GRANITE CITY - The Granite City High football team opened its 2025 preseason practice on Aug. 11, and spirits and optimism are at a high level, as the Warriors look to rebound from a 0-9 season in 2024. Although Granite didn't win a game last year, the team kept striving and didn't quit all...
EDWARDSVILLE — The 15th Edwardsville Rotary Criterium bike race took place Saturday in Downtown Edwardsville, drawing large crowds despite temperatures nearing 100 degrees. Race director Brian Mulhall described the event as “another fantastic event,” noting the unique character...
EDWARDSVILLE - Timothy Smith of St. Louis pulled off an upset in the featured Men's Category 1/2/3 race by defeating Houston's Lucas Bourgoyne to climax the 15th running of the Edwardsville Rotary Criterium Festival, presented by BuseyBank, Saturday night, Aug. 16, 2025, in downtown Edwardsville....
EDWARDSVILLE - Avery Simaytis is the only senior on this season's girls volleyball team at Metro-East Lutheran High School, and she, along with the rest of her teammates, are preparing for the challenges of the new season ahead, a season which she feels will be a successful one. Simaytis is a middle...
EDWARDSVILLE - Metro-East Lutheran's football program took a step in he right direction by going 5-4 in the regular season and qualified for the Illinois eight-man playoffs in 2024, losing to top-seeded Pawnee in the first round 62-28 on the road on Nov. 1. For an encore season, the Knights are looking...
EDWARDSVILLE - Abe Oberhauser Is a key player for the football team a Metro-East Lutheran High School, and in 2024, helped lead the Knights to a 5-5 record, and a playoff berth for the third time in school history, going to the Illinois Eight-Man Association postseason, losing to top seeded Pawnee...
James Johnson Plans To Return To Granite City Lineup To Help Warriors Turn Program Around GRANITE CITY - James Johnson is a senior defensive lineman for the Granite City High football team, currently injured and being held out of the start of preseason practice, but he does plan on returning...
GRANITE CITY - Ryan Brokaw is a senior running back and defensive back for the football team of Granite City High School, and feels very confident that the Warriors will have a successful season in 2025. Last year, for a team that finished 0-9, Brokaw was the team's leading rusher, running for...
EDWARDSVILLE - Senior wide receiver Devyon Hill-Lomax is expected to be the top target for quarterback Yale Weaver's passes this year for the Edwardsville football team as the Tigers opened practice on Aug. 11, 2025, to prepare for the 2025 season. Hill-Lomax had a good season last year in Edwardsville'...
Edwardsville Opens Preseason Football Practice, Have Usual High Expectations, Faces Strong Schedule Once Again By COLIN FEENEY EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville High football team, along with the other teams all around the state, opened up preseason practice Monday morning, Aug. 11, 2025, a...
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