Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

EDWARDSVILLE - For many years, SIU-Edwardsville's famed Mud Mountain cross-country course has been the scene of many a great high school meet as well as college meets, oftentimes hosting an Illinois High School Association state sectional meet as well as very important Edwardsville High School...

EDWARDSVILLE - The football team at Edwardsville High School is continuing its Return to Play workouts under the guidelines set by the Illinois High School Association, and the Tigers' workouts are going very well in anticipation of the start of preseason practice Aug. 10. With new restrictions...

ALTON - Adam Stilts made his final start of the season a good one, striking out eight batters while allowing only one run on four hits as Alton Post 126's American Legion baseball team took a hard-fought 2-1 decision over Belleville in the opener of a season-ending tournament Saturday afternoon at...

ALTON - The football team at Marquette Catholic is continuing its Illinois High School Association Return to Play workouts at a very steady and successful pace, as the Explorers continue to prepare for the 2020 season under their new head coach. Leon McElrath III was hired as Marquette's football...

SEE VIDEO: ROXANA - The annual Relay for Life ceremonies, honoring cancer patients throughout the area, was held Friday evening in Roxana, starting with a parade of cars containing those fighting the disease and all of its forms, underneath a banner, continuing with speeches from...

SEE VIDEO: ALTON - The candidates for County Board Chairman, State's Attorney and Circuit Clerk all discussed their qualifications and answered voters' questions during a Candidates Forum presented by the Alton YWCA. The candidates introduced themselves to the audience and talked about...

ALTON - The Alton Post 126 American Legion baseball team didn't have the Legion playoffs to look forward to, as the national Legion cancelled their season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, the Legionnaires did what no other team has been able to do in the history of the program. Win its fina...

ALTON - The Alton High School football team is conditioning with excitement under head coach Eric Dickerson and the other coaches in Phase Four guidelines in its Return To Play Program approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Phase Four, which was renamed in order to stay within th...

SEE VIDEO: ALTON - One of Downtown Alton's newer traditions, the Alton Night Market, opened its 2020 season last Thursday night at the Jacoby Arts Center, a later than usual start due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and adjustments have been made to keep social distancing in mind. The live music...

GRANITE CITY - In a Granite City Community Unit School District 9 Board of Education meeting on Monday evening, the board voted unanimously to start the 2020-21 school year online, with all students engaged in E-learning, which will keep all school buildings closed through at least the first half...