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.
ROXANA – In 2022 it was Owen Williams; in 2023 the honor was given to Parker Macias. And in 2024 it was Braden Kline’s turn to hold up a regional plaque. The Marquette Explorers beat the Roxana Shells 48-43 in the Class 2A Roxana Regional final Friday night. It was the program’s...
ROXANA - The Roxana Shells hosted the Marquette Catholic Explorers Friday night with a regional championship on the line. Marquette rallied back in the second half to win its third straight regional plaque and fifth in six years. Roxana ends its season with a 20-13 record. These photos are from the game...
NORMAL, Ill. – “It feels good making history,” Alton’s Jarius Powers said Thursday night. She’s no stranger to making history, and the Lady Redbirds aren’t very shy about raising the bar. The bar was raised, and more history was made Thursday night as Alton defeate...
ROXANA – In the second regional semifinal of the night inside Larry Milazzo Gymnasium, the No. 3 seeded Shells hosted the No. 6 seeded Southwestern Piasa Birds. Thanks to a quick start and some second-half adjustments, Roxana went on to a 50-37 win, moving into the regional championship...
ROXANA – The Staunton Bulldogs beat Gillespie 52-49 in a play-in game last Saturday. Doing so gave the No. 9-seeded Dogs a regional semifinal against the awaiting Marquette Catholic Explorers, the No. 2 seed in their respected sub-sectional. On Wednesday night inside Larry Milazzo Gymnasium,...
EAST ALTON - After trailing a goal after the first period to Triad in game two of the their second-round series in the Class 1A MVCHA playoffs, the Redbirds responded with four unanswered goals to go on and tie the series up at one game apiece. The deciding game three will be on Thursday, Feb. 2...
BELLEVILLE – The Lady Redbirds were willing to do anything to make sure history didn’t repeat itself. “We were devastated last year,” an emotional Deserea Howard said regarding last year’s postseason exit to O’Fallon. “It took a long time to recover and...
ALTON – The Southwestern Conference over the course of the regular season was a wild ride. And it came down to the wire. After the Collinsville Kahoks beat Alton Friday night, they clinched the SWC crown with a 9-3 record. Had they lost, they’d share the title with O’Fallon, bot...
ALTON – On the final day of the regular season, the Redbirds were attempting to rain on Collinsville’s parade. Alton hosted the Kahoks (ranked No. 7 in IHSA Class 4A in the final Associated Press poll) in the two’s twelfth and final Southwestern Conference game of the season. ...
MT. OLIVE – For the second time in its relatively short existence, the Father McGivney girls basketball team is regional champions. The Griffins, seeded No. 3 in their sub-sectional, took on and beat the No. 3-seeded Brownstown-St. Elmo Bombers Friday night at Mt. Olive High School by a score...
Did you know Riverbender.com is free for you thanks to our awesome advertisers? We noticed you're using an ad block software. Please give our sponsors some exposure by disabling your ad blocking service for Riverbender.com.
