Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

EDWARDSVILLE – For Edwardsville golfer Zach Trimpe, it was a very successful Southwestern Conference tournament overall. Trimpe was one of three Tigers to shoot 76 on the day, helping the Tigers to win the championship. His two-day score of 156 placed him sixth in the tournament. “I thought...

ALTON – A young Marquette Catholic football team played well, but lost to Taylorville 47-14 on Saturday night at Public School Stadium. The Tornadoes, ranked in the Top Ten in Class 4A and undefeated at 6-0, lead from start to finish, leading at halftime 28-5. “These guys are good,”...

EAST PEORIA – The Liberty Middle School Panthers baseball team won the Illinois Elementary School Association Class 3A championship on Saturday, defeating previously undefeated Monticello 7-1 in the final. The tournament was played at Eastside Centre in East Peoria. In the final, the Panthers...

WEEK 6 AREA FOOTBALL SCORES Friday Night Area Scores Alton 21, Belleville East 9 Edwardsville 57, O’Fallon 10 Triad 31, Mascoutah 14 Cahokia 53, Centralia 0 Marion 30, Belleville Althoff Catholic 0 Columbia 38, Freeburg 34 Breese Mater Dei 42, Quincy Notre Dame 14 Granite City...

O’FALLON – It was quite the first half for the Edwardsville High School football team, as Ethan Young scored on an interception return, Justin Johnson, Jr. scored twice, and the defense blocked a punt and recovered the ball in the end zone as part of a 50-point first half a...

EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville football machine appears to be rolling again and this week the Tigers are hoping to continuing their winning momentum. The Tigers are coming off a 35-12 win over Alton at home last week, and will be playing a Panther team that lost a close decision to Belleville...

ALTON - The Redbirds will be looking to snap back after their loss at Edwardsville this past Friday, and are excited to play in their homecoming game against Belleville East at 7 tonight. The Alton-Belleville East football game will be carried live on Riverbender.com. “Homecoming is always...

EDWARDSVILLE – The girls’ tennis team at Edwardsville High won their final Southwestern Conference dual meet of the season, defeating O’Fallon 8-1 Thursday afternoon at the Edwardsville Tennis Center. “Things went really well,” said Tigers coach Dave Lipe. “We...

EDWARDSVILLE - Wednesday's Edwardsville-Cor Jesu girls volleyball match had a touching pre-game ceremony recognizing breast cancer survivors and raising money for a cure. The gym was adorned with pink and white streamers and balloons, while both sides wore pink jerseys for the match. In...

EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville High girls’ volleyball outside hitter/middle hitter Rhianna Huebner is one of her team’s most important players. A sophomore, Huebner served for six consecutive points to bring the Tigers to within 14-13 during the second game of Edwardsville’s...