Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

DECATUR - The Marquette Catholic High School girls' golf team capped an extraordinary season with a fifth-place finish at state this past weekend. The Explorers finished fifth in the IHSA Class 1A State tournament held over the weekend at Red Tail Run Golf Course in Decatur. Jersey’s Brooke...
COLLINSVILLE – Quincy’s Robby Phillips scored in the 77 th minute, just seconds after Alton had equalized, to defeat the Redbirds 2-1 in the semifinals of the IHSA Class 3A boy’s soccer regional Tuesday night at Collinsville’s Kahok Stadium. Alton, who was eliminated with...
EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville High girls’ volleyball team celebrated its annual Senior Night match in style as the Tigers defeated Breese Mater Dei Catholic 25-15, 14-25. 25-13 Monday evening at Lucco-Jackson Gym. And appropriately enough, the team’s only senior Corrine...
BELLEVILLE – The Edwardsville girls’ tennis team advanced Chloe Trimpe in singles and both doubles teams of Natalie Karibian and Abby Cimarolli along with Hannah Colbert and Annie McGinnis as the Tigers finished second in the IHSA Class 2A girls tennis sectional played Saturday...
BELLEVILLE – Edwardsville outside linebacker Ryan Strohmeier enjoyed a very good game in the Tigers’ 54-20 win Oct. 6 over Belleville East at the Lancers’ stadium. The highlight was a 28-yard interception return for a touchdown just before halftime. It was the second week in a row...
FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD Edwardsville 37, Belleville West 6 Cahokia 33, Belleville Althoff Catholic 6 Marquette Catholic 2, Bunker Hill South Mac 0 (forfeit) Collinsville 28, Belleville East 26 Freeburg 41, Salem 20 Highland 41, Mascoutah 7 Columbia 44, Red Bud 7 Triad 28. Waterloo...
EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville High School football team had two long touchdown runs from quarterback Kendall Abdur-Rahman and a defense that totally stopped a very potent Belleville West attack as the Tigers defeated the Maroons 37-6 in a Southwestern Conference football game Friday...
ALTON - Alton (4-3, 4-1) plays at home against former conference member Granite City (4-3) in a pair of 7 p.m. kickoffs. In other games, all starting at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted, Collinsville (2-5, 1-3) hosts Belleville East (1-6, 1-3) in another SWC contest. Over in the Mississippi Valley...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville (4-3 overall, 3-1 in the league) hosts Belleville West (6-1, 3-1) in the Tigers’ homecoming and Senior Night game tonight at Tiger Stadium with a 7 p.m. kickoff. The Tigers and Maroons are both coming off big wins last week. Edwardsville defeated Belleville East...
EDWARDSVILLE – Junior forward Mattie Norton scored twice in the first ten minutes of the match, while sophomore Rachel Goebel added an insurance goal just past the halfway mark of the second half to help Edwardsville to a 3-1 field hockey win over Ladue, Mo., Tuesday evening at Tiger Stadium....