OKAWVILLE - Base hits by both Kenley Hackstadt and Addi Hasheider brought in the winning runs, as host Okawville won the IHSA Class 1A softball regional semifinal over Father McGivney Catholic 5-3 Wednesday afternoon at the Okawville park. The Griffins were eliminated with a mark of 7-17, while...
EDWARDSVILLE - Jillian Lane had three hits and drove home two RBIs, while Riley Nelson allowed two hits and struck out five in six solid innings inside the circle as Edwardsville's softball team took a 12-0 win over Alton in a Southwestern Conference softball game, played Wednesday afternoon at the...
SOFTBALL IHSA PLAYOFFS CLASS 2A --- REGIONAL SEMIFINALS AT GILLESPIE STAUNTON 4, ROXANA 2: Staunton scored three runs in the first, and once in the fifth, while Roxana scored single runs in the sixth and seventh, but couldn't come any closer as the Bulldogs eliminated the Shells at...
BASEBALL IHSA PLAYOFFS CLASS 1A --- REGIONAL SEMIFINALS AT VIRDEN NORTH MAC PIASA SOUTHWESTERN 1, VIRDEN NORTH MAC 0: Southwestern scored a single run in the first, then made it stand up, as Marcus Payne scattered five hits on the mound to give the Piasa Birds the win and a berth...
DANVILLE - Edwardsville's boys track team put many of its athletes through to the state meet, as many of the competitors from all the competing schools had qualifiers in the IHSA Class 3A sectional track meet, held on Wednesday afternoon in Danville. The Tigers came out on top in the team standings,...
TUESDAY, MAY 14 SPORTS ROUND-UP BASEBALL EDWARDSVILLE 22-15, EAST ST. LOUIS 0-0: Edwardsville scored all 22 of its runs in the first game in the opening inning, then in the second game, scored 11 runs in the second inning in sweeping a doubleheader against East St. Louis, clinching...
MONDAY, MAY 13 SPORTS ROUND-UP BASEBALL METRO-EAST LUTHERAN 9, WOODLAWN 5: A two-run fourth, and a four-run fifth helped Metro-East to the win over Woodlawn at Martin Luther Field. Gage Trendley had two hits and two RBIs for the Knights, while Logan Johnson had two hits, and Thijson...
GLEN CARBON - Rachel Kretzer had a hat trick, while Sofia Rossetto came up with a brace (two goals) as Father McGivney Catholic won its own IHSA Class 1A regional championship with a 7-0 victory over Trenton Wesclin on a gloomy Tuesday afternoon at Bouse Road. The win puts the Griffins into the Muphysbor...
EDWARDSVILLE - Audrey Owen led the way with three hits and three RBIs, while Father McGivney Catholic's softball team scored five runs in the opening inning to take an 11-4 win over Metro-East Lutheran in a play-in game for the IHSA Class 1A Okawville regional Monday afternoon at the Knights' park....
LAS VEGAS - It's official - Edwardsville native Kate Martin has made the roster of the Women's National Basketball Association defending champions Las Vegas Aces, and is set to make her debut on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Sparks in the Aces' season opener at Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay...
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