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 – After securing a 6-1 win over Marquette Catholic at home on Tuesday, the Father McGivney Catholic High School baseball team loaded the buses and took to Gordon Moore Park for the away game with the Explorers on Thursday, March 26. McGivney jumped out to a 6-0 lead through the first...
GODFREY – It was 90 degrees at kickoff on an unseasonably warm late March afternoon at Glazebrook Park as the Marquette Explorers hosted their Gateway Metro Conference opener against Father McGivney. The Griffins used a late first-half goal to take control of the game and went on to win 3-0,...
GLEN CARBON – Senior Avery Grenzebach has been a highlight player for the Father McGivney Catholic High School softball team for a few seasons now. In her final season, she’s bringing the heat. In a 5-2 win over Collinsville on March 18, she pitched a complete game, striking out eight...
GLEN CARBON – Besides giving up a leadoff walk, the Father McGivney Catholic High School baseball team had pretty much a perfect first inning Tuesday afternoon against Gateway Metro Conference rivals Marquette Catholic. Aiden Willis started on the bump for the Griffins, and after a four-pitch...
CM 4, CARBONDALE 0 The Eagles used four first-half goals to earn their first win of the 2026 season, improving to 1-1 overall. CM broke the tie exactly two minutes into the game when Landree Wallace found the back of the net. Allie Kamp doubled that lead in the 11 th minute, being the one to...
ALTON – The Alton High School baseball team improved to 2-0 on the young season after a come-from-behind 3-1 win over the visiting Oswego Panthers. After opening the season with a 2-1 win over rivals Marquette earlier this week, the Redbirds hosted the Chicago-suburb school for a game that’s...
TROY – The Triad High School girls soccer team made it four years in a row of opening the season against the Southwestern Conference’s best, this time kicking open the season against the Edwardsville Tigers. For the last three years, head coach Matt Bettlach and his teams have opened...
BELLEVILLE – The Father McGivney Griffins and Alton Redbirds opened their girls soccer seasons on Wednesday under the lights at Althoff High School in the annual Metro Cup. McGivney opened its campaign with a commanding 7-0 win. The dynamic offensive duo of Layla Tobin and Natalie Beck netted...
GLEN CARBON – The Father McGivney Catholic High School softball team is coming off a hard-fought 10-15 campaign in 2025. The Griffins only graduated one senior from a year ago and bring back most of the pieces to the puzzle. That improvement showed on Wednesday as McGivney hosted the Collinsville...
MASCOUTAH – The Alton-Edwardsville boys basketball trilogy ended with a bang Tuesday night. After both teams won the away game during the 2025-26 regular season, and the teams having some prior postseason bad blood, the Tigers and Redbirds were set to run it back in an IHSA Class 4A Rock Islan...
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