SOFTBALL IHSA CLASS 2A PLAYOFFS LITCHFIELD SECTIONAL FINAL PIASA SOUTHWESTERN 10, HILLSBORO 0: Bailee Nixon did it again for Southwestern, scattering three hits and fanning nine over five innings, in the Piasa Birds’ win over Hillsboro, advancing Southwestern to Tuesday’s...
BELLEVILLE – The Edwardsville High boys volleyball team saw its season come to an end with a 25-14, 25-21 loss to O’Fallon in the IHSA sectional semifinals Friday evening at Belleville East High School. The Tigers had split a pair of Southwestern Conference matches to the Panthers in th...
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS – The Edwardsville doubles team of Seth Lipe and Gabo Montanari are the last players remaining at the end of the second day of the IHSA boys tennis state tournaments Friday in Arlington Heights. Lipe and Montanari lost their Class 2A quarterfinal match to Joseph Daw and Noa...
EDWARDSVILLE – Maria Smith’s second home run of the game, a solo shot over the left field fence with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning, gave Edwardsville a dramatic 6-5 win over Collinsville in the IHSA Class 4A regional final Friday afternoon at the Edwardsville Sports...
REGIONAL FINAL AT JERSEY JERSEY 8, COLUMBIA 1: In the Jersey final, the Panthers scored six times in the sixth and twice more in the seventh to take the crown and advance to the sectional. Grace Sharich had three hits and an RBI for Jersey, while Claire Anderson had two hits and two RBIs,...
IHSA CLASS 3A PLAYOFFS MOLINE SECTIONAL FINAL AT BLOOMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL MINOOKA 2, EDWARDSVILLE 1 (AFTER EXTRA TIME): Maddy Lant’s brace (two goals), both off set pieces on free kicks, including a goal in the 91 st minute, put Minooka past Edwardsville in the IHSA Class...
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS – Edwardsville’s doubles team of Seth Lipe and Gabo Montanari have advanced to the quarterfinals, while in singles play, Zach Trimpe won two of his three matches and Drake Schreiber was eliminated in the second round of the consolation bracket at the IHSA...
ALTON – Adam Stilts gave up only one hit while striking out nine, and Riley Phillips and Jackson Brooks drove home runs as Alton shut out Belleville East 3-0 in the second semifinal of the IHSA Class 4A regional baseball tournament Thursday afternoon at Redbird Field. Alton...
ALTON – Alton High School softball standout Tami Wong has cast her lot with Washington University in St. Louis, signing a letter of intent to play for the Bears starting next spring. Wong will be playing for Washington University in the University Athletic Association, which is considered...
EDWARDSVILLE – Brendan Latham, a very successful kicker for the Edwardsville High School football team, signed a letter of intent to play for St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, in a ceremony recently at EHS. Latham, who enjoyed a very successful season as the Tigers’ placekicker,...
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