BELLEVILLE – The Edwardsville High girls’ volleyball team saw its successful season come to an end on Monday evening, as the Tigers lost to O’Fallon 25-18, 25-20 in the IHSA Class 4A Bloomington sectional semifinal match, played at Belleville East. The Tigers, with only one...
FRONTENAC, Mo. – The girls’ field hockey team at Edwardsville High saw their season come to an end Saturday with an 8-0 loss at Villa Duchesne in the second round of the 40th Midwest Field Hockey Tournament, the de facto St. Louis area championship. Villa was the tournament’s to...
JERSEYVILLE – When Ric Johns was hired as head football coach of Jersey Community High School, his resume and record clearly stood out. Going into the 2018 season, Johns’ record stood at 187-110. He coached at Hardin Calhoun for 15 seasons, winning back-to-back Class 1A state championships...
EAST ST. LOUIS – The East St. Louis High football team got one of its best defensive performances of the season in holding Hoffman Estates to 195 yards of total offense, only 17 rushing, as the Flyers defeated the Hawks 62-14 in a first round game of the IHSA Class 7A playoffs Saturday...
SEE CHRIS RHODES PHOTO GALLERY: EVANSTON – Defensive back Jalen Cooper had two interception returns for touchdowns, Dionte Rodgers took another pick back all the way, and quarterback Kendall Abdur-Rahman had two touchdown runs as Edwardsville eliminated Evanston 44-27 in the first...
COLLINSVILLE – Zane Baker scored in the 13th minute and Luke Liljegren in the 25th, and both goals stood up as the Collinsville boys’ soccer team defeated Normal Community 2-1 in the IHSA Class 3A sectional final Friday night at Kahok Stadium. The win improved Collinsville’s record...
EVANSTON – The Edwardsville High School football team forced a season-high five turnovers and quarterback Kendall Abdur-Rahman had a 78-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter as the Tigers won their first round IHSA Class 8A playoff game 44-27 on the road at Evanston on Friday night....
CLASS 1A Greenfield-Northwestern and Father McGivney Catholic girls volleyball teams are moving on up. Greenfield-Northwestern advanced Thursday from the Calhoun Regional in the IHSA Class 1A playoffs with a 25-9, 22-25, 25-14 win over Hardin Calhoun. Greenfield-Northwestern moves on to the Valmeye...
JERSEY - Legendary Jersey head football coach Ric Johns set a high benchmark for his Panthers at the beginning of the season to make the playoffs. This past Friday, Jersey made the playoffs with a 36-28 upset of Columbia this past Friday. Johns captured two state championships while coach at Calhoun...
EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville High girls’ volleyball team achieved one of their preseason goals on Thursday night with a 25-15, 25-18 win over Springfield High School in the IHSA Class 4A regional final at Lucco-Jackson Gym. The Tigers, who improved to 23-12 on the year, advances...
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