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.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - St. Louis City SC went across the state on Interstate 70 to Children's Mercy Park with their season on the line. They had to win after going down a game in the best-of-three first-round series. Unfortunately for the boys in red, they were upended 2-1 as St. Louis's season came to...
HARDIN – It’s not debatable. The Hardin-Calhoun Warriors have been the only football team to give Camp Point Central a game this season. The undefeated Panthers traveled to Hardin Saturday afternoon for a Western Illinois Valley Conference rematch, this time in the second round of the...
ROXANA – After a dominant 50-22 win over No. 14-seeded Paris (5-5), the Roxana Shells (10-0) earned their second straight trip to the second round of the IHSA Class 3A football playoffs. Last year, a No. 9-seeded Roxana team lost to No. 1 seed Fairbury Prairie Central 41-20 in the second round....
GODFREY - It hasn't been quite smooth sailing for the Lewis and Clark Community College women's basketball program over the last couple of years. The Trailblazers were only able to get in half a season in the 2022-23 school year. They played their final game back on Dec. 19 after a decision was...
ALTON - Many area teams high school football teams earned themselves a spot in the second round of the IHSA playoffs. Below are this weekend's local matchups. Class 1A (1) Camp Point Central (10-0) @ (9) Hardin Calhoun (7-3) Saturday 2 p.m. (5) LeRoy (9-1) @ (4) Belleville Althoff Catholic...
EAST ST. LOUIS - The East St. Louis Flyers hosted a familiar foe in the first round of the IHSA Class 6A football playoffs. The No. 4-seeded orange and blue took on Lemont. It was the third straight season the two teams met in the playoffs. Last year, the Flyers took down Lemont 32-29 in the state...
Class 1A Camp Point Central 54, Bridgeport Red Hill 0 Hardin Calhoun 42, Heyworth 14 Althoff Catholic 76, Tuscola 41 Sesser-Valier 34, Carrollton 8 Caitlyn Salt Fork 7, Winchester West Central 0 Greenfield-Northwestern 52, Nokomis 13 Class 2A Nashville 49, Pana 7...
FREEBURG – Counting out the pandemic season, the Triad High School boys soccer team won their fourth straight IHSA Class 2A sectional title. Friday night at Freeburg High School, the Knights (22-1-1) defeated the Althoff Catholic Crusaders (21-5-1) by a score of 3-1, and it was a game filled...
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