BELLEVILLE – Edwardsville basketball senior A.J. Robertson scored 12 points as the Tigers played perhaps their best overall game of the season Feb. 22, winning over Belleville East 44-37 at the East gym. Edwardsville started off hot in that game, hitting threes and playing good defense. Th...
DU QUOIN – Two of Metro-East’s best small school powers collide on Friday night when Marquette Catholic (30-3) goes up against Nashville (33-2) in the final of the IHSA Class 2A Du Quoin sectional final at Anders Gym. The tip-off is set for 7 p.m. The Hornets are looking to get back...
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL IHSA PLAYOFFS CLASS 3A REGIONAL AT JERSEY SPRINGFiELD SACRED HEART-GRIFFIN 70, JERSEY 51: Kurt Hall scored 16 points, and went over 1,000 points for his career with his first basket of the game, while Alex Strebel added 10 as Sacred...
COLLINSVILLE – The Edwardsville boys basketball team was very successful in the fact that the players kept working hard and cultivated a very positive, family atmosphere that speaks very well of the team’s players despite the 9-20 overall record. Two of the examples of that were seniors...
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL IHSA PLAYOFFS CLASS 3A REGIONAL AT BREESE CENTRAL EAST ST. LOUIS 85, CIVIC MEMORIAL 53: Terrence Hargrove, Jr. led the way for East St. Louis with 26 points, while Cornellious LeFlore added 11 as the Flyers eliminated...
COLLINSVILLE – Ray’Sean Taylor led with 22 points, while both Cawhan Smith and Keydrian Jones each had 13 as Collinsville eliminated Edwardsville in the semifinals of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball regional Tuesday evening at Vergil Fletcher Gym in Collinsville. The Tigers were...
COLLINSVILLE – The Alton High boys basketball team countered an 18-5 run by Springfield High that gave them the lead in the second half with a run of their own in the second and third quarters to help give the Redbirds a 66-61 win over the Senators in the semifinals of the IHSA Class...
DU QUOIN – Marquette Catholic got 14 points from Chris Hartrich, 13 points from Nick Hemann and 11 each from Spencer Cox and Brett Terry as the Explorers dominated from start to finish in a 60-34 win over Pinckneyville in the IHSA Class 2A sectional Tuesday night at Anders Gym in Du Quoin....
BELLEVILLE – Edwardsville basketball senior forward Jaylon Tuggle has been on fire lately on the offensive and defensive sides of the court. Tuggle had a great showing in the Tigers’ regular season finale Friday night, scoring a game-high 19 points at Edwardsville defeated Belleville Eas...
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL IHSA PLAYOFFS CLASS 3A REGIONAL AT BREESE CENTRAL BREESE CENTRAL 80, EAST ALTON-WOOD RIVER 33: In the first game of the regional, the host Cougars led from start to finish, eliminating EAWR. Central is now 19-12, and will play i...
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