BETHALTO - David "D.J." Dutton enjoyed a successful freshman season for the boys cross country team at Civic Memorial High School, helping the Eagles enjoy success in qualifying as a team for the IHSA Class 2A sectionals as they placed fifth in the Jacksonville regional, with Dutton having a time o...
PIASA - A two-sport athlete at Piasa Southwestern High School, senior Sam Wolff, enjoyed a successful year both on the football field and in track and field for the Piasa Birds in 2019. As the quarterback for Southwestern, Wolff was 41 of 99 passing for a completion percentage of 41.4 for 512 yards...
PIASA - Sophomore cross country runner MaCaylin Day was a first-year runner for Piasa Southwestern High School in the fall season, and impressed her coaches and teammates with her willingness to work hard and be a very good and supportive teammate during the season. For her hard work and accomplishments...
WOOD RIVER - Senior basketball player Spencer Slayden is considered one of the key players for the boys team at East Alton-Wood River High School. Although the Oilers, like the rest of the teams across the state, has yet to open their 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2019-20, Slayden...
WOOD RIVER - East Alton-Wood River High School cheerleader Emma Seibert can often been seen on the sidelines during Oiler games, supporting the teams and helping them go on to wins. There's a lot of athletic and acrobatic requirements required in modern cheerleading, and it's also recognized as a spor...
GRANITE CITY - Maurion Baker, a senior who plays for the boys basketball team at Granite City High School, enjoyed a successful junior season in 2019-20 for the Warriors, as in 16 games, Baker averaged 2.2. points and 1.5 rebounds-per-game, while dishing out six assists and having six steals during...
GRANITE CITY - Senior basketball player Claire Sykes was a key player for the girls team at Granite City High School in 2019-20, averaging 1.9 points and 1.6 rebounds-per-game, all while dishing out six assists, having 16 steals and two blocked shots in 17 appearances for the Warriors. She's an all-around...
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Student-athletes/musicians like Katrina Agustin don't come along every day. Everywhere she goes, Agustin seems to sparkle above the rest. Recently, sophomore track and field athlete Katrina Agustin, who graduated from Edwardsville High, and now is a sprinter for Rose-Hulman Institute...
JERSEYVILLE - Junior tennis star Lily Ingram had a very successful 2020 season this past fall for Jersey, as she and her doubles partner, Michelle Maag, took second place in the Mississippi Valley Conference Tournament. Then the duo became the Panthers' first sectional champions in doubles in over...
ALTON - Jacob Morris, a defender for the boys soccer team at Marquette Catholic High School, signed a letter of intent to play for Culver-Stockton College in the fall of 2021 on Friday. Morris was a key player on the Explorers' run to the IHSA Class 1A state final in 2019, losing to Chicago University...
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