GLEN CARBON – Father McGivney Catholic basketball player D.J. Villhard is one of the team's leaders this season and he is excited to see the squad's development as the calendar turns to 2019. Villhard led the Griffins with nine points recently against Civic Memorial at the McGivney gym. The...
EAST ALTON – Edwardsville High School hockey senior forward and team captain Mitchell Oberlag had his team’s lone goal in their 6-1 loss Thursday night to St. Louis U. High at the East Alton Ice Arena. Oberlag’s goal came on a five-on-three power play in the second period, deflecting...
BOYS BASKETBALL EL PASO-GRIDLEY 45, JERSEY 39: In the Eureka College Shootout, the Titans hit five free throws from both Jack Weber and Teron Fairchild in the final 30 seconds to help El Paso-Gridley get past the Panthers. Kurt Hall led Jersey with 13 points, while Weber finished with 17...
44TH ANNUAL VISITATION CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT EDWARDSVILLE 82, VISITATION ACADEMY 21: in the first round of the 44 th annual event, the Tigers had four players in double figures as Edwardsville opened defense of their tournament championship with a win over the host Vivettes in Tow...
GRANITE CITY – Tavaris Macklin scored 23 points and Farleigh Ward added 10 as visiting Carbondale defeated Granite City 55-42 in the Warriors’ final game before the holidays on Friday night at Granite’s Memorial Gym. The Terriers used a 9-0 run in the final part of the second...
SEE CHRIS RHODES PHOTO GALLERY: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL CIVIC MEMORIAL 55, ROXANA 50: Bryce Zupan scored 16 of his game-high 22 points in the second half as the Eagles won their second straight game, holding off the Shells at CM’s gym....
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 SPORTS ROUNDUP GIRLS BASKETBALL PIASA SOUTHWESTERN 36, FATHER MCGIVNEY CATHOLIC 27: Rylee Smith had 16 points for the Piasa Birds in their win on the road at Father McGivney. Anna Hall and Caitlyn Pendall each had seven points for the Griffins, who lost their fourth...
EAST ALTON – St. Louis University High School winger Henry Wagner scored twice in his first game back from injury and the Junior Billikens had three power-play goals in their 6-1 win over Edwardsville in a Mid-States Club Hockey Association game Thursday night at the East Alton Ice Arena....
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19 SPORTS ROUNDUP GIRLS BASKETBALL EDWARDSVILLE 62, EAST ST. LOUIS 48: Freshman Sydney Harris led the Tigers with 19 points, Kylie Burg added 15 and Que Love scored 11 as the Tigers won on the road at East Side. Edwardsville took a 35-17 lead at halftime, and...
EDWARDSVILLE – East St. Louis held Edwardsville to one point in a stretch from late in the first quarter to early in the third as the Flyers defeated the Tigers 49-22 in a Southwestern Conference boys basketball game Wednesday night at Lucco-Jackson Gym. The Tigers only point in the...
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