JERSEYVILLE - Sophomore Tyler Ayers is one of the top bowlers for Jersey Community High School, and made the varsity lineup as a freshman, where he emerged as a key player for the Panthers last season. For his hard work and efforts on the lanes, Ayers has been named the school's Riverbender.com male...
BLOOMINGTON - The Illinois High School Association's Board of Directors established dates for an abbreviated winter sports season, along with dates for spring and summer seasons in a special meeting held on Wednesday. The state tournament series for many sports were also cancelled, included boys...
BUFFALO - It was a big jump from college to the National Football League, but A.J. Epenesa made the transition from the defensive line of Iowa to the Buffalo Bills. Epenesa was very active in helping the team advance to its first American Football Conference championship game since the 1994 season....
LEXINGTON, Ky. - In her three years playing for the University of Kentucky, former Hardin Calhoun pitching ace Grace Baalman has established herself as one of the key pitchers for the Wildcats, and she's ready for her senior season to get underway, which will be on Feb. 12-13 in a three-game series...
SEE VIDEO: ALTON - As in all cities and towns in both Illinois and across the country, Alton has been hit very hard by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as many businesses and shops in the downtown area – as well as the city itself – are facing major revenue shortfalls because...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville field hockey defender Rachel Goebel has always carried a positive attitude to the Tigers, and for the 2021 season, she'll bring the same thing to Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Goebel signed a letter of intent to attend Lindenwood and play for the field...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville softball player Sam Sanders, the first baseman for the Tigers, signed a letter of intent to attend Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey for the 2022 season during a recent ceremony at the high school. Sanders, who'll play for head coach Ronda Roberts at LCCC, is...
ALTON - R.J. Parker, a standout soccer player for Marquette Catholic who was forced to sit out his junior season in 2019 after transferring from Trinity Catholic High School in Spanish Lake, Mo., signed a letter of intent to play for Central Methodist University in Fayette, Mo., for the 2021 fal...
ALTON - Senior basketball player Claire Rodgers was a key component in the 2019-20 season for Marquette Catholic, as in 28 games last season, she averaged 1.5 points and 2.1 rebounds-per-game, while making 11 steals and dishing out three assists during the season. Her field goal percentage for the...
EDWARDSVILLE - Alton senior swimmer Eleni Kotzamanis ended her high school career in a big way at the Illinois High School Association Girls Sectional Meet at the conclusion of the fall swim season at the Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center, finishing second in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:53.53,...
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.
