Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 SPORTS ROUNDUP RAINY WEATHER AGAIN PLAYS HAVOC WITH SCHEDULE, MANY GAMES POSTPONED The steady rain that fell through much of the day in the St. Louis area forced many of the games in the area to be postponed. Here’s a partial list of games that were called off due...

EDWARDSVILLE – For Edwardsville’s boys volleyball junior outside hitter Josh Whittenburg, Tuesday evening’s Southwestern Conference win over O’Fallon 25-15, 25-21 at Lucco-Jackson Gym was an important win for the program. “Yeah, it was really great,” Whittenburg...

EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville boys volleyball team won a very hard-fought and entertaining Southwestern Conference match over O’Fallon 25-15, 25-21 Tuesday evening at Lucco-Jackson Gym in one of the best matches of the season. The Tigers avenged a loss at the Panther Dome on Mar...

EDWARDSVILLE – In a tennis match highlighted by a match between two of the Metro-East’s best players, Edwardsville defeated Belleville East in a Southwestern Conference match 7-2 Tuesday afternoon at the Edwardsville Tennis Center. The highlight of the meet was Zach Trimpe’s...

ALTON – Morgan Rauscher, Grace Kane, and Tori Schrimpf all scored goals, while Addison Miller made three saves as the Alton girls soccer team won its Senior Day match 3-0 over Breese Mater Dei Catholic Tuesday afternoon at Piasa Motor Fuels Field. The Redbirds overcame a slow start in the match...

EDWARDSVILLE – Hardin Calhoun pitcher Sydney Baalman threw a very masterful game against Edwardsville on Monday afternoon, allowing only two hits while striking out 12 as the Warriors defeated the Tigers 3-1 at the Edwardsville Sports Complex. Baalman had at least one strikeout in every...

ROXANA – Roxana had a double winner in Cree Stumpf in the 1,600 and 3,200 meter runs, but Madison’s Kendall Kennedy won four events – two in the track and two in the field – to help the Trojans win the boys’ division in the small school Madison County...

ALTON – An Analise Simpson goal in the 72 nd minute gave Granite City a 2-1 win at Alton in a girls soccer match played Monday afternoon at Piasa Motor Fuels Field in Alton. The Redbirds had drawn level shortly before halftime, but Simpson’s late strike was the difference. “Overall,...

EDWARDSVILLE – Sydney Baalman struck out 12 and held Edwardsville to two hits, while Hardin Calhoun got timely hits in the first, second and fifth innings at the Warriors defeated the Tigers 3-1 in a hard-fought softball game Monday afternoon at the Edwardsville Sports Complex. Baalma...

EDWARDSVILLE – Although Metro-East Lutheran didn’t score a team point in Saturday’s Winston Brown Invitational track meet Saturday afternoon at Edwardsville High School’s Winston Brown Track and Field Complex, the Knights had some very good individual performances during...