Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

RHINELAND, Mo. - Cullen McBride had three hits and struck out four pitching the first game, while three different players had two hits, and Kenny Beachum drove home three runs as Alton Post 126's senior American Legion baseball team swept a doubleheader at Rhineland, Mo., 6-2 and 11-3 Saturday afternoon....

ROXANA - Gavin Huffman, a 6-foot-2 junior forward for Roxana, was recently named the Harry Gallatin boys Player of the Year for the Riverbend area, the first Shells' player to be honored since Hunter Reine won back-to-back awards in 2012 and 2013. The award, which celebrated its 75th anniversary...

SEE VIDEO: ALTON - During an especially difficult time such as this, while the COVID-19 Pandemic continues, senior citizens in long-term health care need advocates to express their point of views about how the seniors should be cared for, and to help protect them from those who don't have...

EDWARDSVILLE - Carson Philipps, who plays for the Metro Elite AAU basketball team in Maryville and a recent graduate of Edwardsville High School, signed a letter of intent to play for Central College in Pella, Ia., in a ceremony held Tuesday morning at Edwardsville High School. Philipps, who averaged...

ALTON - A valuable and vital service Senior Services Plus provides in its handyman service, where clients can have repairs and replacements done for a nominal fee, which will allow seniors to be able to remain living in their homes and apartments. It's a vital service that SSP provides, and the repair...

WASHINGTON, Mo. - A young Alton Post 126 junior American Legion baseball team made its 2020 season debut on Sunday but lost twice in a doubleheader at Washington, Mo., losing to the host team 11-0 in five innings, due to the 10-run rule, and 13-5 to Hannibal, Mo. Like their senior counterparts the...

Much of today's sports world has shut down over the COVID-19 pandemic that has swept the world since March, with leagues and major events either being postponed or outright cancelled at all levels, from high school, to college and professional. Slowly but surely, world sport is starting to recover,...

WASHINGTON, Mo. - The Alton American Legion Post 126 senior baseball team returned to action on Saturday, with many of the players playing their first games in nearly a year, due to the cancellation of the Illinois High School Association season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Legionnaires...

SEE VIDEO: ALTON - The end of the 2019-20 school year caused much turmoil and uncertainty, as the term was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But at Alton High School, the student body, faculty, administration and staff pulled together and turned what may have been a very negative...

ALTON - Although the Illinois American Legion baseball season was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. the Alton Post 126 club is set to begin its 2020 season on Saturday. The Legionnaires will be playing in the COVID-19 league, formed by the Washington, Mo., Legion team, and will include...