WOOD RIVER — It was the opening night of the 2016 IHSA football season, and if the first game is any indication, the East Alton-Wood River Oilers could very well be ready to shine the spotlight on themselves.
The Oilers turned in a masterful performance in all phases of the game in...
WOOD RIVER —Winning a championship in any sport can be difficult. Retaining it or winning the crown back after losing it can be just as hard. When it does happen, the victory is most satisfying indeed.
That's exactly what happened Saturday evening at The Douglas Club in Wood River, as...
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GLEN CARBON - Throughout the long and colorful history of professional wrestling, the fans often see the sport's greatest stars at their best.
Whether in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) or old organizations such as the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the American Wrestling Association...
IHSA CLASS 3A NORMAL COMMUNITY
INDIVIDUAL SECTIONAL
NORMAL – Alton sent five wrestlers and Edwardsville four to this weekend's IHSA Class 3A wrestling state tournament by finishing in the top four at the IHSA Class 3A Normal Community Individual Sectional tournament over the weekend....
Edwardsville steadily built up a lead Friday night throughout a game with Granite City and behind a 17-point effort from AJ Epenesa, scored a 51-33 win over Granite at Lucco-Jackson Gym.
The Tigers went to 15-8 overall and 6-4 in the SWC with the win, while the Warriors fell to 12-11 overall, 0-10...
THURSDAY'S SCORES
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Edwardsville 58, East St. Louis 36
Breese Mater Dei 67, Alton Marquette 36
Roxana 55, Dupo 32
Civic Memorial 48, Triad 41
Brussels 45, East Alton-Wood River 43
Piasa Southwestern 68, Gillespie 26
Hardin-Calhoun 76, West Central 49
Collinsville...
BOYS BASKETBALL
PIASA SOUTHWESTERN 76, EAST ALTON-WOOD RIVER 34: Tyler Rose scored 26 points as Piasa Southwestern pasted East Alton-Wood River 76-34 in a non-conference game Tuesday night at Piasa.
The Piasa Birds ran out to a 41-22 lead at halftime and went on to record the win.
Collin...
BOYS BASKETBALL
ALTON 65, GRANITE CITY 56: Granite City led most of the way, but an Alton surge in the third term turned the tide as the Redbirds upended the Warriors 65-56 in a Southwestern Conference game at Granite City's Memorial Gym Friday night.
The win pushed the Redbirds to 15-3 overal...
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