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...
FRIDAY, MARCH 5 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL ROXANA 51, STAUNTON 37: Roxana took the halftime lead, then held off a Staunton third quarter rally to pull away in the fourth in taking a South Central Conference game at the Staunton gym. The Bulldogs led after the first quarter 18-17, but th...
GLEN CARBON - Antonio Hardin led East Alton-Wood River with 23 points, with the Oilers outscoring their opponents 15-5 in the second quarter, and it was enough to help give EAWR a 61-45 win over Father McGivney Catholic in a Prairie State Conference boys basketball game Friday evening at the...
EDWARDSVILLE - Katelynne Roberts and her family were honored on Edwardsville's annual Senior Night game, then the Tigers went on a 22-0 run in the second half to defeat East St. Louis 60-30 in a Southwestern Conference game Thursday night at Lucco-Jackson Gym. Edwardsville head girls basketball...
EAST ST. LOUIS - Brennan Weller's 18 points and 11 rebounds, along with Preston Weaver's 14 points and Shaun Pacette's eight rebounds, helped Edwardsville to a 55-43 win over East St. Louis in a Southwestern Conference boys basketball game played Thursday night at the East St. Louis gym. The...
GIRLS BASKETBALL FATHER MCGIVNEY 41, MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 40 Marquette Catholic’s Abby Williams led all scorers with 24 points, but Father McGivney slipped by the Lady Explorers 41-40 on Thursday at Marquette. Charlize Luehmann was the star of the game for the Griffins with 21 points. Th...
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL BELLEVILLE WEST 77, ALTON 59: Three Belleville West players scored in double figures, overcoming a big night for Ja'Markus Gary as the Maroons won the Southwestern Conference game over visiting Alton. West led all the way throughout, having...
O'FALLON - Senior guard Aubrey Mister scored 15 points and was one of four O'Fallon players to score in double figures as the Panthers went on a 14-1 run in the second half to defeat Edwardsville 60-41 in a Southwestern Conference game played Wednesday night at the OTHS Panther Dome. The loss...
BOWLING O'FALLON SWEEPS ALTON IN MEET, BUT BOYS TEAM WINS OVER EDWARDSVILLE, EDWARDSVILLE GIRLS TOP REDBIRDS: Alton's bowling teams dropped five of six matches in two meets held on Monday and Tuesday. On Monday O'Fallon won all three matches over the Redbirds, with the Panthers winning the boys...
EDWARDSVILLE - Sophomore forward Emerson Weller has shown steady improvement throughout the shortened 2020-21 girls basketball season for Edwardsville, and against Highland on Monday night, she came off the bench to score six points and provide valuable minutes in the Tigers' 56-43 win over the...
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