Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

ROXANA - Kennedi Robien had four hits and drove home two runs, while Ridley Allen hit a two-run homer, her first of the year, as Roxana's softball team pounded out 14 hits and scored 10 runs in the opening three innings in going on to a 14-7 win over Waterloo Gibault Catholic Wednesday afternoon...

GRANITE CITY - Nathan Hopper had a big day at the plate, reaching base five times and collecting four hits, while Lucas Haddix drove in four runs, and Dakota Armour struck out five while on the mound as Granite City defeated defending IHSA Class 1A champion Waterloo Gibault Catholic 11-6 in a season-opening...

ROXANA - Max Autery and Kyle Campbell both had two hits and two RBIs, while both Brady Jones and Elias Theis struck out six each as Roxana won its season-opening baseball game over Greenfield Northwestern 13-1 at Roxana City Park. The Shells scored nine times in the bottom of the second inning to...

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...