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.
EAST ALTON – The Alton Redbirds hosted one of the two remaining undefeated teams in the Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association Monday night at East Alton Ice Arena. And the Belleville Hockey Club would remain that way after a 7-2 win, improving to 6-0 on the season. Alton slips to 3-5....
ALTON – A year ago, the Alton High School girls basketball program had its best season ever. The Redbirds finished a 34-3 campaign that culminated in their first-ever trip to the IHSA state tournament, where they won a third-place trophy. That season was spearheaded by Alton’s three...
ALTON – Two hundred fifty-five days after claiming the program’s first-ever state trophy, the Alton High School girls basketball team opened its 2025-26 season at home against the Breese Central Cougars. The Redbirds won 61-47 Tuesday night in front of a packed house, many of whom wanted...
EAST ALTON – The Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association began its season on Monday, November 3, at the East Alton Ice Arena. Alton hosted Edwardsville to break the ice. The Tigers scored three first-period goals and added two more in the third on their way to a 5-0 opening night rout....
GLEN CARBON – Even homefield advantage couldn’t help the Father McGivney High School boys soccer team get past its postseason rivals Columbia. The Griffins hosted the Eagles Saturday night in the IHSA Class 1A Glen Carbon Sectional championship and lost 2-0 thanks to a goal in each hal...
GLEN CARBON – The Father McGivney Catholic High School and Althoff Catholic High School boys soccer programs will both be looking for sectional championships on Saturday, November 1. The Griffins host their postseason rivals, Columbia, in the IHSA Class 1A Glen Carbon (Father McGivney) Sectional...
MASCOUTAH – Since getting bumped up to IHSA Class 2A for the 2023-24 school year, Althoff and Triad have met in three straight postseasons. Triad won 3-1 in the Freeburg Sectional championship in 2023, the last time the Knights beat Althoff. The Crusaders beat Triad 4-2 in last year’s...
GLEN CARBON – For the third season in a row, the Marquette Catholic High School boys soccer program will end its season at the mercy of the Columbia Eagles. The two perennial soccer powerhouses met Tuesday night in the IHSA Class 1A Glen Carbon (Father McGivney) Sectional semifinals, and i...
GLEN CARBON – It wasn’t how the Father McGivney Catholic High School boys soccer team thought it would go down. Still, in the end, it was the expected result Tuesday night in the IHSA Class 1A Glen Carbon (Father McGivney) Sectional semifinals. The Griffins held out for a 3-2 victory...
ALTON – The Marquette Catholic High School boys soccer program holds itself to a high standard. So when the Explorers hosted Maryville Christian on Saturday afternoon at Alton Public School Stadium in the IHSA Class 1A regional championship, they expected to win. “This is a proud program,”...
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