EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville girls basketball team opened the game with a 22-0 first quarter lead, and never looked back as the Tigers took a 66-31 win over the Kahoks in a Southwestern Conference game Thursday night at Lucco-Jackson Gym. Edwardsville led all the way through, getting 22 points...
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL WEDNESDAY'S RESULT WATERLOO GIBAULT CATHOLIC 55, EAST ALTON-WOOD RIVER 51: Gibault canned five of six free throws in the final seconds after EAWR took a one point lead to take a thrilling win over the Oilers at EAWR Memorial Gym. Ry...
EDWARDSVILLE - It has been some time since the area has had a slam-dunk artist like 6-foot-8 DaMarcus Bean of Metro East Lutheran High School. Bean slammed two thunderous back-to-back dunks through the nets against East Alton-Wood River High School this past Friday night. Bean combines...
EDWARDSVILLE - Senior basketball forward Brennan Weller is off to a fantastic start for the boys basketball team at Edwardsville High School. In his first two games, Weller scored 46 points, a 26-point effort in the season opener Feb. 6 at Belleville West, and a 20-point game in the home opener Feb....
EDWARDSVILLE - Senior forward Ryan Hampton has been a key contributor in the 2021 season for the Edwardsville boys basketball team, coming off the bench to provide good minutes as the Tigers have started off the abbreviated 2020-21 season 2-1 following their loss to Belleville East 48-37 Feb. 11 at...
SUNDAY-TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14-16 SPORTS SCOREBOARD BOYS BASKETBALL ALL GAMES POSTPONED, SNOW MONDAY'S GAMES Vandalia at Roxana East Alton-Wood River at Civic Memorial Gillespie at Piasa Southwestern TUESDAY'S GAMES Father McGIvney Catholic at East Alton-Wood River...
EDWARDSVILLE - Powerlifting isn't a well-known sport in the United States, but an Edwardsville High student is hoping to both succeed in the sport and to help popularize it in both the area and across the country. Maxon Karnes, a senior at Edwardsville, signed a letter of intent in a ceremony at...
EDWARDSVILLE - New Edwardsville girls basketball coach Caty Happe got her first win on Saturday afternoon in 57-37 victory over Belleville West on Saturday afternoon at Lucco-Jackson Gym, as Happe coached her first game for the Tigers, taking over for longtime coach Lori Blade, who retired following...
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL JERSEY 67, GILLESPIE 43: Four players scored in double figures as Jersey won on the road at Gillespie. The Panthers led all the way throughout, having advantages of 14-8, 34-19 and 53-26 after each quarter, with the Miners outscoring...
EDWARDSVILLE - A.J. Smith led Metro-East Lutheran with 30 points, DaMarkus Bean added 15 and Zion Tucker added 13 points as the Knights defeated East Alton-Wood River 79-62 in a boys basketball game played Friday evening at Thomas Hooks Gym. The Knights went on a 9-0 run late in the first quarter...
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