Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

EDWARDSVILLE – For Montclaire Swim Club Marlins swimmer Evan Grinter, he’s hoping to parlay a successful winter season for Edwardsville High into a successful Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association summer season. “I feel like I’m more experienced that the other swimmers,...

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE 2019 STANLEY CUP FINAL – GAME SEVEN (BEST-OF-SEVEN) ST. LOUIS 4, BOSTON 1 (STL WINS SERIES AND STANLEY CUP 4-3): The St. Louis Blues played their first National Hockey League game on Oct.11, 1967 at the St. Louis Arena, a 2-2 tie against the Minnesota North Stars....

Burns Pitches Two Good Innings, Gets RBI Double as Under-16 Tigers Defeat Jersey 5-0 By COLIN FEENEY EDWARDSVILLE – Gannon Burns struck out four in two innings pitched, and also helped himself with an RBI double as the Edwardsville under-16 team defeated Jersey 5-0 in a summer game...

SEE CHRIS RHODES PHOTO GALLERY: ALTON – The Alton High School baseball program put on a three-day camp for young players at Redbird Field, where the younger players were taught the fundamentals of the various phases of the game, and help promote the sport in the Alton area. Approximatel...

BOSTON – The St. Louis Blues won their first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history as rookie goalie Jordan Binnington stood on his head in shutting out the Boston Bruins 4-0 in game seven of the 2019 National Hockey League Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden in Boston. The Blues won...

ALTON – A total of six local softball players were recently named to the Illinois Softball Coaches Association All-State teams, which were announced on Tuesday. Alton senior Tami Wong was selected for the Class 4A team, while Roxana seniors Abi Stahlhut and Olivia Stangler, along with junior...

EDWARDSVILLE – Four pitchers combined on the shutout while catcher Jacob Kitchen hit a first inning three-run homer to help lead Edwardsville’s under-17 summer team to a 7-0 win over Jersey in a game played Tuesday night at Tom Pile Field. For a few of the players, it was their...

EDWARDSVILLE – Shortstop Maria Smith and catcher Moe Kastens of Edwardsville’s softball team received a very high honor on Tuesday when they we re both named to the Illinois Softball Coaches Association Class 4A All-State team. Smith, a junior, earned the honor by hitting a team-leading...

EDWARDSVILLE – Belleville Post 58’s American Legion baseball team put up seven runs in the fifth to take a 9-2 win over Alton Post 126 in a District 22 game Monday night at Roy E. Lee Field on the campus of SIU-Edwardsville. It was the district opener for the Legionnaires, who were comin...

EDWARDSVILLE – It was a very exciting way to pick up a milestone win as a coach. And to top it off, it was for the state championship as well. And that’s exactly what happened on Saturday evening at Route 66 Stadium in Joliet, as Edwardsville baseball coach Tim Funkhouser notched...