Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

ALTON - Talented hitter Aidan Hayes came up with three RBIs, while four different players had two RBIs each, as Alton Post 126's under-15 red junior American Legion baseball team scored eight runs in the fourth inning en route to an 18-8 win over the Smithton Post 937 Bandits junior team in a gam...

GRANITE CITY - Tate Van Keulen enjoyed a highly successful Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association relays meet recently at Paddlers Swim Club in Granite City, being a part of the winning team in two races, and finishing second in another race. Van Keulen was a part of the Collinsville Gators'...

ALTON - Four players came up with two hits each, while Jayce Steinkuehler drove in three runs as Alton Post 126's under-17 navy junior American Legion baseball team won big again, this time defeating Maryville, Mo., Post 100 18-0 in a game played Tuesday evening, July 1, 2025, at Lloyd Hopkins Field...

KIRKWOOD, Mo. - Carsen Bristow cleared the bases with a three-run double, while Nolan Parker took the win at Alton Post 126's senior American Legion baseball team held off a furious seven-run rally in the sixth inning to take a 9-7 win over Kirkwood, Mo., Post 156 9-7 in a game played Monday night...

EDWARDSVILLE - The 14th edition of the Edwardsville Futures Tennis Tournament, presented by The EGHM Foundation, is scheduled for July 27 through Aug. 3, 2025, at the Edwardsville Tennis Center with a simple goal of "doing everything just a little better," said Tournament Director Dave Lipe during...

AVISTON - The Alton Post 126 Senior American Legion baseball team split a pair of games on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the Aviston Post 1239 round robin tournament, losing to the host Express 5-0, but bouncing back to defeat Christian County Post 257 of Stonington, Ill., 11-2 in their second game....

GRANITE CITY - Finely Hatfield, a 13-year-old swimmer for the Paddlers Swim Club in Granite City, made a key contribution for her team at the Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association's Relays Meet June 23, 2025, at home and helped the Pirates finish fourth in the team standings of the meet. Hatfield...

GRANITE CITY - Sophie Van Middendorp is enjoying her final season as a swimmer for the Collinsville Swim Club, and in the Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association relays meet, held June 23, 2025, at Paddlers Swim Club in Granite City, she had a successful meet. Van Middendorp was a part of...

AVISTON - Drake Champlin drove home what proved the be the game-winning run in the top of the eighth, then Logan Bogard drove home two more runs to provide insurance at Alton Post 126 went eight innings to defeat Shelby County Post 611 of Stewardson, Ill., 9-6 in both teams' opener of the Aviston...

TRENTON - Chase Collman and Tyler Powell both had three RBIs each as the Alton Post 126 under-17 navy junior American Legion baseball team stayed on its current hot streak with a 23-2 win over Trenton Post 778 Thursday evening, June 26, 2025, at Trenton Community Park. The junior Legionnaires...