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.
JOLIET, Ill. - It was an unfamiliar situation for the Edwardsville Tigers baseball program Saturday afternoon. It was a fondly-remembered destination at Duly Health and Care Field in Downtown Joliet, playing in the state tournament for a ninth time in program history. But Saturday marked th...
JOLIET, Ill. - “Everything doesn’t always work out perfect,” Edwardsville baseball head coach Tim Funkhouser said after a 2-1 loss to Providence Catholic in the state semifinals Friday afternoon at Duly Health and Care Field. The Tigers were going for a third straight state...
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – The Edwardsville Tigers baseball program will be seeking its third straight state title this weekend at Duly Health & Care Field in Joliet. They will take on Providence Catholic of New Lenox at 4 p.m. on Friday, June 7 in the first Class 4A state semifinal. Here’s...
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – It’s just typical business at this point for the Edwardsville baseball program. The Tigers will embark on their third consecutive state tournament this weekend in Joliet and their fifth since 2017. Head coach Tim Funkhouser and the team will seek a three-peat after...
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Bryce Beyers knew it was going to be a good day. “I felt like a million bucks when I woke up this morning,” he said after a 7-1 super-sectional win over Downers Grove North Monday afternoon at Jack Horenberger Field on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University....
NAPERVILLE, Ill. - The Triad Knights were back in the IHSA Class 2A girls soccer state championship game Saturday afternoon at North Central College, looking for a fifth state title. They took on Crystal Lake Central on a rainy day in Naperville and were defeated 1-0, finishing second at state...
NAPERVILLE, Ill. - The Edwardsville girls soccer team tried to end its first ever state tournament on a high note in the third-place game Saturday afternoon at North Central College, but it wasn’t meant to be. Edwardsville lost 4-2 in the pouring rain to Fremd High School, finishing in...
NAPERVILLE, Ill. - The Edwardsville girls soccer team headed up to North Central College to partake in the girls soccer state tournament for the first time ever Friday evening. The Tigers went up there and took on a team that had been around the block a few times. It was the 13th trip to state...
NAPERVILLE, Ill. - It wasn’t uncharted territory for the Triad Knights girls soccer team on Friday afternoon at North Central College in Naperville. They had been there before, and triumphed. Triad was playing in the second IHSA Class 2A state semifinal against the Peoria Notre Dame Irish...
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – The Edwardsville Tigers’ baseball sectional championship is now Friday, May 31 at 6 p.m. With future weather forecasts predicting storms rolling through central Illinois on Saturday, the game was moved up a day. Edwardsville (29-8), in the sectional championship...
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