Bradley Piros has been a reporter at Riverbnder.com since January 2022.
He graduated from Western Illinois University in December 2020 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism as well as a minor in Sports Broadcasting.
At WIU Bradley worked at the school's student-run newspaper publication The Western Courier. He began his freshman year as a writer and worked his way up to Sports Editor by the time he was a senior.
In his spare time, Bradley loves to stay active. He played soccer and ran track and field at Alton High. Now he stays busy with his favorite hobby disc golf. He also loves spending time with his family and friends, traveling to new places, and watching sports.
ROXANA - "It's a lot bigger than winning and losing on a Friday night," Roxana football head coach Wade DeVries said Friday morning on Riverbender.com's 'Our Daily Show!'. DeVries, now in his sixth season with the Shells, knows that it's not all about X's and O's or the result on the field; it's...
ALTON - Alton High School Athletic Director Chris Kusnerick announced that girls soccer head coach Gwen Sabo would be taking a sabbatical, and not coaching the Lady Redbirds this school year. Earning the promotion was assistant coach Shayna Lacey. Lacey has been with the Redbirds program for...
ROXANA - The Roxana Shells football team is taking their playoff run on the road for the first time this weekend when they travel north just shy of Bloomington to take on the Stanford Olympia Spartans. Those not wanting to make the trek north might be interested in how to watch the game from home....
ALTON - Alton High girls soccer standout Lily Freer has made some big decisions, but arguably none bigger than the one she just made. The AHS junior, still a grade too young to sign an official NCAA letter of intent, made a verbal agreement to continue her soccer and academic career at the prestigious...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville High School football team is back in the IHSA Class 8A football playoff quarterfinals for the first time since the 2018-19 season, seeking a spot in the state semifinals like they did a season before that. In their way is a quarterfinal matchup on the road in Elmhurst,...
ROXANA - It's been a postseason to remember thus far for the Roxana High School football team. After a 50-22 win over No. 14 Paris in round one and a dramatic defensive stand to get past No. 6 St. Joseph Ogden 48-47 , the Shells now find themselves in the IHSA Class 3A football playoff quarterfinals....
EDWARDSVILLE – It’s pretty simple for the SIUE men’s soccer team at this stage in the season. Win the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, and that would be enough to clinch a spot in the Division I NCAA Tournament. Step one of that process was completed Wednesday night at Ralph...
ALTON - This Friday, Nov. 10 at 10:30 a.m., tune in to 'Our Daily Show!' , Riverbender.com's daily two-hour talk show hosted by CJ Nasello as he talks with Roxana football head coach Wade DeVries. The two will dig deep into the Shells' undefeated season and give a bit of a preview for this Saturday's...
EAST ALTON - After leading 3-0 after the first period, the Alton Redbirds hockey team fought off Bethalto and held on to a 6-4 win Monday night in front of a large crowd at East Alton Ice Arena in both teams' season opener. Sophomore Keller Jacobs broke the game open scoring an unassisted goal a...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - St. Louis City SC, and thousands of their fans and followers, made the roughly four-hour trip on I-70 to see City try to keep their dream inaugural season alive. The Sporting Kansas City supporters end at their stadium, Children’s Mercy Park, which is called “The...
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