EDWARDSVILLE – Kay Swanson and Ryleigh Owens shared the shutout, combining to strike out five on four hits, while Moe Kastens and Maria Smith got key base hits as Edwardsville defeated Teutopolis 4-0 in a softball game Friday afternoon at the Edwardsville Sports Complex. Swanson,...
THURSDAY, MAY 2 SPORTS ROUNDUP GIRLS SOCCER EDWARDSVILLE 2, BELLEVILLE WEST 1: Zoe Ahlers and Sydney Lane scored in each half as Edwardsville got the three points on the road at West. Rachel Hensley had 11 saves in getting a key Southwestern Conference win for the Tigers. Edwardsville...
COLLINSVILLE – Calista Cox scored in the second half of extra time to give Alton a key 1-0 win over Collinsville in a Southwestern Conference match Thursday night at Kahok Stadium. Cox’s goal came in the 98 th minute, when Cox took a feed from Alaina Nasello and put the ball in the...
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 SPORTS ROUNDUP LINGERING CONDITIONS FROM TUESDAY STORMS POSTPONE SOME GAMES The rain and storms that passed through the St. Louis area on Tuesday caused some lingering problems with field conditions that caused the postponement of some of the games on the local schedule....
MONDAY, APRIL 29 SPORTS ROUNDUP BASEBALL JERSEY 2, TRIAD 1 (8 INNINGS): An eighth inning fielder’s choice brought home the winning run as Jersey won at home over Triad. Tucker Shalley, Ethan Snider and Zeke Waltz had the only hits of the game for the Panthers, with Shalley...
ALTON - Both Alton and Edwardsville’s girls track teams had good performances as the two teams finished fifth and sixth respectively by a half-point in the Southwestern Conference meet, held Wednesday in Belleville. East St. Louis won the meet with 161 points, just getting by Belleville...
EDWARDSVILLE – In a tight and taut pitcher’s dual, Belleville West scored the game’s only run in the sixth inning as Joey Kossina pitched a no-hitter in the Maroons’ 1-0 win over the Tigers Wednesday afternoon at Tom Pile Field. It was a game that was originally scheduled...
WOOD RIVER – East Alton-Wood River sophomore Jayden Ulrich broke the school record in the shot put for the second time in a week, throwing 46’ 1” in winning the event as the Oilers went on to win the Prairie State Conference girls track and field championship...
TUESDAY, APRIL 30 SPORTS ROUNDUP RAIN AND STORMS AGAIN FORCE POSTPONEMENT OF MUCH OF SCHEDULE The severe thunderstorms and rain that passed through the St. Louis area on Tuesday afternoon forced the postponement of much of the local sports schedules. Here’s a list of some of the games...
BOYS VOLLEYBALL EDWARDSVILLE 25-25, METRO-EAST LUTHERAN 6-19: Six different players recorded a kill in the first game, with a total of eight for the match, while Eric Epenesa and Henry Hupp went on long service point streaks in the opening game as Edwardsville defeated Metro-East at Lucco-Jackson...
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