EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville, Marquette Catholic, Granite City and Civic Memorial were joined by Cahokia and Belleville Althoff Catholic in the opening of the three weeks of drills allowed by the Illinois High School Association as part of the summer training schedule before fall practice formally...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville High under-17 summer baseball team catcher/outfielder Jacob Kitchen got on base twice, on a hit and a walk, in the Tigers’ 1-0 loss to the Rawlings Xtreme in the Saint Louis University/SIU-Edwardsville/Lindenwood University All-College Wood Bat Freedom Classic...
BELLEVILLE – Jefferson City, Mo. Post 5 scored three times in the top of the eighth inning to break open a close game and went on to defeat Alton Post 126 5-2 in the semifinals of the Metro-East Firecracker American Legion baseball tournament Sunday morning at Whitey Herzog Field in Belleville....
ST. CHARLES – The Edwardsville High School under-17 summer baseball team lost its second game to the Rawlings Xtreme select team for the second time in as many days, falling to the Xtreme 2-1 in the Saint Louis University/SIU-Edwardsville/Lindenwood University All-College Wood Bat Freedom Classic...
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS – The Alton Post 126 American Legion baseball team won twice on Saturday, taking a 5-1 win over Jackson, Mo. Post 158 as Adam Stilts had a magnificent 13-strikeout performance, then defeated McLeansboro Post 10-0 behind a nine-strikeout performance from Jacob Weidner and...
EDWARDSVILLE – It was a very-well played game by both sides, but in the end, the Rawlings Xtreme of St. Louis scored the only run of the game in the opening inning in winning over the Edwardsville High Under-17 summer team 1-0 in a round-robin game of the Saint Louis University/SIU-Edwardsvile/Lindenwood...
JERSEYVILLE – Jerseyville Post 492 pitcher Alex Coffman tossed a complete game, allowing 11 hits and one walk while striking out four, in Jerseyville’s 6-2 win over New Athens in the Group C opener of the Firecracker baseball tournament at Ken Schell Field in Jerseyville. The teams wen...
SEE VIDEO: WOOD RIVER – The Alton Road Runners Club Summer Track Series came to a very successful conclusion June 27 at East Alton-Wood River High School Memorial Stadium, as participation was very good for the entire five-meet series. “It went really well,” said Road Runner...
EDWARDSVILLE – Another stellar pitching performance by Adam Stilts, who struck out 12, and a three-hit, four RBI batting day for Ryan Best, along with three RBIs from Ethan Kopsie, helped give Alton Post 126 a 10-0 win over New Athens Post 246 in an American Legion District 22 game Monday nigh...
EDWARDSVILLE – The 24th annual Mud Mountain Run, a competitive 5K race, along with a one-mile fun run, is set for Saturday, July 27 at the fabled Mud Mountain cross-country course at SIU-Edwardsville. The event is the biggest fundraiser for the Edwardsville High School cross-country and track...
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