EDWARDSVILLE - A pair of gymnasts from the Artistic Gymnastics Institute in Edwardsville won Illinois state championships last weekend the Level Four Compulsory meet held in DeKalb. Allie Chong, 11, took home a gold medal in the vault, scoring a 9.70 to win the title, while 10-year-old Kenlee...
ALTON - Adrenna Snipes, a sophomore forward for Marquette Catholic High School's girls' basketball team, has seen many honors come in for her since the end of her sophomore season in which Snipes has continued to emerge as one of the St. Louis area's best players. Snipes was recently named third-team...
ALTON --- Damien Jones, a junior wrestler for Alton High School, had a very successful season at 170 pounds for the Redbirds, being the team's only wrestler who qualified for the IHSA Class 3A state individual tournament and eventually advancing to the third round of the wrestlebacks. For...
SEE VIDEO: ALTON - The Little Blue Dragon and Queen of St. Louis wrestling, Seishin, won over former World Wrestling Entertainment women's champion and two-time WrestleMania competitor Jazz in an historic main event at the Pro Wrestling Epic Declaration of War card held recently at the...
ROXANA - Senior forward Jake Golenor enjoyed a very successful season for the boy's basketball team at Roxana High School, averaging 11.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists-per-game in helping the Shells to a 23-10 record in the 2019-20 season, one of the school's best showings in basketball in...
ROXANA - Senior bowler Taylor Campbell helped lead Roxana High School's girls bowling team to a historic season, going undefeated in the Southern Illinois Bowling Conference this past season for the first time, averaging 171 with a high game of 214 and a high series of 565 during the season. For...
ALTON - Tony's restaurant in Downtown Alton and other area businesses are making rapid changes via curb-side service and some with expanded delivery. The first day of mandatory dining room closures in restaurants and bars ordered by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker in the wake of the COVID-19 Coronavirus...
Former Vice-President of the United States Joe Biden moved closer to the nomination of the Democratic Party with an easy win over Vermont senator Bernie Sanders in Tuesday's Illinois Presidential Primary Election. Biden, who served as Vice-President under former President Barack Obama, won with 59...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville boys basketball junior forward Preston Weaver played a key role for the Tigers off the bench, hitting a three-pointer in the team's 54-32 win over Quincy in the IHSA Class 4A regional semifinal on Mar. 3 at Lucco-Jackson Gym. And on the final regular-season game on Feb....
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources' decision to close all state parks is going to have a significant impact around the region. The closures affect areas like Horseshoe Lake State Park in Pontoon Beach and Horseshoe Lake near Granite City, Frank Holten State Park in Belleville,...
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