PEORIA - Cooper Wittek was the leading runner for Edwardsville, while the lone representative from O'Fallon, Brayden Kloeppel, finished 34th as the Tigers placed 23rd in the IHSA Class 3A boys state cross country meet, held Saturday afternoon, Nov. 8, 2025, at Detweiler Park in Peoria. Plainfield...
PEORIA - Ella Thompson led the way for Edwardsville with a 30th-place finish in the race, while Ellie Bush was O'Fallon's top runner, placing in 44th. The Tigers finished eighth as a team, and the Panthers wound up in 20th in the IHSA Class 3A girls state cross country meet Saturday afternoon,...
GLEN CARBON - Father McGivney Catholic had an outstanding showing in the Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, IHSA Girls Sectional Meet at Edwardsville, placing ninth out of 23 teams, and head coach Tara Thompson couldn't have been more pleased with the Griffins' showing. "Yes, I am very happy with the girls'...
EDWARDSVILLE - O’Fallon’s Panthers secured second place in the IHSA Girls Swim Sectional on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, at Edwardsville, bolstered by standout performances from talented swimmer Alyssa Albertyn, who advanced in both the 200-yard and 100-yard freestyle events. Panthers head...
EDWARDSVILLE - All three of the Edwardsville relay teams qualified for the state meet, while O'Fallon's Alyssa Albertyn, along with Edwardsville's Laine and Reilly Curry, qualified in two events each, and the Tigers' Scout Jackson won the 100-yard back stroke as Edwardsville once again won the...
GLEN CARBON - Ben Sink, who is a senior pitcher and outfielder for the Father McGivney Catholic High School baseball team, signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Illinois-Springfield to play baseball in 2027 in a ceremony held at the Griffins Den, the school's student lounge, on...
GRANITE CITY - Kailyn Lowe, a senior outside hitter for the Granite City High girls volleyball team, had a good season for herself, even if the Warriors' final record doesn't reflect how hard the team worked in the 2025 campaign. The Warriors wound up with a 5-19-1 record, but it doesn't truly...
O'FALLON - Belleville East took control of the match right from the start, and took a 25-17, 25-14 win over Edwardsville in the IHSA Class 4A O'Fallon Sectional girls volleyball semifinals Tuesday night, Nov. 4, 2025, at the OTHS Panther Dome. The Lancers advanced to the sectional final/Round of...
TRENTON - Lucas Abbott of Metro-East Lutheran finished fourth in the race as the area's best finisher, while the Knights, Roxana, and Father McGivney Catholic all advanced as teams to the IHSA state cross-country meet in the Trenton Wesclin Class 1A boys sectional meet, held Saturday morning, Nov...
TRENTON - Roxana runner Gianna Stassi finished third in the individual race as the area's top runner, while Belleville Althoff Catholic, Breese Mater Dei Catholic, and the Shells all qualified for next week's state meet as teams at the IHSA Class 1A girls sectional cross country meet Saturday...
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