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 – The Marquette Explorers boy’s volleyball team hosted Gateway Metro Conference rivals Father McGivney Catholic Friday night with the GMC title on the line. Marquette was able to win the conference outright after a two-set (25-14, 25-13) win over the Griffins. To make things eve...
TROY - The Triad Invitational was a boy's track meet that featured a large variety of schools, some local, others not so much. Teams around the 618 included the hosting Knights, Civic Memorial, Roxana, Edwardsville, and East Alton-Wood River. These photos were taken of those listed schools' athletes....
ALTON – Besides Alton’s cross-town rivalry with Marquette Catholic, the Edwardsville Tigers are a close second. The meetings are always circled on the calendar and the games usually deliver. Last season’s games were both one-goal wins by Edwardsville, but Thursday night at Public...
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 SPORTS ROUND-UP BASEBALL MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 8, ROXANA 2 A four-run first set the table for Marquette in their win over Roxana at Lloyd Hopkins Field in Gordon Moore Park. Hayden Garner had two hits and a RBI for the Explorers, while both Hayden Sherman. Myles Paniagua...
BETHALTO - The Civic Memorial High School softball team was able to earn the season sweep over Mississippi Valley Conference rivals Jersey Wednesday afternoon. The Eagles won 4-3 in dramatic, walk-off fashion to improve to 10-6 on the season and 3-3 in the MVC. The Panthers slip to 11-6 and 2-3...
BETHALTO - The Civic Memorial Eagles (10-6) hosted the Jersey Panthers (11-6) Wednesday afternoon in a Mississippi Valley Conference softball game. It was a CM who won in dramatic, walk-off fashion by a score of 4-3. These photos are from the game.
ALTON - Tuesday evening began a tough week for the Alton High School girl's soccer team. The Redbirds host Granite City (9-2) on Tuesday, Edwardsville (10-3) on Thursday, and Civic Memorial (12-4) on Friday. That's why when the Warriors' Emma Hogan made a dazzling run and broke the tie in just...
ALTON – The Father McGivney Griffins don’t trail in a lot of baseball games, but when they do, they make sure to come back and keep their undefeated streak going. That was the case Tuesday afternoon at Lloyd Hopkins Field when the Marquette Explorers (12-9, 5-3 Gateway Metro Conference)...
ALTON – Both Alton’s varsity and JV boy’s tennis teams were in action Tuesday afternoon. The varsity team beat Granite City 9-0 while JV beat CM 6-0. The varsity Redbirds improve to 7-8 on the season. “These guys have been playing really well all year, so it was really nice...
ALTON - The Marquette Explorers hosted the Father McGivney Griffins at Lloyd Hopkins Field in a pivotal Gateway Metro Conference baseball game Tuesday afternoon. The Griffins went on to a 6-2 win to improve to 25-0 on the season. Marquette falls to 12-9.
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