NORMAL - Edwardsville's girls cross country team finished in fourth, while O'Fallon finished sixth, allowing both teams to move on to the IHSA Class 3A state cross country meet in Peoria Saturday, in the Normal Community sectional meet, held on Saturday morning, Nov. 1, 2025, at Normal Community High...
NORMAL - O'Fallon Brayden Kloeppel finished fifth to qualify as an individual, while Colin Thomas was the top runner for Edwardsville as the Tigers finished fifth to advance to the state meet as a team in the IHSA Class 3A boys sectional cross country meet on Saturday at Normal Community High School...
MATTOON - Triad's Emberlie Goins qualified for next week's state Class 2A state cross country meet as an individual, while Highland qualified as a team in Saturday's IHSA Class 2A sectional meet at Mattoon High School. Goins was the area's only individual qualifier, having a time of 18:53.7. Chatha...
MATTOON - Max Weber of Civic Memorial was the individual winner of the race, while both the Eagles and Highland qualified as teams in the IHSA Class 2A boys sectional cross country meet Saturday morning at Mattoon High School. Mahomet-Seymour won the team title with 97 points, while Taylorville was...
ST. ANNE - Quarterback Abe Oberhauser was eight-of-14 passing for 151 yards and two touchdowns, while Issak Broekemeier caught both touchdown passes among his five receptions for 137 yards, but the Metro-East Lutheran football team lost its first round Illinois 8-Man Football Association game t...
East St. Louis Opens Defense Of Class 6A Championship With Convincing 63-7 Win Over Plainfield East In Playoff Opener By COLIN FEENEY EAST ST. LOUIS --- East St. Louis' football team opened its defense of its IHSA Class 6A state championship in grand style on Friday night, using all kinds...
OAK LAWN - Top-seeded Oak Lawn Richards went ahead at halftime 25-0, and held on to defeat Edwardsville 33-14 in a first-round game of the IHSA Class 7A football playoffs Friday night, Oct. 31, 2025, at Korhormem Field in Oak Lawn, in suburban Chicago. The Tigers were able to score twice in the fourth...
GRANITE CITY - Alexis Ruiz was a senior outside hitter for the girls' volleyball team at Granite City High School, and despite the Warriors ending the season with a 5-19-1 record, she was very proud of her team and how hard they worked over the season. The Warriors lost their final match of the...
GRANITE CITY - Quincy ended the 2025 volleyball run on Thursday night, Oct. 30, 2025, in the regional championship against Edwardsville. Edwardsville won the match 25-23, 18-25, 22-25. The match was highly contested and a nail-biter until the end. Quincy concluded a remarkable season with a 29-7...
Senior Leadership, Scrappy Play Makes Difference As Edwardsville Wins Three-Set Thriller Over Quincy To Advance To Class 4A Girls Volleyball Sectional By COLIN FEENEY GRANITE CITY - The Edwardsville High girls volleyball team used scrappy play, while the seniors provided leadership and...
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