Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

SEE VIDEO: GRAFTON - The longtime advertising jingle for Raging Rivers Water Park says it all: It's Cool When It's Hot. The park certainly was one of the coolest spots in the area on Saturday when it opened for its 2020 season a month late after being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic....

MANCHESTER, Mo. - A seven-run fourth inning, along with three pitchers combining for six strikeouts in six innings pitches, were the keys as the Alton Post 126 junior American Legion baseball team defeated Manchester, Mo., 9-2 in a game played Thursday night in west St. Louis County. The Junior Legionnaires...

MANCHESTER, Mo. - Five players had two hits apiece, Trenton Segarra drove home five runs, two other players had two RBIs, and four pitchers combined on a one-hit shutout as Alton Post 126 defeated Manchester, Mo. 13-0 in a four-inning game Thursday night in west St. Louis County. The win extended...

ST. PETERS, Mo. - The title of the famous theme song for the Warner Brothers cartoon series Merrie Melodies is an apt description of how the Alton Post 126 American Legion baseball team is going: "Merrily We Roll Along." And it sure didn't stop on Saturday afternoon, as the Legionnaires pounded...

TAMPA, Fla. - Saint Louis FC has been drawn into Group E along with Louisville City FC, Indy Eleven FC and Sporting Kansas City II, all local rivals, as the United Soccer League USL Championship gets ready to resume play on July 11. The 33 teams in the USL Championship, considered the second tier...

GLEN CARBON - Glen Carbon Elementary School will have a new principal at the helm this fall, as Miranda "Mandy" Robbins was recently hired by the Edwardsville Community Unit District number 7 Board of Education to become the new principal. Robbins will take over for Kiersten Saenz who stepped down...

EDWARDSVILLE - Abreya Deckard, a central defender with the Edwardsville High School field hockey team, signed a letter-of-intent to attend Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, N.C. in a ceremony held Wednesday afternoon at the high school. Deckard, a three-year varsity starter, will play for the Crusaders...

SAUGET - Although the Illinois High School Association spring sports season was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the high school teams of both Edwardsville and Granite City will be playing against each other after all. The Tigers and Warriors will go up against each other in a non-sanctioned...

MASCOUTAH - Justin Love, the head boys basketball coach at Mascoutah High School, died suddenly this morning after being found unresponsive on the Mascoutah campus. Love, aged 41, was the head coach for the Indians since the 2017-18 season, and played two seasons at Saint Louis University, where h...

ALTON - Far too often, many young people are using violent means to resolve conflicts and arguments between themselves. More than once, an argument or disagreement has ended in shootings that has also affected innocent bystanders, many times with tragic results for all. On Thursday, June 25, from...