GLEN CARBON - Father McGivney Catholic's boys dropped a contest to Marquette Catholic 59-23 at home, but the Griffins' Head Coach Cory Clouser is still optimistic about the remaining portion of the 2025-2026 campaign. It's still turning out to be the best season in the program's history, and there's...
GLEN CARBON - Cam Golike and Cameron Jones both led Marquette Catholic with 19 points apiece as the Explorers raced out to a 13-3 first-quarter lead, and were never headed as Marquette took a 59-23 Gateway Metro Conference boys basketball win over Father McGivney Catholic Friday night, Feb. 6, 2026...
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5 PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS ROUNDUP GIRLS BASKETBALL ALTON 65, EAST ST. LOUIS 22: Alton went out to a 35-7 halftime lead and took the Southwestern Conference game at the East St. Louis gym. Javonni Winters led the Flyers with 10 points, while Lynajah Smith added eight points....
EDWARDSVILLE - Madeleine Ducey is a junior guard and a key player for the girls' basketball team at Alton High School, where she and the Redbirds are enjoying another successful season, and she and her teammates are hoping it goes one game better than last season. The Redbirds went 34-3 last yea...
EDWARDSVILLE – O’Fallon’s talented senior guard, Josie Chirstopher, led the way with 24 points, including 18 in the first half, and 10 straight in the first quarter, as she helped the Panthers to a hard-fought 53-42 win over Edwardsville in a Southwestern Conference girls basketball...
EDWARDSVILLE – Josie Christopher's 18-point outburst in the first half set the tone for the game against Edwardsville's girls on Thursday night, Feb. 5, 2026. O'Fallon defeated Edwardsville 53-42 in the Southwestern Conference contest at Lucco-Jackson gym. Christopher completed the game with...
TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3-4 PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL TUESDAY'S GAMES ROXANA 66, GILLESPIE 19: Roxana led at the half 33-15, outscored Gillespie in the second half 32-4, and went on to win at the Gillespie Pit. Sean Maberry led the Shells with 26 points,...
EDWARDSVILLE — With the postseason days away, Staunton’s Bulldogs are heading toward the Class 2A playoffs at 20-3, and coach Ty Laux says the focus is on closing games better as the regular season winds down. “We’ve just got to learn to finish a little better,” Laux...
EDWARDSVILLE – Freshman Matthrew Wilson hit four big free throws in the final seconds of overtime, leading Edwardsville with 12 points, as the Tigers got past Staunton 48-43 in a very entertaining boys basketball game Tuesday night, Feb. 3, 2026, at Lucco-Jackson Gym. The Tigers had to come...
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31 PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL BELLEVILLE EAST 68, BELLEVILLE ALTHOFF CATHOLIC 54: East led Althoff at halftime 30-25, and went on to win in a crosstown rivalry game at Glenn Schott Center. Kyle Johnson led the Crusaders with 18 points, while Luke Smith ha...
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