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.
TIGERS HAVE SIX RUNNERS IN TOP 10, RACE OUT TO FIRST PLACE TEAM FINISH, ALTON REDBIRDS FOURTH EAST ST. LOUIS - O'Fallon's Ellie Bush won the Southwestern Conference Cross-Country Championships Wednesday afternoon with a time of 17:40.35. The three-mile run was hosted by the East St. Louis Flyers...
EAST ST. LOUIS - Teams from all over the Southwestern Conference competed in a cross-country meet Wednesday afternoon at Frank Holten State Park. Edwardsville won the girls race while O'Fallon won the boys race. These photos are from the two races.
ROXANA - Roxana High School recently announced the return of its annual boys basketball tournament, the Hoopsgiving Classic. This tournament has grown to be very popular, successful, and competitive. This year, the tournament opens on Monday, Nov. 20 with pool play and will conclude on Saturday,...
ALTON - The Alton Redbirds finished a disappointing fourth place at regionals last Wednesday, Sept. 27, at Belk Park Golf Course. Only the top three schools move on as a team. The top 10 individuals outside of those schools also qualify. The same thing works to qualify for the state tournament....
NORMAL, Ill. - It couldn't have been much closer for the Edwardsville Tigers. After tying Lincoln-Way Central with a team score of 336 for the third and final team qualification spot, the Tigers ended up on the outside looking in after a fifth-score tiebreaker. Edwardsville missed out by one stroke...
WOOD RIVER - The Father McGivney girls golf team continues to break boundaries this season. After a combined score of 356 in the Roxana Sectional held at Belk Park Golf Course on Monday, the Griffins finished in the third and final team qualifying spot for the IHSA Class 1A state tournament....
ALTON – The IHSA Class 1A soccer brackets were released last Friday. Columbia had already locked up the No. 1 seed in the Murphysboro Sectional while Marquette Catholic had to settle for the No. 2 seed. So, when the teams met Monday night at Gordon Moore Park, it was a bit of a feeling-out...
PIASA – It was pretty much a must-win game according to Piasa Southwestern football coach Pat Keith. “Definitely,” he said about the importance of each win from here on out. “It’s a win and a win’s a win.” At the beginning of the season, he said that if...
ALTON – A 4-over-par 76 from sophomore Sarah Hyten powered the Father McGivney girls golf team to its best-ever finish at the IHSA Class 1A regional Thursday afternoon at Spencer T. Olin Golf Course. Hyten’s score was good enough to earn her yet another medalist this season and propelled...
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