ALTON - The St. Louis area has a very proud and historic tradition when it comes to professional wrestling. And on March 7 at the Franklin Lodge in Alton, one of the most historic matches in St. Louis - and in Midwest - wrestling history will be taking place. That's when the queen of St. Louis wrestlin...
EVANSTON - Edwardsville's Logan Mills and the Tigers' two relay teams swam well but couldn't qualify for the finals on the first day of the IHSA state swimming and diving meet on Friday afternoon at Evanston High School in suburban Chicago. The Tigers' only individual swimmer, Logan Mills, raced i...
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 29-MARCH 1 SPORTS SCOREBOARD GIRLS BASKETBALL 2020 IHSA PLAYOFFS CLASS 1A AND 2A STATE FINALS AT REDBIRD ARENA, ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL SATURDAY'S RESULTS CLASS 1A THIRD PLACE GAME Hume Shiloh 64, Aurora...
EVANSTON - Alton's Noah Clancy finished fourth in the A Final of the 100-yard backstroke on the final day of the IHSA boys state swimming meet Saturday afternoon at Evanston High School in suburban Chicago. Clancy's time in the race was 49.62 seconds in an extremely close race where the top four swimmer...
WOOD RIVER - Junior Mallory Martin was one of the hardest workers on the girl's basketball team at East Alton-Wood River High School, helping to play a key role in the Oilers' resurgence this season, as EAWR ended up with an 18-11 record in 2019-20. For her accomplishments on the court this season,...
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL 2020 IHSA PLAYOFFS CLASS 1A AND 2A REGIONAL FINALS CLASS 1A AT RAYMOND LINCOLNWOOD HARDIN CALHOUN 53, RAYMOND LINCOLNWOOD 32: Ben Eberlin led Calhoun with 22 points, with Corey Nelson adding 17 and both Stone Zirkelbach...
EDWARDSVILLE - Preston Weaver hit back-to-back three-point shots late in the game, and Nic Hemken cooly sank a pair of free throws in the final seconds as Edwardsville held off a late Belleville East 9-2 run to defeat the Lancers 48-45 in the Tigers' regular-season finale and Senior Night...
SEE VIDEO: CLASS 2A AT ROXANA MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 35, ROXANA 25: Spencer Cox scored a game-high 20 points, including seven in the final quarter, while Iggy McGee had seven as the Explorers won the regional title over the host Shells. It was a close game all the way, with Roxana...
ROXANA - The wrestling team at Roxana Junior High School recently completed a historic season by running the table in their dual meets, completing a perfect 12-0 season with a 61-36 win over Bethalto Trimpe Middle School, and the Shells are looking to make more history in the upcoming Illinois Elementary...
EDWARDSVILLE - Junior Erik Broekemeier had a successful bowling season for Metro-East Lutheran High School, as he won a pair of service awards and also qualified for the IHSA sectional, representing the Knights at Camelot Bowl in Collinsville. For his advancing to the sectional tournament, Broekemeier...
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