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.
WOOD RIVER - Belk Golf Course hosted the 2023 Madison County Boy's Golf Tournament Thursday afternoon with most area schools participating. Photos are of Marquette Catholic, Father McGivney, Alton, Edwardsville, Metro-East Lutheran, and others.
ALTON - The Explorers' boy's golf team had another strong outing as they took down fourth place out of a 23-team field in the Redbird Classic held Tuesday afternoon at Spencer T. Olin Golf Course. Marquette, led by sophomore Carson Jones' 2-over par 74, fired a combined 313. He was supported by...
ALTON - After back-to-back fourth place finishes at the Prep Tour Showcase and the Lincoln-Way West Invitational at The Den at Fox Creek in Bloomington over the weekend, the Edwardsville High School boy's golf team found the third time to be the charm when it comes to reaching the podium. The...
ALTON - Alton High School hosted a large boy's golf tournament at Spencer T. Olin Golf Course Tuesday afternoon with 23 teams in competition. The hosts would finish sixth shooting 317 while Glenwood won with a score of 300. Other area schools included Edwardsville (306), Marquette Catholic (313), Triad...
PIASA - Southwestern football head coach Pat Keith has a couple options for his team's starting quarterback this season. One option is his son, senior Logan Keith, the other is sophomore Blake Rimbey. Both could be seen in a practice last Friday acting as the QB in offensive drills as the two ar...
WOOD RIVER - Ryan Suhre, a junior at Metro-East Lutheran took home the individual crown Monday afternoon at Belk Park in the 2023 Hickory Stick Invitational. Out of 21 schools and 100-plus golfers, his 4-under par 68 sealed the deal as he was one of two golfers on the day to break 70. The other...
WOOD RIVER - Belk Park was the site of the 2023 Hickory Stick Invitational, a large boy's golf tournament held annually. This year it was mainly small schools, many in the Riverbend area. Schools photographed Monday morning were Marquette Catholic, Father McGivney Catholic, Metro-East Lutheran, East...
PIASA – The Southwestern High School football team has an obvious goal in mind; get back to the postseason. The Piasa Birds found themselves in the postseason two years ago after finishing the regular season 5-4. They won their first four games, then lost four straight forcing a do-or-die Week...
WOOD RIVER – Coming off of one of the better seasons in recent memory, Garry Herron and his East Alton-Wood River football team aren’t exactly expecting to run it back. The program graduated a whopping 16 seniors last season, primarily starters. “We’re a lot younger,”...
ALTON - It seems like the boy's soccer head coaching position has been a bit of a revolving door at Alton High over the last seven years. Now on the program's fourth different coach in that time, this one has no plans on leaving anytime soon. That new head coach would be 1982 Alton alum and former...
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