EAST ALTON – When Shirley Webb started going to a gym in 2014, she couldn’t climb steps or get up off the floor without needing help. Today, she’s a world champion powerlifter who’s won 17 medals in national and international competitions. And it’s been quite the journey...
EDWARDSVILLE – Lydia Huffman of Waterloo was a runner in the mile run that was the concluding event of the ninth annual Friday Night Lights family track meet held at the Winston Brown Track and Field Complex at Edwardsville High School, and she very much enjoyed her experience running in the...
EDWARDSVILLE – The ninth annual Friday Night Lights family track and field meet at the Winston Brown Track and Field Complex at Edwardsville High School, came off without a hitch on Friday night, with children and their families being introduced to the sport of track and field through various...
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26 SPORTS ROUNDUP SUMMER BASEBALL JERSEY 8, MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 5: In a game played at Gordon Moore Park, Marquette scored four runs in the home half of the third to take the lead over Jersey, but the Panthers scored three in the top of the fourth, added some insurance...
EDWARDSVILLE – Montclaire swim club Marlins’ swimmer Ava Whittaker is off to a very good start on the summer season, as she’s been a multiple winner in the Marlins’ first two meets of the season. “I’m pretty happy with how I finished today, and I have a couple mor...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville pitcher Quinn Weber had a good game both on the mound and at the plate in helping the Tigers to a 16-6 win over the Rawlings Xtreme in a game played Tuesday night at Tom Pile Field. Weber drove home two runs as well as striking out four in three innings of work as...
TUESDAY, JUNE 25 SPORTS ROUNDUP AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL ALTON POST 126 12, MANCHESTER, MO. POST 208 3: Alton Post 126 jumped to a 9-0 lead, scoring three runs in the second inning, four times in the third, and twice more in the fourth in going on to a 12-3 win over Manchester, Mo....
EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville under-17 baseball team scored 10 runs in the first inning, and never looked back in taking a 16-6 win over the Rawlings Xtreme under-17 club from St. Louis in a game played Tuesday night at Tom Pile Field. The Tigers scored their 10 runs on only four hits,...
EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville High School under-16 summer baseball team overcame a slow start after trailing in the second with three runs in the third, then scored six times in the fifth en route to an 11-8 win over the Belleville East under-16 team in a game played Tuesday evening at the...
EDWARDSVILLE – Summers Port Swim Club won five of the 10 freestyle relays, and took four of the breaststroke races, in going on to win the Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association Relays Monday night at Sunset Hills Country Club in Edwardsville. The Sharks finished first with 261.5...
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