Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

EDWARDSVILLE — Oftentimes in baseball, an error or two can be the spark for an onslaught of runs. It can make the difference from one game to another. Which was the case on Friday afternoon at the Edwardsville Sports Complex, as the Tigers committed six errors — four of them in the...

EDWARDSVILLE — The Metro-East Bears American Legion baseball team look prepared and primed for a deep post-season run. The Bears used very strong pitching and timely hitting to sweep Shelby County, Ill., 3-2 and 9-0 in a doubleheader Saturday evening at Edwardsville's Hoppe Park, a twinbil...

EDWARDSVILLE — As the American Legion baseball season enters the postseason, getting the big hits at key moments can often determing the success of a team in advancing to possibly the Legion World Series in late August and early September. For the Metro-East Bears, Joel Quirin is swinging the...

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS – It was a great way to get a red hot tournament off on the right foot. The Metro-East Bears got great pitching performances from Andrew Frank, who started, and Devin Colley, who got the save, as the Bears defeated the Aviston Express 5-4 in the opener of the Firecracker...

EDWARDSVILLE — One of the pitchers on Edwardsville High School’s summer baseball team has a familiar name, but he’s sure to put his own mark on the Tigers in the years ahead. Jonathan Yancik, the younger brother of Andrew Yancik, a key player in Edwardsville’s run to the IHSA...

EDWARDSVILLE — The Edwardsville Tigers' junior varsity squad lost 4-3 to the Southside Prospects of St. Louis Saturday afternoon in the Mid-American Super Sixteen Tournament at the Tigers’ junior varsity field, but despite some missed opportunities, Edwardsville assistant coach Craig Ohla...

ALTON — There’s an old adage in baseball that’s summed up to perfection by legendary 19th Century immortal Wee Willie Keeler, considered one of the first great stars of the game. “Hit ‘em where they ain’t.” That’s what Gage Booten had exactly in mind,...

ALTON — When it comes to pitching, Griffin Blanco of the Alton Post 126 Junior American Legion baseball team has a simple formula for success. “Just getting on top, throwing first pitch strikes, and just pounding the strike zone,” Blanco said in a post-game interview after Alton...

EDWARDSVILLE — When most people think of Friday Night Lights, the first thing that comes to mind is high school football, and maybe the famous book written by Buzz Bissinger. This Friday night, the shining lights belonged to the young runners of Edwardsville, as they took to the Winston...

EDWARDSVILLE — Clayton Lakatos is your typical 10-year-old. He’s involved in many sports, and usually plays in two events in the same day. Which was the case on Friday evening, where he came from his baseball game to the Winston Brown Track and Field Complex at Edwardsville High School...