ALTON - The Alton High School boys basketball team came back from trailing at halftime 30-24 to take a 41-38 lead at the end of the third, and lead by five early in the fourth, but a 20-6 fourth-quarter run helped give Belleville West a 65-56 win over the Redbirds in a Southwestern Conference game...
FRONTENAC, Mo. - Sophomore forward Sydney Harris scored 16 points to lead the way, while Elle Evans added 12 as the two combined for five threes in the first half as Edwardsville went on to defeat Parkway North 55-27 in the St. Joseph's Academy Shootout Saturday afternoon at the St. Joseph's gym...
EDWARDSVILLE - Que Love hit three straight three-pointers en route to a 20-point night, and the three-point shooting by Edwardsville was a big key in the game as the Tigers defeated O'Fallon 61-47 in the opener of a girls-boys Southwestern Conference basketball doubleheader Friday night a...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville had an outstanding defensive effort, shutting down O'Fallon's top three scorers throughout the game, but free-throw shooting proved to be the difference, as the Panthers hit 13 of 16 from the line in going on to a 49-40 win over the Tigers in the nightcap of a girls-boys...
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL ST. LOUIS VASHON 57, EAST ST. LOUIS 52: Patrick Readye led East Side with 14 points, LaShawn Johnson came up with 13 points and Armond Williams had 10 points as the Flyers fell to Vashon in a matchup between two of the best programs in...
EAST ALTON - Mark Tucker's two goals, including a big third-period power-play goal, helped Edwardsville to a 5-2 win over Rockwood Summit of Fenton, Mo., in a Mid-States Club Hockey Association Suburban Division game Thursday night at East Alton Ice Arena. The win puts the Tigers' record to 12-5-2...
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8 SPORTS ROUNDUP GIRLS BASKETBALL WHITE HALL NORTH GREENE 44, BRUSSELS 19: Lakeleigh Brown and Jenna Barnard each scored 10 points, and three players --- Taylor Gilmore, Bailey Berry and Maddison Osborne --- each had five points as North Greene won at home over Brussels....
EDWARDSVILLE - Brennan Weller scored 24 points, Jack Nafziger had 22 points and Jalil Roundtree added 14 as Edwardsville opened the 2020 portion of their season with a resounding 85-25 win over Cleveland Naval Jr. ROTC, a magnet school from south St. Louis City, Wednesday night at Lucco-Jackson...
EDWARDSVILLE - Senior point guard Que Love was the leading scorer for Edwardsville in their first game of 2020 on Tuesday night as the Tigers defeated East St. Louis 55-40 in a Southwestern Conference game at Lucco-Jackson Gym. It was the first game for the Tigers since losing to Incarnate Word...
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL HARDIN CALHOUN 53, GILLESPIE 43: Corey Nelson was the lead scorer with 16 points, Ben Eberlin chipped in 11 points and Brody Caselton 10 as Calhoun won at home over Gillespie. The Warriors led after one quarter 11-7, extended the lead...
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