Post 126 American Legion baseball team got a head start on its 2021 season over the weekend by splitting a pair of doubleheaders against a pair of very good Illinois teams. The Legionnaires split a doubleheader at Carmi on Saturday, losing the first game 6-4, but winning the second...
SATURDAY, MARCH 6 SPORTS ROUNDUP GIRLS BASKETBALL FATHER MCGIVNEY CATHOLIC 50, EAST ALTON-WOOD RIVER 9: McGivney led all the way through in recording the Prairie State Conference win at home over EAWR. The Griffins held quarter leads of 16-2, 27-4 and 43-7, then outscored the Oilers in...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville High boys basketball team has prided itself on playing good defense all season, but on Saturday afternoon at Lucco-Jackson Gym, the defensive effort was historic. The Tigers held Collinsville to only one basket and six points in the first half in going on to a 51-19...
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