Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

EDWARDSVILLE - Alex Suhre, as a swimmer for the Paddlers Swim Club in Granite City, has enjoyed an outstanding season for the Pirates as she competed in a dual meet for the club against Montclaire Swim Club in Edwardsville on July 10, 2025. Suhre competed in two individual events – the...

EDWARDSVILLE - Beau Roberts, a 15-year-old swimmer for the Paddlers Swim Club in Granite City, enjoyed an excellent dual meet for the Pirates against Montclaire Swim Club in Edwardsville on July 10, 2025, and seems to peaking at the right time for the Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association championshi...

EDWARDSVILLE - Kyla Calvin, 15. made a bit of history in a Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association dual meet between her Montclaire Swim Club team and Paddlers Swim Club of Granite City on July 10, 2025, when she broke a pool record in the girls 15-18 100-yard freestyle race. Calvin set a new...

EDWARDSVILLE - The Collinsville Swim Club Gators prepared very well with a big win over Sunset Hills Country Club in a Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association dual meet held Thursday at Sunset Hills' pool. The Sunset Hills Stingrays continued to show improvement as they have all season and appea...

EDWARDSVILLE - Montclaire Swim Club swimmers set two new pool records on the way to a dual meet win over Paddlers Swim Club of Granite City in a Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association event held Thursday evening, July 10, 2025, at Montclaire. The Marlins took an overall 479-161 win over...

EDWARDSVILLE - With the SWISA Championships coming soon, the improvements couldn't come at a better time for the Granite City Paddlers. The Paddlers posted some strong overall performances at a dual meet at Montclaire Swim Club on Thursday night, July 10, 2025. Paddlers head boys and girls swim...

Three Carlinville, Two Southwestern Players Named To First Team Of All-South Central Conference Softball Team Three players from Carlinville, and two from Piasa Southwestern were named to the All-South Central Conference team, released on Wednesday by the league. At total of seven of the nine...

GRANITE CITY - Addison Gunn, who is 14 years old, had a very good showing in the Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association Relays Meet in June at Paddlers Swim Club in Granite City for her Sunset Hills Country Club team. Gunn was a part of the girls 13-14 200-meter medley relay team that finished...

GRANITE CITY - Caiden Calvin, a 13-year-old swimmer for the Montclaire Swim Club, enjoyed a highly successful Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association Relays meet in June at Paddlers Swim Club in Granite City. Clavin swam the lead-off leg in the boys 13-14 150-meter freestyle relay that won...

EDWARDSVILLE - Mia Heiser was a very important part of the Edwardsville Futures tennis tournament, presented by the EGHM Foundation, in the public relations department by providing constant updates on the tournament. Last year, it became a worldwide sensation, as fans across the nation and around...