EDWARDSVILLE - Effingham and Edwardsville engaged in a very tight and well-played pitcher's duel, as Saige Althoff of the Flaming Hearts and Riley Nelson of the Tigers, went toe-to-toe for five innings, with both giving up only one hit each. Effingham scored the game's only runs in the top of the...
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 SPORTS ROUND=UP SOFTBALL HARDIN CALHOUN 2, EDWARDSVILLE 0: Calhoun broke up a magnificent pitcher's dual in the sixth, scoring both of their runs in taking the win over Edwardsville. Haylee Armbruster had a hit and the Warriors' only two RBIs, while Audrey Gilman struck...
ROXANA - Roxana's baseball team had four players have two hits and a RBI each, while the Shells scored eight runs in the third as Roxana went on to a 13-1 win over Carlinville in a game played Wednesday afternoon at Roxana City Park. The Shells improved to 16-8 on the season with the win, whil...
TUESDAY, APRIL 16 SPORTS ROUND-UP BASEBALL FATHER MCGIVNEY CATHOLIC 9, CENTRALIA CHRIST OUR ROCK LUTHERAN 0: McGivney scored twice in the second and fourth innings, and three times in the sixth en route to the win at COR. Drew Kleinheider had three hits and three RBIs for the Griffins, while...
ROXANA - Area schools showcased their talents with strong performances from start to finish at the Roxana Relays meet on Monday afternoon, April 15, 2024, and evening at Charlie Raich Field. The Shells won the meet with 87 points, with Highland coming in second with 74 points, Civic Memorial was...
COLLINSVILLE - Courtesy runner Mace Karnes scored from second base on a wild pitch, with Bryce Beyers going to third on the same play, in the top of the sixth, then Greyson Rathgeb and Chase Milburn shut the door on Collinsville, allowing only a seventh-inning single, as Edwardsville took a tight 5-...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville High softball team had just taken a 3-1 lead over O'Fallon in a Southwestern Conference game on Tuesday at the Edwardsville Sports Complex, when the rains came to interrupt the game. Play never did resume after the delay, and the game was suspended at that point....
MONDAY, APRIL 15 SPORTS ROUND-UP BASEBALL JERSEY 11, CIVIC MEMORIAL 5: A seven-run sixth inning gave Jersey a come-from-behind win over CM at the Bethalto Sports Complex. Gage Walker led the Panthers with three hits and two RBIs, while Evan Cheek had two hits and three RBIs, and Zach Weiner...
SATURDAY, APRIL 13 SPORTS ROUND-UP BASEBALL ROXANA 3, CIVIC MEMORIAL 1: CM scored first, a single run in the second, with Roxana scoring in the third, fourth, and sixth to take the win at Roxana City Park. Both Mason Crump and Kael Hester had two hits each for the Shells, while Kyle Campbell...
FRIDAY, APRIL 12 SPORTS ROUND-UP BASEBALL PIASA SOUTHWESTERN 5, VANDALIA 3: Southwestern's four-run first and one-run sixth was good enough for the Piasa Birds to hold off a Vandalia rally to take the South Central Conference win at Vandalia. Reed Campbell had two hits and a RBI for...
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