ALTON – An incredible season for the Alton High School football team came to an end on Saturday afternoon in the Redbirds’ 42-13 loss to New Lenox Lincoln-Way West in their second-round game of the IHSA Class 7A football playoffs. But the accomplishments of the team and its senior...
EAST PEORIA – For a time, it seemed as though Marquette Catholic's Noah Fahnestock wasn't going to be making a return to the team. Fahnestock, a senior, got tangled up with a Collinsville player during their Sept. 16 match against the Kahoks and wound up breaking his collarbone in the process....
CLASS 7A - ALTON 32, CHICAGO LINCOLN PARK 12 LINCOLN PARK - The Alton Redbirds used three second-half touchdowns from Izeal Terrell, Darrell Smith and Kevin Caldwell, Jr. to break open a close game, and defeat Lincoln Park 32-12 at Lane Stadium in Chicago. "It was a tense battle, but we came...
CLASS 8A - EDWARDSVILLE 42, HUNTLEY 38 HUNTLEY - Junior quarterback Kendall Abdur-Rahman's 10-yard touchdown run after the Tigers gained a turnover from a kickoff with 5:23 left in regulation climaxed an Edwardsville rally as the Tigers eliminated Huntley 42-38. "It was a great victory,"...
EDWARDSVILLE — It was Senior Night at Tiger Stadium, where Edwardsville High honored their football team’s Class of 2018 in pregame ceremonies. For each of the seniors — Rodney Smith, Joe King, Dustin Walls, Blake Neville, Devin Parker, Ethan Schmidt, Jay Singliterry, Donovan...
GRANITE CITY—It’s been an incredible turnaround season for Alton High School’s football team. Winless in nine games in 2016, the Redbirds have had one of the area’s most explosive offenses this season. And on Friday night at Granite City’s Memorial Stadium/Kevin...
EDWARDSVILLE — Oftentimes in football, the game can swing on one, maybe two big plays. And such was the case Friday night at Edwardsville’s Tiger Stadium, where Norman Harris took a kickoff back 90 yards for a touchdown right after Belleville East took the lead shortly...
EDWARDSVILLE — The headlines most of the time may belong to the players in the backfield or on the receiving corps on the offensive side of the ball. But it’s the guys up front on the offensive line that makes things happen for any successful offense. Take three senior offensive linemen...
EDWARDSVILLE — Antonio Thigpen, Jr. has fast become a key part of the Edwardsville rushing attack after Dionte Rodgers went down with an injury. The junior running back enjoyed another stellar performance on Friday night at Tiger Stadium, rushing for three first half touchdowns as...
EDWARDSVILLE — Edwardsville’s girls’ tennis team may have defeated Normal University High 8-0 to open up play at the Southern Illinois Duals meet Friday afternoon at the Edwardsville Tennis Center. The match, however, was much closer than one might think. Each of the matches...
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