Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

SWANSEA - Ryan Watts was the individual winner as Edwardsville finished in four of the top five places in the field in going on to win the boys championship in the Southwestern Conference cross country meet Saturday morning at the Clinton Hills Conservation Park in Swansea. The Tigers won th...

SWANSEA - The Edwardsville girls cross country team, led by a third-place finish from Riley Knoyle and a fourth from Maya Lueking, placed five runners in the top ten to take the Southwestern Conference championship meet on Saturday morning at Clinton Hills Conservation Park in Swansea. The...

GRANITE CITY - The early part of the season for Father McGivney Catholic cross country runner Tyler Guthrie has been one of making adjustments to the COVID-19 conditions, and he's been making the adjustments successfully thus far. Guthrie's time of 15:47.29 was good for fourth place overall in the...

WOOD RIVER - Junior golfer Carson Reef has become one of the area's most improved players, who has cut his score down from being in the 90s from last season to being consistently in the low 80s, sometimes in the upper 70s. He's also taken on a leadership role for the Oilers, letting teammates know...

GRANITE CITY - Senior golfer Simon Maxfield has been a mainstay on the boys golf team at Granite City High School this season, and his consistent play has been one of the hallmarks for the Warriors in the 2020 campaign. For his consistency and accomplishments in the season so far, Maxfield has been...

CASEYVILLE - Nicole Johnson fired a second round 71 for a two-day total of one-over-par 143 to win the individual championship of the Southwestern Conference Girls Golf Tournament, but O'Fallon tied a school record set in the first round Sept. 1 at Belk Park Golf Course to help the Panthers win...

WOOD RIVER - Edwardsville senior golfer Hayden Moore shot a five-over-par 77 on the day, bringing his two round score to 150 and winning the individual championship in leading Edwardsville to the Southwestern Conference title in the second and final round of the conference boys golf tournament,...

GRANITE CITY - Lacey Kunz has been a runner since her freshman year, and is grateful for all the people she's met through cross country, and also loves the peaceful feeling she gets while she's running. "I started running my freshman year of high school," Kunz said. "My junior year is when I starte...

EDWARDSVILLE - Senior Hayden Moore has been a successful three-sport athlete at Edwardsville High School, and this fall has provided leadership to a very young Tigers golf team, which has often played a number of freshmen and sophomores. For his accomplishments on the golf course, Moore has been...

PIASA - Jordan Cottingham, a junior who plays golf for the boys' team at Piasa Southwestern High School, has enjoyed much success on the courses and links while playing for the Piasa Birds in his three years on the team. For his hard work as a player for the Birds, Cottingham has been named the September...