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.
HIGHLAND – It wasn’t a perfect game for the Alton Lady Redbirds, but they got the job done. State-ranked Alton (No. 3 Class 4A) defeated Okawville (No. 6 Class 1A) in the quarterfinals of the 37 th Annual Highland tournament by a score of 45-29. It was a rematch of last year’s...
GODFREY - For the 46th time, the Harman Bluegrass family band performed their annual January show at Lewis and Clark's Hathaway Hall. They were joined by Mo Pitney who performed with his family members as well. These photos are from the show.
HIGHLAND – The Lady Redbirds improved to 20-1 on the season after a massive 91-21 win over Belleville West in the opening round of the 37 th Annual Highland Girls Basketball Tournament. Alton moves into the quarterfinals where it will take on Okawville, 57-50 winners over Civic Memorial...
CIVIC MEMORIAL 62, JERSEYVILLE 47 BETHALTO – The Lady Eagles capped off a busy work week with a big Mississippi Valley Conference game against Jerseyville on Friday night (Jan. 12). After wins over Teutopolis on Monday (43-26) and Chatham Glenwood on Wednesday (57-38), CM was looking...
HIGHLAND - In the first round of the 37th Annual Highland Girls Basketball Tournament, the Civic Memorial Eagles fell to Okawville by a score of 57-50. These photos are from the game.
BETHALTO – The Civic Memorial Eagles snapped a 10-game losing streak to their Mississippi Valley Conference rivals Jerseyville Friday night. CM won by a score of 54-39. It was their first win over the Panthers since Feb. 2, 2019. “It’s nuts,” CM head coach Lee Green said...
ALTON – February 21, 2020. The last time Alton had beaten Edwardsville in a boys basketball game. A nine-game streak snapped Thursday night at Alton High School. After being down by 11 points at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Redbirds battled back to beat the Tigers 60-55 in overtime....
HIGHLAND - The annual mid-season Highland girls basketball tournament always brings the best out of the teams that participate. That's because the teams that participate are some of the best in the state. Of the 16 teams, seven of them are currently ranked by the Associated Press. Alton, the winner...
BREESE - The Marquette Explorers are traversing the toughest stretch of their regular season, and they aren't getting the results they would have hoped for having only won one of their last five games. It began with the championship game of the Columbia Holiday Tournament when Marquette fell...
ALTON - The Alton Redbirds and Civic Memorial Eagles each dropped a place in their respective class rankings this week. Breese Central and Mater Dei still remain one-two in Class 2A while Staunton recieves votes as well. Hardin Calhoun and Father McGivney each recieved votes in Class 1A. The entir...
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