Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

EDWARDSVILLE - Freeburg softball pitcher Sam Roulanaitis, who recently signed to pitch at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo., had a great game for the Midgets, holding Edwardsville to two hits while striking out 10 as Freeburg defeated the Tigers in the season opener 3-1 at the Edwardsville...

EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville High girls softball team enjoyed another successful season in 2023, going 30-7 before losing to Bradley Bourbonnais in the IHSA Class 4A sectional final 6-3 at Normal Community High on Jun. 2 of last year. The 2024 edition of the Tigers lose only two seniors from...

EDWARDSVILLE - Senior outfielder Jillian Lane is one of the top returning players for Edwardsville High's girls softball team, and is prepared to help the Tigers have another big season in 2024. Last year, Lane hit an even .400 for the team, with one home run and 31 RBIs, and delivered many key...

GIRLS SOCCER CIVIC MEMORIAL 7, BREESE CENTRAL 0 Abrianna Garrett got off to a great start with a double brace (four goals), while Delaney Griffin, Avery Huddleston, and Addie Jeffery all found the back of the net as CM took a big win at Central Hauser Field. Eliza Donaldson, Garrett, Mady...

GLEN CARBON - Kannon Kamp hit a first-inning two-run homer, en route to a three-hit, five-RBI day at the plate, Mason Holmes threw three solid innings, striking out eight, and Father McGivney's baseball team scored nine times in the second inning on its way to a 16-0, four inning win over Vandalla...

GLEN CARBON - Julia Behrmann and Maddy Callovini had first-inning RBIs, while four different players had base hits, but after Father McGivney Catholic's softball team took a 2-1 first-inning lead, the Kahoks scored 21 unanswered runs to take the season opener for both teams 22-2 Monday afternoon a...

BOYS BASKETBALL IHSA PLAYOFFS --- CLASS 1A AND 2A STATE SEMIFINALS AND THIRD PLACE GAMES CLASS 1A In the second Class 1A state semifinal at State Farm Center at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, Winchester West Central got 33 points from Chance Little and 17 points from Zac...

EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville High baseball team, although losing many key players to graduation, will return many other key players who contributed mightily to the Tigers' second straight IHSA Class 4A championship as the team prepares for the 2024 season. The Tigers last year went 33-9 in winning...

BLOOMINGTON - A proposal to add girls flag football to the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) calendar was approved by member schools shortly after the start of the new year, and the sport was officially added by the organization on Feb. 14, with the state championships decided on Oct. 18-19 a...

BOYS BASKETBALL iHSA PLAYOFFS --- SUPER-SECTIONAL/ELITE EIGHT/STATE QUARTERFINAL GAMES CLASS 1A In the Class 1A boys basketball super-sectional Elite Eight games played across the state last night, in the Jacksonville Bowl super-sectional, Winchester West Central won over Glasford Illini...