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.
ALTON - Monday kicked off the official first day of the fall sports season with area teams getting their first practices in, including the Marquette Catholic High football team out at Gordon Moore Park. After all the summer workouts, Monday began the real thing. From here on out, the Explorers wil...
EDWARDSVILLE - It was a match that has been more accustomed to The Futures singles final, the No. 1 seed taking on a streaking college player. That No. 1 seed was Scotland's Aiden McHugh going up against tournament qualifier Quinn Vandecasteele, a sophomore at the University of Oregon. It was...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Futures, a Men's Pro Circuit Tennis Tournament held at Edwardsville High SChool, concluded Sunday morning with both the doubles and singles finals taking place. These photos are from both of those matches.
ST. LOUIS - Thursday night’s Leagues Cup match at CITY PARK between St. Louis City and Mexico City’s Club América was quite the occasion. Walking around the stadium pregame, it didn’t feel like any other City game, primarily because every other person was wearing Club Améric...
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis City SC hosted its first ever League's Cup game at CITY PARK late Thursday night. It was the visiting side from Mexico City that went on to a comfortable 4-0 win. These photos are from the game.
EDWARDSVILLE - The first round of main draw singles action wrapped up on Wednesday at The Futures Men's Pro Circuit Tennis Tournament held at Edwardsville High School. The first round of singles play began Tuesday and concluded last night with the tournament's daily featured match, one that certainly...
EDWARDSVILLE - After an hour of rain delay Wednesday morning, things finally got underway at Edwardsville High School's tennis complex. The first round of singles action continued. These photos are from some of the morning's matches.
EDWARDSVILLE – The Pro Wildcard Challenge, a men’s pro circuit tennis tournament, held its two semifinal matches Friday morning. The winner of this tournament earns a spot in the main tournament, The Futures. On one side of the semifinal bracket, Jett Middleton defeated Thomas Nelson...
ALTON - Listed as the “home-town favorites” The Harmans Bluegrass will open up for famous country music star Mo Pitney at this year’s first annual Foster Fest held at The Woodlands Golf Club & Banquet Facility on Saturday, July 29 th . Tickets for the show are $20 pre-ordered...
ALTON – 2019 Edwardsville High School graduate Blake Burris loved playing baseball near his hometown and played a major role in the success of the Alton River Dragons, a team that won the Prospect League Western Conference a season ago. So, it seemed a bit of a surprise when he announced tha...
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