Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

SPRINGFIELD - Although Illinois state unemployment claims began to surge to record numbers due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, overall unemployment rates, both statewide and in the local area, fell during February in statistics released by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics and the...

COLLINSVILLE - Edwardsville High junior basketball point guards Jalil Roundtree and Caleb Valentine both played big roles in helping the Tigers during their 11-game winning streak that helped define their recent 23-10 basketball season, as the duo helped hold the opposition's top scorers in check,...

PIASA --- Senior bowler Tucker Mayhew enjoyed a very successful season on the boys bowling team at Piasa Southwestern High School in the recently completed year. Along the way, he was honored for achieving top games and averages in the Riverbender Bowling Conference, and in the IHSA regional...

WOOD RIVER - Junior shot putter Jayden Ulrich has had a very successful first two years for the girls track and field team at East Alton-Wood River High School. In 2018, she became the school's first-ever medalist, finishing fourth in the Class 2A shot put, and last year, became the first-ever...

ALTON --- After their closure on Mar. 17, due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, many public and private schools in Illinois have turned to E-learning, as classes continue to be conducted online in many districts. And it's also true in the case of the DK Dance Productions studios in both Alton...

BLOOMINGTON - The Illinois High School Association is remaining optimistic that the spring sports schedule and state championship tournaments and meets will still be able to be played despite the extension of the state's stay-at-home orders being extended to Apr. 30. In a press release issued Wednesday...

BETHALTO --- Anna Hall, a senior forward for the Civic Memorial High School girls basketball team, had an outstanding season for one of the best teams in the St. Louis area, helping CM overcome the loss of key player Harper Buhs to season-ending knee surgery and midseason turmoil as the Eagles finishe...

WOOD RIVER - Sophomore wrestler Nick Mason enjoyed a great season for East Alton-Wood River High's team this past winter. Mason, along with his twin brother Noah, Josh Restivo Josh Franklin and Aaron Niemeyer, all qualified for the IHSA Class 1A sectional in Vandalia after finishing in the top...

EDWARDSVILLE - Marissa Lowe had a very good season for the girls bowling team at Metro-East Lutheran, making history during the year by bowling the second-highest series in school history, and also bowled a six-game series of 951 in the IHSA regional tournament at Tri-County Bowl in Jerseyville on...

EDWARDSVILLE --- Senior forward Cameron Gusewelle was one of the hardest workers on the Metro-East Lutheran High School boys basketball team this past season, averaging 5.3 points-per-game as the Knights finished the season at 14-17. Gusewelle's work ethic, along with a love for the game, has...