MONDAY, JANUARY 12 PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS ROUNDUP GIRLS BASKETBALL MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 54, CENTRALIA CHRIST OUR ROCK LUTHERAN 8: In a Gateway Metro Conference game at Marquette Family Arena, Marquette led COR at halftime 28-2, and went on to win. Maggie Pruetzer led the Explorers with...
GLEN CARBON - Ty Etcheson, an infielder and pitcher for the baseball team at Father McGivney Catholic High School, has signed a letter of intent to play baseball in the spring of 2027 at John Wood Community College in Quincy. He is a Byron, Carlson, Petri & Kalb Male Athlete of the Month for th...
BELLEVILLE — The Belleville East Lancers fell to the Edwardsville Tigers 52-47 on Friday night, Jan. 9, 2026, in a closely contested game that showcased strong performances from several Lancers players. Ja’Cory Brown led Belleville East with 10 points, while Jalen Coleman added eight...
BELLEVILLE - Miccah Butler and Brady Niemi led three Edwardsville players in double figures with 15 points on five threes each, as the Tigers went on an 11-0 run early in the opening quarter, and a 16-0 run from the end of the first half to the start of the third quarter to help hold off Belleville...
COLLINSVILLE - Javier Cass is a junior forward for the boys basketball team at Granite City High School, and stays positive and upbeat for the remainder of the Warriors season. Cass is enjoying a good year thus far, averaging 9.1 points and 2.9 rebounds-per-game, and also has 34 assists and 11 steal...
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8 PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL PAWNEE 37, CARLINVILLE 33: In a Thursday evening game at Pawnee, the hosts 22-9 at halftime, with Carlinville rallying in the third quarter to trail only 26-21 after three, but the Indians held off the Cavaliers in the fourth...
GLEN CARBON - Erin Kretzer, who will be a senior midfielder and striker for the Father McGivney Catholic girls soccer team this coming spring, has signed a letter of intent to play for Quincy University in the fall of 2026. Kretzer was a key player in the Griffins' run in the IHSA Class 1A tournament...
JERSEY MIDDLE 63, LiBERTY MIDDLE 45 The Jersey Community Middle School wrestling team hosted Edwardsville Liberty and earned a 63–45 team victory. Several JCMS wrestlers delivered standout performances, highlighted by multiple pins. Mason Warren and Andrew Ray each secured wins by pin,...
TUESDAY, JANUARY 6 PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL BELLEVILLE ALTHOFF CATHOLIC 50, COLUMBIA 39: Columbia took an 11-5 lead after the first quarter, but Althoff outscored the Eagles in the middle two quarters 25-11, including 15-4 in the second period, to take the game a...
EDWARDSVILLE - O'Fallon's boys basketball team dropped a Southwestern Conference title to Edwardsville 57-46 on Tuesday night, Jan. 6, 2026. Still, head coach Brian Muniz remains optimistic for a solid finish for the Panthers in 2026. O’Fallon goes to 5-12 and will play at Alton on Friday...
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