Brent Feeney, Sports Writer

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."

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 62, CARLYLE 53: In the Okawville tournament, Owen Williams scored 22 points, while Spencer Cox came up with 15 points and Brett Terry eight as Marquette took the win over Carlyle. The Indians led after one quarter...
EDWARDSVILLE – Alton’s Nikki Lowe enjoys being a part of the Redbird girls’ tennis program with head coach Jesse Macias and her other team members. “It’s nice playing better players,” Lowe, a junior, said. “I took a few lessons (prior to joining the Redbirds),...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville running back/defensive back Dionte Rodgers was definitely at his best in the Tigers’ 35-12 win Friday night at Tiger Stadium. Rodgers had two touchdowns on a 46-yard run and a 60-yard pass reception from quarterback Luke Oglesby, and also had two interceptions,...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville (1-3 overall, 0-1 in the conference) hosts Alton (2-2, 1-1) at Tiger Stadium Friday night in the week’s feature game. Kickoff time is set for 7 p.m. The game will be live on Riverbender.com and Edglentoday.com. Both the Tigers and Redbirds are coming off tough...
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Highland posts win over Jersey Highland beat Jersey 25-16, 25-11 in girls volleyball at Jerseyville. Highland is 15-1, while Jersey falls to 11-4. The Panthers are 0-3 in the Mississippi Valley Conference. Edwardsville tops East St. Louis in two Edwardsville...
ALTON - The Alton Marching 100 under Director Alyssa Overmann has had a busy few weeks. Last Friday, the band performed with a strong show at halftime of the Belleville West football game. Shown are photos above and below of the Marching 100 on the field during the Belleville West contest. ...
EDWARDSVILLE – McGivney Catholic scored a big third-place team finish in Saturday morning’s Edwardsville Invitational cross-country meet at SIUE’s difficult Mud Mountain course. The Griffins were led by sophomore Tyler Guthrie, who finished sixth in the boys' varsity race with a...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville's boys cross country team used its depth to take home the Tiger Invitational team championship Saturday. The EHS boys scored 35 points, taking four of the top 10 places, to defeat the Bruins, who had 47 points; McGivney Catholic, led by a sixth-place finish by...
EDWARDSVILLE – Marquette Catholic’s Riley Vickrey has emerged as one of the top runners in the area; the Explorer junior reached last year’s 3200-meter run at the IHSA Class 1A Girls Track Championship in Charleston and is a leader for both the Marquette girls cross-country and track...
EDWARDSVILLE – This year’s edition of Edwardsville High’s girls' volleyball team is a youthful one, with just one senior – Corrine Timmerman – on the roster. Five sophomores are on this year’s team, and one of them – setter Morgan Tulacro – is aiming...
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