Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville High School varsity football team made its 2018 season debut in the annual Orange and Black scrimmage held Friday night at Tiger Stadium, climaxing an afternoon and evening of football to kick off the upcoming year. In addition to the varsity scrimmage, th...

EDWARDSVILLE – For Edwardsville offensive guard and defensive nose tackle Connor Hinterser, football is a very physical game, and it’s the linemen who usually get things rolling. And it all starts with the preseason practices. “Practice has been going good,” Hinterser said...

GRANITE CITY – In just two short years, Granite City High School football quarterback Freddy Edwards has established himself as one of the St. Louis area’s top and most exciting players. His sophomore season was cut short by a shoulder injury, but Edwards is back and should be like a flash...

EDWARDSVILLE – Of all of the events associated with the Edwardsville Futures tennis tournament presented by the EGHM Foundation, there’s none that’s more anticipated than the Mitch n Friends clinic for special needs players. The annual event, sponsored by Town and Country Bank...

GODFREY – The first thing you may notice about Isabella, Savannah and Autumn Grinter is that yes – they’re triplets. And they’re also really good at swimming as well. The Grinter sisters had a very good day at Sunday’s Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association league...

EDWARDSVILLE – One of the prime objectives of the United States Tennis Association Futures Tour is to give young players just starting in professional tennis a chance to compete in tournaments and one day be able to play on the ATP World Tour, as well as the Grand Slam tournaments. One such...

EDWARDSVILLE – Oftentimes, you can tell about the success of an athletic program at any high school or college by the way its alumni return help out and give back to the said program. A major contributor to the success of the Edwardsville High School cross country team past and present is Dustin...

EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville’s Seth Lipe was the only local player to advance to the Round of 16, while rain forced the final two matches in progress to be moved to Wednesday morning as the Pro Wildcard Challenge Presented by TheBANK of Edwardsville got underway Tuesday at the Edwardsvill...

EDWARDSVILLE – One of the best features of the annual Mud Mountain race at the SIU-Edwardsville cross-country course is that it gives old teammates a chance to race together again and reminisce about races and competitions of days gone by. And also a chance to give back to Edwardsville’s...

EDWARDSVILLE – Cory Landon, from Carlinville, who runs for Wichita State University, defeated Keith Meyer by five seconds to win the 23 rd annual Mud Mountain 5K (3.1 miles) race Saturday morning at the SIU-Edwardsville cross-country course. The event is an annual fundraiser for the...