Feeney, 56, is a native of Granite City and graduated from Granite City South in 1978. He was a part-time writer for the old Granite City Journal from 1979-84 before attending Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, from which he earned his BA in journalism in 1988. He has worked for newspapers in Sikeston, Mo., Rocky Mount, N.C., Seneca, S.C. and in Charleston-Mattoon. He also worked for the old St. Clair County Suburban Journals.
His biggest accomplishments include gaining an exclusive interview with Michael Jordan when he was playing minor-league baseball and for an interview with Charles Duke, who walked on the moon as part of the Apollo 16 crew in 1972.
He is single and currently resides Collinsville with his twin brother Colin. He is an avid fan of the three St. Louis sports teams (Cardinals, Blues, STLFC); Missouri, Illinois and Eastern Illinois in college sports; the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League; the Geelong Cats and Carlton Blues of the Australian Football League (Australian Rules football); the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League in Australia; and the US Men's and Women's national soccer teams.
In his spare time, he volunteers for St. Louis community radio station KDHX-FM and is an active member of the Ethical Society of St. Louis. He also is a fan of classic movies (three of his all-time favorite films are early MGM silent films) and of the television quiz show Jeopardy! and has auditioned twice for the show; he describes himself as a "future Jeopardy! champion."
ALTON POST 126 11, LINCOLN POST 263 0 (5 INNINGS): Michael Reeder went four innings for the win with seven strikeouts to help Alton Post 126 to an 11-0, five-inning Saturday afternoon win over Lincoln Post 263 at Alton High’s Redbird Field; Post 126 moved to 18-12 on the summer with the...
EDWARDSVILLE POST 199 13, LINCOLN POST 263 0 (5 INNINGS): Edwardsville American Legion Post 199’s baseball team got a 2-for-2 day from Reid Hendrickson with four RBIs to defeat Lincoln Post 263 13-0 in five innings at Redbird Field on Alton High School’s campus in an American...
ALTON – Back in 1979, Hit-N-Run sponsored a race for youngsters that has become a midsummer institution in the Riverbend area. At 8 a.m. Sunday, that institution marks its’ 40 th anniversary as the Hit-N-Run Pee-Wee Run takes place at Gordon Moore Park; the event is the second part...
EDWARDSVILLE POST 199 12, NEW ATHENS 0 (5 INNINGS): Edwardsville American Legion Post 199 got out of the gates quickly and went on to score a 12-0, five-inning Illinois District 22 win over New Athens on the road Friday evening. The win put Post 199 at 19-5 overall for the summer and 10-1 in District...
ALTON POST 126 3, VALMEYER POST 901 0: Adam Stilts threw a three-hit shutout as Alton American Legion Post 126’s baseballers scored a 3-0 win over Valmeyer Post 901 Friday evening at Alton High’s Redbird Field to go to 17-12 overall on the summer. Stilts went the distance and struck...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville American Legion Post 199’s baseball team went into Thursday’s Illinois District 22 doubleheader against Belleville Post 58’s Hilgards on a three-game slide. “I felt the Sunday first game (against Jefferson City in the Firecracker Classic...
EDWARDSVILLE – Alex Schreiber has been a welcome addition to Edwardsville’s American Legion baseball team this summer. Schreiber, who joined Post 199’s team this summer after graduating from Hillsboro, felt coming to the Edwardsville Legion team “was probably the best option...
EDWARDSVILLE – Joel Quirin is glad to be back with Edwardsville’s American Legion baseball team. The 2017 Edwardsville High graduate played last spring for Lincoln Trail Community College in Robinson, but returned this summer to play for Post 199’s team. “It’s everything...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville American Legion Post 199’s baseball team ran into a hot bat in their rain-delayed Tuesday night game against Salem Post 128 at SIU-Edwardsville’s Roy Lee Field. Salem’s Trevor Markley had a 3-for-3 night, including two doubles and four RBIs,...
EDWARDSVILLE – Jordan Schlueter has been swimming competitively for the past 10 years; Schlueter is a member of the WaterWorks swimming team in the Southern Illinois Swimming Association. Schlueter swam for the Marlins in Monday evening’s SWISA Relays; she’s in the 15-18 age group...
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