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.
BETHALTO - It's been a rollercoaster of a season for the Civic Memorial High School girl's basketball team. Facing an extremely tough schedule that featured three mid-season tournaments they find themselves with one game left before the postseason begins. CM will host the No. 1 seed in their regional...
BETHALTO - The Civic Memorial Eagles hosted the Mater Dei Knights Monday night in a hard-fought non-conference matchup. The Knights came out on top by a score of 40-34. These photos are from the game.
BOYS BASKETBALL FRIDAY RESULTS GRANITE CITY 42, ALTON 39 (OT) In a hard-fought Southwestern Conference matchup at Alton Friday night, the Redbirds were defeated by some great three-point shooting from the Warriors. Granite made 10 threes en route to grab their 14 th win of the season....
ALTON – There wasn’t an empty seat in the building Friday night as the Marquette Catholic Explorers boy’s basketball team hosted Christ Our Rock Lutheran in a decisive Gateway Metro Conference game. The Silver Stallions came into the game undefeated at 23-0 and had won the previous...
ALTON - For National Signing Day, three Explorers signed their letters of intent to continue their athletic careers in college. Will Schwartz will be playing golf at William Penn University, Max Cogan will be playing football at Augusta College, and Nathan Hamberg will also play football at Fontbonne...
GLEN CARBON - After beating Marquette Catholic to clinch the Gateway Metro Conference regular-season title, the Father McGviney Griffins' girl's basketball team went out and outright won it Thursday night. McGivney hosted Bunker Hill and got past the Minutemaids by a score of 60-21. The Griffins...
ALTON - This clip shows just how packed the Marquette Catholic High School gym was on Friday night as the Explorers hosted the then-undefeated Christ Our Rock Luterhan Silver Stallions in a Gateway Metro Conference showdown.
ALTON - At just five-foot-four-inches, many coaches told Marquette Catholic senior Haley Rodgers that she wasn't going to make it out on the basketball court. She wanted to prove them all wrong and that's exactly what she did. After being in talks with a college coach for about a year she made...
GLEN CARBON – It’s always a good time when the two local Catholic schools play one another. This time, a regular-season conference title was on the line. The Father McGivney girl’s basketball team hosted Gateway Metro Conference rival Marquette Wednesday night. If the Griffins...
GLEN CARBON – The Father McGivney Griffins hosted the Marquette Explorers in a girls basketball game Wednesday night with the Gateway Metro Conference title on the line. McGivney won by a score of 52-33. These photos are from the game.
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