Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

SPRINGFIELD SACRED HEART-GRIFFIN 56, JERSEY 53: Maggie Gilmore’s three at the buzzer sent the Cyclones through to the Taylorville sectional in a dramatic ending at EAWR’s Memorial Gym. Jersey’s Clare Breden, who led the Panthers with 22 points, had tied the game with 11 seconds...

EDWARDSVILLE – Senior guard Randy Butler hit on four threes for his team-leading 12 points, helping lead a balanced Alton attack as the Redbirds defeated Edwardsville 63-39 in a Southwestern Conference boys basketball game played Thursday night at Edwardsvillle’s Lucco-Jackson...

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA – Area wrestlers performed well, with some advancing in the championship brackets on the first day of the IHSA state wrestling individual tournament on Thursday at State Farm Center on the campus of the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. In Class 3A, Edwardsville...

BELLEVILLE – Freshman forward Sydney Harris led the way with 17 points, while seniors Jaylen Townsend and Maddie Stephen scored 13 and 12 points respectively as the Edwardsville High girls basketball team won its 16th consecutive IHSA Class 4A regional championship with a 64-44 win over...

EDWARDSVILLE – For Edwardsville High sophomore forward Brennan Weller, It was another night at the office in the always-tough Southwestern Conference, as he led the Tigers with 11 points in their 49-36 loss to Collinsville Tuesday night at Lucco-Jackson Gym. “Yeah, I thought it was a well-fough...

SEE VIDEO: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 SPORTS ROUNDUP GIRLS BASKETBALL IHSA PLAYOFFS CLASS 3A AT EAST ALTON-WOOD RIVER JERSEY 53, EAST ALTON-WOOD RIVER 27: Bella Metzler led the way with 12 points, while Clare Breden had 11 as the Panthers ended EAWR’s remarkable turnaround...

EDWARDSVILLE – The area has two qualifiers for this weekend’s IHSA girls state bowling tournament at the Cherry Bowl in Rockford. Sydney Sahuri of Edwardsville and Ashley Westbrook of Alton will be competing as individuals in this week’s championships. Westbrook qualified...

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL HARDIN CALHOUN 49, PITTSFIELD 29: Drew Baalman led Calhoun with 27 points, while Corey Nelson had 10 in the Warriors win over the Saukees. Calhoun rises to 18-7. VALLEY PARK, MO. 77, BRUSSELS 68: Darren Klaas led Brussels wit...

EDWARDSVILLE - The Collinsville Kahoks, fueled by a second quarter 10-0 run and a 6-0 run at the start of the second half, got 15 points from Marshall Harrison and 11 from Ray’Sean Taylor to defeat Edwardsville 49-36 in a Southwestern Conference basketball game Tuesday night at Edwardsville’s...

QUINCY – Freshman Sydney Harris led Edwardsville with 26 points, Jaylen Townsend scored 22 and Que Love added 10 as the Tigers defeated Chatham Glenwood 75-33 in the semifinals of the IHSA Class 4A girls basketball regional Tuesday night at Quincy High School. The Tigers jumped out to a 21-8...