Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

GRANITE CITY — It was a very wet, rainy day at Granite City’s Babe Champion Field, and Civic Memorial’s baseball team were able to use the conditions to their advantage, scoring five times on only two hits in the second inning to help lift the Eagles to a 10-0, five-inning win over...
WOOD RIVER — The sights of both T.J. Lawson and Zach Womack at East Alton-Wood River’s Memorial Stadium are a familiar one to the Oiler faithful. Lawson helped lead EAWR to one of the most remarkable turnaround seasons in recent Metro-East history. The Oilers finished at 6-4 while making...
WOOD RIVER — It’s not the usual track meet that you might see during the season. The East Alton-Wood River High School Relays has an unique format, in where each event is a team competition in and unto itself. The emphasis is on fun and supporting your teammates in each event....
EDWARDSVILLE — Edwardsville softball pitcher Jordan Garella bounced back from a tough first inning, in which she walked two and gave up two hits and two runs, to turn in a stellar performance in a 6-5 Tiger win over Triad Friday afternoon at the Edwardsville Sports Complex. She scattered fou...
EDWARDSVILLE—The early season modus operandi for the Edwardsville High girls softball team has been a very simple one: Bend, but don’t break. And on Friday afternoon at the Edwardsville Sports Complex, the Tigers did just that. Winning pitcher Jordan Garella gave up two first inning...
EDWARDSVILLE — Edwardsville pitcher Tyler Lewis was dominant in his three innings of work against East St. Louis on Friday afternoon, striking out nine while allowing only four base runners as the Tigers shut out the Flyers 11-0 in a four-and-a-half inning contest at Tom Pile Field. Lewis...
EDWARDSVILLE — A dominant pitching performance by three Edwardsville hurlers, who combined for 16 strikeouts — nine by winning pitcher Tyler Lewis — was the story as the Tigers shut out East St. Louis 11-0 in four-and-a-half innings in a Southwestern Conference baseball game Friday...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Tigers’ bats came alive in the nightcap of a girls softball doubleheader Friday at the Edwardsville Sports Complex. The Tigers scored all their 19 runs in the second through fourth innings after spotting Breese Mater Dei a 2-0 lead. Sarah Hangsleben led the...
EDWARDSVILLE — The Tigers rallied from early deficits to take the first game of a girls softball double-header 6-5 Friday over Breese Mater Dei at the Edwardsville Sports Complex. The doubleheader was originally scheduled for Saturday, but was moved ahead, due to predicted rain storms in th...
COLLINSVILLE — The journey towards an Illinois High School Association boys’ basketball championship is never an easy one. But it’s one that every single team in the state takes with much passion, excitement and enthusiasm. For the Edwardsville Tigers, the journey has reached...