FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL JERSEY 54, HIGHLAND 38: Matthew Jackson led Jersey with 16 points, Seth Churchman contributed 14 points and Tucker Shalley had nine points as the Panthers won over Highland at Havens Gym. The score was tied 13-13 at the end of the first...
ALTON - Ja'markus Gary led Alton with 13 points, while Ky'Lun Rivers added 10 and Moory Woods eight as the Redbirds won its Senior Night game with a 43-40 win over Edwardsville Friday night at the Redbirds Nest. It was a close game throughout, with the Tigers having a hard time hitting thei...
COLLINSVILLE - Senior point guard Que Love led Edwardsville with 15 points and forward Katelynne Roberts added 10 as the Tigers came back from being down by as much as 12 points in the first half to win the IHSA Class 4A Collinsville regional title over the host Kahoks 50-40 Friday night...
COLLINSVILLE - Collinsville head girls basketball coach Lori Billy mentored her final game on the hardwoods in Friday night's regional championship contest against Edwardsville. With her Kahoks ahead at one time over powerhouse Edwardsville, she believed it was a fitting effort by her girls. For...
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL RED BUD 50, EAST ALTON-WOOD RIVER 42: Jake Wells led EAWR with 20 points, while Evan Merritt hit for seven points and Ahmad Allen four at the Oilers fell at home to Red Bud. The Musketeers led throughout the game, having quarter lead...
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA - Edwardsville's Luke Odom, Blake Moss and Lloyd Reynolds all advanced to the quarterfinals in the Class 3A meet, Civic Memorial's Caine and Caleb Tyus went through in Class 2A, along with Jersey's Zeke Waltz and Triad's Garrett Bakarich on the opening day of the IHSA state wrestling...
EDWARDSVILLE - Junior forward Brennan Weller has been carrying a hot hand for the Edwardsville high boys basketball team recently, having scored at least 20 points in six of the Tigers' last eight games. On Feb. 7, in a thrilling 59-56 overtime win over Alton at Lucco-Jackson Gym, Weller had ...
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL HARDIN CALHOUN 61, JACKSONVILLE ILLINOIS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF 24: Ben Eberlin was Calhoun's leading scorer with 21 points, with both Brody Caselton and Corey Nelson chipping in 12 points each as the Warriors won at ISD. Calhoun le...
COLLINSVILLE - Senior point guard Que Love led Edwardsville with 10 points, while forwards Elle Evans and Sydney Harris scored eight points each as the Tigers came back from a tough start to defeat Pekin 52-21 in the first semifinal of the IHSA Class 4A girls basketball regional Wednesday...
EDWARDSVILLE - Tess Rosentreter, a junior at Metro-East Lutheran High School, has not only been a successful cheerleader for the Knight, but she's also the team's choreographer, who has designed many of the team's routines. And now, Rosentreter has been named Riverbender.com's female Athlete of...
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