EDWARDSVILLE – Three Civic Memorial errors in the bottom of the fourth inning helped lead to five runs that broke open a close game, giving Edwardsville a 5-2 win over the Eagles in a non-conference baseball game played Friday night at Tom Pile Field. The game was a tight pitcher’s dua...
GRANITE CITY – Edwardsville’s girls softball team scored five times in the first inning and scored in every inning at the Tigers shut out Granite City 13-0 in a non-conference game Friday afternoon at George Sykes Field in Granite City’s Wilson Park. Edwardsville pitching held...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville scored a total of five runs in the final three innings, including the winning run in the bottom of the seventh to give the Tigers a 6-5 win over Alton in a Southwestern Conference game Friday afternoon at Tom Pile Field. The Tigers rallied twice from a 3-1...
ALTON – Dana Morgan, an assistant coach at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo., was named as head boys’ basketball coach at Alton High School on Thursday afternoon. Morgan will be bringing extensive experience to the Redbirds. He served three seasons as an assistant for the men’s...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville girls soccer defender-midfielder Katrina Agustin signed a letter-of-intent to attend Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind., on Thursday in a ceremony at Edwardsville High School. Agustin will begin playing for the Fightin’ Engineers this...
TUESDAY, APRIL 23 SPORTS ROUNDUP SOFTBALL JERSEY 6, MASCOUTAH 1 Lauren Brown and Melissa Weishaupt both had two hits and an RBI, while Grace Sharich drove home three in Jersey’s 6-1 win over Mascoutah. Claire Anderson struck out nine, while Shelby Koenig fanned two in gettin...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville softball pitcher Lauren Dial pitched very well after coming on in the second inning to relieve starter Kay Swanson, allowing only one run on three hits while striking out four in a 3-1 loss to Hardin Calhoun Monday afternoon at the Edwardsville Sports Complex. Th...
THURSDAY, APRIL 25 SPORTS ROUNDUP SECOND DAY OF RAIN FORCES POSTPONEMENT OF SOME GAMES: A second day of rain that came through the St. Louis area forced the postponement of many games in the area. Here’s a partial list of games affected by the rain: BASEBALL Alton at Edwardsville...
TROY – Edwardsville’s boys track team had very good performances as the Tigers won the Madison County Large School Championships Tuesday afternoon at Triad High School in Troy, winning the meet with 137.16 points. The Tigers outdistanced Collinsville, who finished second with 116....
TROY – The Alton and Edwardsville girls track teams finished in the top two spots of the Madison County Large School Track Championships on Tuesday at Triad High School, with the Redbirds winning the meet with 167 points, and the Tigers coming in second with 145 points. The host Knights...
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