EDWARDSVILLE – Quarterback Dean Williams ran threw for two touchdowns, and scored twice himself as Edwardsville’s football team overcame an early score by Alton and comprehensively defeated the Redbirds 37-7 in the final Southwestern Conference game of the season Friday night, Oct. 17...
VILLA PARK - Sophie Shapiro scored a late touchdown to put Edwardsville within a point, but Chicago Perspective Leadership Academy broke up a two-point conversion pass with 43.1 seconds left to give the Warriors a 14-13 win in the girls flag football state quarterfinals Friday night, Oct. 17, 2025,...
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16 PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS SOCCER COLLINSVILLE 6, GRANITE CITY 0: Collinsville won the Alex Paz Cup for the third year in a row behind braces by T.J. Carter and Enrique Caranza (two goals each), while Mikey Suarez and Juan Rocha also scored in Collinsville's...
EDWARDSVILLE - Kennedi Walls, a senior hitter for the O'Fallon girls volleyball team, has enjoyed a good season that's heading into its final days, with the IHSA Class 4A playoffs right around the corner. She's determined to have fun playing the game with her teammates for the rest of the way...
O'FALLON – Dean Williams, a junior who's also the backup quarterback for Edwardsville High's football team, was thrust into the role after starter Yale Weaver was injured in a loss to East St. Louis in week six, and had filled the quarterback position very admirably and well for the Tigers....
EDWARDSVILLE - The Belleville East girls volleyball team defeated Edwardsville for the first time in 19 years by taking a 25-20, 17-25, 25-21 win over the Tigers in a Southwestern Conference match Tuesday evening, Oct. 14, 2025, at Lucco-Jackson Gym. It's the first time the Lancers have defeated...
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS SOCCER HIGHLAND 2, JERSEY 1: Elliott Alexander and Clayton Van Fossen scored in either half to give Highland the three points at Jersey in a Mississippi Valley Conference match. Cameron Coziar had three saves in goal for the Bulldogs,...
DANVILLE - Gabby Thompson scored two touchdowns, while Sophie Shapiro took an interception back for another score, and the Edwardsville defense totally shut down Plainfield Central in taking a 27-8 win over the Wildcats to win the IHSA girls flag football Danville sectional Tuesday night, Oct....
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13 PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS SOCCER MASCOUTAH 5, CENTRALIA 0: Zach Schuster had a brace (two goals), while Matt Barr, Mekhi Richmond, and Max Scott also scored in Mascoutah's win at Centralia. Geo Sconyers had three saves in goal, while Garet Dunlap made two...
TROY — Edwardsville girls flag football coach Taylor Hay praised Mascoutah for their Cinderella run to the postseason tournament, despite ending the season with a 4-8 overall record. The two teams faced off on Monday night, Oct. 13, 2025, in a sectional semifinal game where Edwardsville emerged...
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