Bradley Piros has been a reporter at Riverbnder.com since January 2022.
He graduated from Western Illinois University in December 2020 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism as well as a minor in Sports Broadcasting.
At WIU Bradley worked at the school's student-run newspaper publication The Western Courier. He began his freshman year as a writer and worked his way up to Sports Editor by the time he was a senior.
In his spare time, Bradley loves to stay active. He played soccer and ran track and field at Alton High. Now he stays busy with his favorite hobby disc golf. He also loves spending time with his family and friends, traveling to new places, and watching sports.
BELLEVILLE – The Civic Memorial girls basketball team wasted no time getting out to a lead Saturday night in what was the eighth and final game of the SWIC Shootout. The Eagles were the away team against the Edwardsville Tigers and opened up the game on an 8-0 run. Marlee Durbin drilled ...
BELLEVILLE – The O’Fallon High School girls basketball team overcame an early deficit to lead at halftime over Cardinal Ritter, but would fall 54-40 in game seven of the SWIC Shootout Saturday night. The Panthers got off to a slow start, trailing 14-5 after the first quarter. But they...
BELLEVILLE - The Alton High School girls basketball team hit the road again this weekend, taking part in game five of the SWIC Shootout. The Redbirds took on the Whitfield Warriors from St. Louis and won convincingly 62-19. Alton only allowed three total field goals from Whitfield in the first...
BELLEVILLE - The Carrollton High School girls basketball team matched up against traditional IHSA Class 1A power Okawville Saturday afternoon in game three of the SWIC Shootout. It was a game that went back and forth early on, but saw the Rockets use a massive second-half run to pull away...
COLLINSVILLE – Friday marked the opening night of the Southwestern Conference boys basketball slate. The Alton Redbirds were ready for it. They took to the same court that their season ended on back in March, taking on the Collinsville Kahoks in what was their home-opener. Alton used a coupl...
GLEN CARBON – After a lengthy Thanksgiving holiday break, the Father McGivney Catholic High School girls basketball team continued its four-game homestand Thursday night as it hosted the Althoff Crusaders. The Griffins won the Gateway Metro Conference opener by a score of 49-43, getting off...
JERSEYVILLE – The Jersey Community High School girls basketball program is off to one of its best starts in some time. The Panthers opened the 2025-26 campaign with three straight wins, something they haven’t done since starting a COVID-19-shortened Spring season in 2021, where they...
JERSEYVILLE – While Triad High School had an e-Learning day and the Jersey Panthers had a traditional snow day, that didn’t stop the two teams from opening up Mississippi Valley Conference play. The Knights made the trip to Jersey County and walked out with a 65-49 win, improving to...
GLEN CARBON – The Father McGivney Catholic High School girls basketball team rosters eight upperclassmen, six of whom are seniors. It rosters four sophomores and one freshman. Her name is Elle Willenborg, and she’s made her presence known. Willenborg had her best shooting performance...
GLEN CARBON – The Father McGivney Catholic High School girls basketball team hosted Roxana in its home-opener Wednesday afternoon, overcoming a slow start and winning 57-21. The Shells opened the game on an 8-2 run, but couldn’t hold onto that lead for long. McGivney’s Elle Willenborg...
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