BLOOMINGTON - A total of five local wrestlers - Elanna Hickman of Alton, Taylor Dawson of Collinsville, both Norah Swaim and Holly Zugmaier of Edwardsville, and August Rottmann of Highland - all finished in the top six in their respective weight classes on the second and final day of the IHSA girls...
GRANITE CITY - Jamorie Wysinger led Collinsville with 15 points, but it was Belleville West hitting three consecutive buzzer-beating shots, including the final one from Daylen Byrd, that allowed the Maroons to stun the Kahoks with a 58-56 double overtime win in the final of the IHSA Class 4A boys...
GIRLS BASKETBALL IHSA PLAYOFFS - SECTIONAL FINALS/SWEET SIXTEEN CLASS 1A In the Class 1A sectional finals on Thursday night, at Nokomis, defending state champion Okawville defeated Father McGivney Catholic 41-29, to advance to their own super-sectional on Monday night. The Rockets are...
NOKOMIS - The Father McGivney Catholic girls basketball team was very close in the second half, but couldn't get over the hump as defending IHSA girls Class 1A state champions Okawville came up with the answers and took a 41-29 win over the Griffins in the final of the Nokomis sectional final Thursday...
EDWARDSVILLE – Keshaun Thomas’ lay-in with 1.8 seconds left in regulation gave top-seeded Quincy a 48-47 win over Alton in the first semifinal of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball regional Wednesday night at Edwardsville’s Lucco-Jackson Gym. The last-second basket ended a see-saw...
EDWARDSVILLE – Will Brown, Jr. led three O’Fallon players in double figures with 17 points, as the Panthers’ hot three-point shooting in the first quarter helped set the tone as O’Fallon eliminated Edwardsville 63-54 in the second semifinal of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball...
BOYS BASKETBALL IHSA PLAYOFFS – REGIONAL SEMIFINALS CLASS 1A HARDIN CALHOUN-BRUSSELS 57, WHITE HALL NORTH GREENE 38 In the semifinals of the Carrollton regional, Calhoun, the top seed, held off North Greene to advance to Friday night’s final. The Warriors led all the way, holdin...
EDWARDSVILLE - Talia Norman has been one of the key players for the Alton High girls' basketball team, helping the Redbirds to one of their best seasons ever, and they are currently 31-2 and headed to a sectional title matchup on Thursday night at Normal. Norman had 10 points in the Redbirds' 51-41...
GIRLS BASKETBALL IHSA PLAYOFFS - SECTIONAL SEMIFINALS CLASS 1A AT NOKOMIS In the Class 1A Nokomis sectional, Father McGivney Catholic defeated Winchester West Central 46-39 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in school history. The Griffins are now 24-10, and move on to...
NOKOMIS - Sami Oller led Father McGivney Catholic with 14 points, while Natalie Beck added 12 points and also made a pair of key defensive plays in the final minute to give the Griffins a 46-39 win over Winchester West Central in the first semifinal of the IHSA Class 1A Nokomis Sectional Tuesday nigh...
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