Brandon Harris

BETHALTO – Civic Memorial football player Miguel Gonzalez has made a strong transition from football to wrestling for the Eagles this season. He captured the crown at 182 pounds in the CM Tournament held recently and appears poised for much success on the mats the rest of the season. Gonzalez...

BETHALTO - Overall, the Civic Memorial High School football team was one of the area’s finest in 2021, advancing to the second round of the IHSA playoffs. 2021 will be the final year for CM’s outstanding head coach Mike Parmentier, who announced in the early offseason he will not return...

ALTON - If Marquette Catholic’s boys and the girls' basketball teams had to choose a designated sixth man or woman other than their players on the bench, it would probably be the “Blue Crew,” the group of students who congregate for home and many road games to cheer the Explorers...

ALTON - The Marquette Catholic varsity football seniors faced adversity with a tough schedule and some injuries, but played hard every down, worked diligently in practice, and will be missed in 2022. Explorers head coach Leon McElrath said the Marquette Catholic football schedule was one of the...

COLLINSVILLE - The Granite City Warriors show great promise for the remainder of the season under head coach Gerard Moore and the tough competition in the Collinsville Holiday Tournament should be a help for the squad in January and February matchups. The Granite City Warriors fell in the fifth-place...

GRANITE CITY – In basketball, it is up to the point guard to execute the coach's plan and quarterback the team plays. For the Granite City Warriors, No. 12, Tyrek Thomas, plays the point guard position with contagious effort and gives his team a chance to win most games. Thomas was a sparkplug...

EDWARDSVILLE - Max Weber of Moro won the men's race, while Cindy Purcell of Mt. Vernon took home the women's race in the Christmas Ugly Sweater 5K run, sponsored by Trinity Lutheran Church, on Saturday in Edwardsville. The run returned in its full format after being a virtual run in 2020, due to...

GRANITE CITY – The Granite City Warriors and Metro East Lutheran Knights kicked off December with a nail-biting non-conference matchup. Metro East Lutheran won the boys basketball game by a single point over Granite City for a final score of 47-46 in Friday night’s game. Metro East Lutheran...

BETHALTO – Civic Memorial wide receiver/defensive back Logan Turbyfill shined in the Eagles' final games, with 10 carries for 51 yards in a 20-17 playoff win over Quincy and in a 56-12 romp over Taylorville in the last regular-season game. Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin ended the Eagles' season...

ALTON - The Riverbend Community Center has a strong cast of volunteers, but three that were very visible both before and during the recent $25,000 Toy Giveaway were key people - Lucinda Lowe, Vicki Grover, and Daniel Nosce. The three were heavily involved in the planning of the Toy Giveaway and any...