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.
ROXANA - Multiple area boys basketball teams got back on the court in their season openers as they took part in the Roxana Hoopsgiving Classic. Schools playing on Day 2 were Piasa Southwestern vs. East Alton-Wood River as well as Roxana and Marquette Catholic. These photos are from Day 2 action of those...
BETHALTO – Seniors Brayden Zyung and Joe Aiello have been playing soccer together since pretty much kindergarten according to Civic Memorial High School boys soccer coach Derek Jarman. Jarman said the thing he’ll miss the most about Brayden and Joe is their immense leadership. In his...
ALTON - Sophomore Kiyoko Proctor is starting right where she left off. After a successful 21-7 campaign as a freshman, a season that saw her play in all but one game, she's back at it again. Having led her team in scoring last season with 409 points (15.1 PPG average), she's already making ...
BELLEVILLE - The annual 'Way of Lights' Christmas display returned yet again this winter season, kicking off the season last Friday. It has been running for over 50 years now dating back to 1970 when the yearly tradition began. The display of over one million white lights, which tells the story of...
ALTON – According to Alton High School girls basketball head coach Deserea Howard, it wasn’t pretty, but they got the job done this weekend. “It was a little ugly, but a W is a W,” Howard said Saturday night after beating Mater Dei. “We definitely have some things t...
ALTON – Staff from TorHoerman Law hosted a drive-thru turkey giveaway Saturday morning in the Alton Amphitheater parking lot. The tradition started in 2014 and has grown every year. This year, they were prepared to hand out 500 turkeys. With the average full-sized turkey costing around $20...
ALTON – Senior Ava Bartosiak has gone to catholic schooling her entire life. It was important to her that she find a Catholic university after attending St. Mary’s and Marquette growing up. So, she did her research. She knew she wanted to go to a Catholic school, and she knew she wanted...
ALTON – According to Marquette Catholic seniors Myles Paniagua and Charlie Fahnestock, they aren’t quite tired of each other yet. The two have been playing soccer together for most of their lives, playing together for the Explorers and their club team, Alton Fighting Irish SC. Now the...
EAST ST. LOUIS - The East St. Louis Senior High School football team (10-2) is no stranger to the position they're in. They once again find themselves in the Class 6A semifinals, once again facing an undefeated team. Luckily, for the team they'll be facing, history is on their side. The Flyers wil...
ST. LOUIS - It was a night that many have been waiting years for, the first game at CITYPARK, downtown's brand new soccer stadium located at 2100 Market St. in St. Louis. The friendly between St. Louis CITY 2 and Bundesliga-side Bayer Leverkusen had been hyped up for weeks with anticipation building...
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