WHITE HALL – North Greene High School has announced that Justin Vinyard was recently named the new boys’ basketball head coach at the school, starting both coaching and teaching at the school beginning this coming season. Vinyard, a 2009 graduate of North Greene, steps in for Brett Barry...
EDWARDSVILLE – Andrew Billhartz, one of the top swimmers for the Sunset Hills Country Club swim team, enjoyed some good performances during the 2019 summer season with the Stingrays. Billhartz felt that his and the Stingrays’ performances have improved as the season has progressed, an...
ALTON – The Bluff City Athletic Club of Alton recently announced tryout dates for their Bluff City Elite girls’ fast-pitch softball teams for the upcoming 2019-20 seasons. All tryouts will be held on fields six and seven at Gordon Moore Park in Alton. For the 10-and-under team, tryouts...
EDWARDSVILLE – Matthew Lueking had a very good Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association meet Sunday morning and afternoon at the Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center at Edwardsville High School. Lueking won two events in the boys nine-and-10-year-old age group – the 50-yard freestyle in 32.16...
ALTON – New Alton High School athletic director Chris Kusnerick has announced the opening day for fall sports practice, and tryouts for the various teams, will be on Monday, Aug. 12. For boys and girls cross country, head coach Vernon Curvey will hold his first practice of the summer behind...
GRANITE CITY – Macie Sparks is one of the top swimmers for Paddlers Swim Club of Granite City, and performed well in their Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association dual meet against Montclaire Swim Club of Edwardsville and the SWISA Championships. Sparks took a pair of seconds for the Pirates,...
EDWARDSVILLE – Marquette Catholic junior quarterback Jake Hewitt will be taking hold of the Explorer spread offense for the upcoming 2019 IHSA football season, and is looking forward to the challenges ahead. “This year, I’m excited,” Hewitt said in an interview prior to the...
EDWARDSVILLE – The Marquette Catholic football team came away with many good performances during the second day of seven-on-seven passing drills held Monday night at Tiger Stadium in Edwardsville. The sessions, allowed under IHSA preseason rules, had the Explorers and Tigers participating...
EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville High School football team started off slowly, but performed well in the second day of seven-on-seven passing drills allowed by the IHSA in a session held Monday night at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers varsity and JV teams participated along with Marquette Catholic,...
EDWARDSVILLE – Josie O’Day had a good meet for Sunset Hills Country Club in the Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association league meet Sunday at the Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center, scoring 21 points for the Stingrays in the girls 15-18-year-old age group. O’Day’s best finish was...
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