Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

CARLINVILLE - Roxana, Father McGivney Catholic and Marquette Catholic's girls cross country teams all advanced to the Decatur St. Teresa Catholic Sectional as a team for the first time at the IHSA Class 1A Carlinville Regional. Shelbyville won the team title with 38 points, Roxana came in second wit...

GRANITE CITY - Edwardsville runner Ryan Watts broke the Granite City course record with a time of 14:41.14 as the Tigers placed four of their runners in the top ten in going on to win the IHSA Class 3A cross country regional meet Saturday morning at Wilson Park in Granite City. The Tigers...

EDWARDSVILLE - It's become old hat for Edwardsville girls swimming head coach Christian Rhoten to get dunked in the pool after the Tigers win the Illinois High School Association girls swimming sectional meet, and Saturday was no different, as the Tigers used their depth and senior leadership t...

GRANITE CITY - Edwardsville sophomore runner Riley Knoyle finished third in the race as the Tigers received solid performances from everyone in the lineup to finish third in the IHSA Class 3A regional cross country meet Saturday morning at Wilson Park in Granite City. Normal Community won...

EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville senior girls swimmer Phoebe Gremaud has been one of the top female swimmers in both the high school and Edwardsville YMCA Breakers teams for years and years. Time has passed quickly and now Gremaud is still a shining star, poised for an extraordinary college career. Recently,...

EDWARDSVILLE - Alton senior girls tennis player Paige Rockholm finished her high school tennis career recently at the Illinois High School Association Class 2A sectional at the Edwardsville Tennis Center on a high note. Rockholm won her first-round match with partner Anna Kane over a team from Springfield...

ALTON - New Alton Police Chief Marcos Pulido is a man who has earned his role by working himself all the way up the ladder from a patrol officer. Pulido has some sincere goals for the police department and tops on his list are working with the community and improving the quality of life in Alton. Puli...

ALTON - The 19th annual Vintage Voices Tour at the Alton Cemetery was held the weekends of Oct. 3-4 and Oct. 10-11 at the cemetery on 5th and Vine Street, with actors and actresses in vintage costumes of the periods telling the stories of the people who helped to shape and influence the history...

EDWARDSVILLE - Junior cross country runner Ryan Watts has emerged as one of the Edwardsville Tigers' top runners, having won or setting the pace for the team in many important races this season, most recently winning the Southwestern Conference meet in Shiloh. For his accomplishments so far this season...

PIASA - Freshman Garrett Beuttel has only been a cross country runner for two months, but has already had some major accomplishments, being one of the most consistent runners for the Piasa Birds' cross country team this season. For those accomplishments, Beuttel has been named the Riverbender.com...