Bradley Piros has been a reporter at Riverbnder.com since January 2022.
He graduated from Western Illinois University in December 2020 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism as well as a minor in Sports Broadcasting.
At WIU Bradley worked at the school's student-run newspaper publication The Western Courier. He began his freshman year as a writer and worked his way up to Sports Editor by the time he was a senior.
In his spare time, Bradley loves to stay active. He played soccer and ran track and field at Alton High. Now he stays busy with his favorite hobby disc golf. He also loves spending time with his family and friends, traveling to new places, and watching sports.
ST. LOUIS - It wasn’t your usual night of MLS action at CITY PARK on Wednesday when FC Dallas came to town. A game shaped by an early red card turned into a test of patience for St. Louis City SC, a test that they passed in the end, 2-1. That early red card came in the 12th minute whe...
ST. LOUIS - The newest Major League Soccer franchise St. Louis City SC was back in action at home against FC Dallas Wednesday night at CITY PARK in Downtown West. St. Louis went on to a 2-0 victory improving to 15-2-9 on the season and 10-3-1 at home. These photos are from the game.
JERSEYVILLE - Senior Libby McCormick expects another great season with the Panthers' girls tennis team. Last season, she qualified for state as an individual to go along with her doubles team Tessa Crawford and Elise Noble. "I have pretty high expectations for this season because we've been working...
ROXANA - “I think he’s going to be a force this year," Roxana head football coach Wade DeVries said about one of his star running backs, junior Andruw Ellis. He said that after a 27-0 win over the Jerseyville Panthers in Roxana's home-opener last Friday, a game that Ellis scored four...
CIVIC MEMORIAL 7, METRO-EAST LUTHERAN 0 Tyler Wilson and Justin Banovz each scored twice as the Eagles improved to 4-0 this season. AJ Garrett, Camden Neal, and Reed Wallace also found the back of the net. Devyn Ambrose earned his second straight shutout following a 1-0 win over Lebanon to...
GLEN CARBON – Ask Father McGivney boys soccer head coach Matt McVicar and he’ll tell you he’s glad that Althoff Catholic joined the Gateway Metro Conference. “We want tougher competition,” he said. “We don’t want games where it’s 11-0, it doesn’t...
BETHALTO – The Civic Memorial Eagles hosted their annual Twilight Invite at the Bethalto Sports Complex on Saturday evening. The girls ran first at 6:30 p.m. followed by the boys at 7:15 p.m. Starting in reverse order with the boys’ race, it was the Eagles who would once again claim...
BETHALTO - The Civic Memorial Eagles hosted their annual Twilight cross country meet Saturday evening at the Bethalto Sports Complex. Many area schools competed including Alton, Marquette, Granite City, Metro-East Lutheran, and Roxana. These photos are of those listed schools for both the boys and girls...
ROXANA - Roxana High School played host to the 2nd Annual Norman Lewis boy's soccer tournament this week. After plenty of time changes due to heat and rain, the tournament finally wrapped up Saturday afternoon with the championship game being played at 2 p.m. before the third-place game at 4 p.m....
ROXANA – Once familiar foes, but it’s been 27 years since the Roxana Shells and Jerseyville Panthers locked up on the gridiron. Twenty-seven years later, a 27-0 ballgame. Roll the clock forward to 2023’s season-opener for both schools and it was Roxana picking up the ironic 27-0...
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