CHARLESTON - Charles Shaw of East St. Louis SIUE Charter tied for third in the 100 meters and placed fifth in the 200 meters in Class 1A, East St. Louis won the team state championship in Class 2A, with Cahokia coming in second at the finals of the IHSA boys state track and field meet Saturday at... read more
CLASS 3A CHARLESTON - Edwardsville triple jumper Malik Allen brought home a state crown in the triple jump, while teammate Iose Epenesa had a solid day in the discus and the Tigers also placed in a pair of relays. Simon McClaine was the standout for Alton High, finishing sixth place in the 300... read more
SATURDAY, MAY 27 SPORTS ROUNDUP CLASS 1A SECTIONAL FINAL AT HARDIN CALHOUN CARROLLTON 2, HARDIN CALHOUN 1: Calhoun took the early lead with a run in the first, but Carrollton scored twice in the sixth to take the win and sectional championship, going on to the Athens super-sectional Monday... read more
BELLEVILLE - Jillian Lane had three hits and an RBI, both Grace Oertle and Riley Nelson had two hits and three RBIs each, and Avery Hamilton struck out three while in the circle as Edwardsville defeated host Belleville West 11-5 to take the IHSA Class 4A softball regional final Saturday morning at... read more
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis City SC hosted Major League Soccer’s westernmost team in the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night. City greeted their visitors from 1770 miles northwest with three goals, winning 3-1. “We knew what was coming on our doorstep,” said St. Louis City head... read more
EDWARDSVILLE - Greyson Rathgeb drew a two out, bases loaded walk to force home the winning run in the bottom of the seventh as Edwardsville pulled out a dramatic, come-from-behind 5-4 win over Collinsville in the IHSA Class 4A regional final Saturday morning at Tom Pile Field. The Tigers and Kahoks... read more
BREESE – The IHSA Class 2A baseball Sectional Final between Columbia and Father McGivney had all the makings of something special. Two red-hot, 30-plus win teams, throwing their top guys in a win-or-go-home scenario. The Eagles (32-4) wore their home blue uniforms and batted second Saturday... read more
CHARLESTON - Kenneth Buchanon and Devion Montgomery qualified in two sprint races each for East St. Louis, while Triad and East Side each sent two relay teams through, Civic Memorial's 4x800 meter team went through in their event and Roxana's Ashton Noble qualified for the finals in the discus thro... read more
CHARLESTON - Alton's Simon McClaine qualified for the final in the 300-meter hurdles, while Edwardsville put through two of its relay teams, along with Iose Epenesa in the discus throw and both Malik Allen and Gino Montgomery in the triple jump and Collinsville's K.J. Thorps-Watt and Devin Habermehl... read more
FRIDAY, MAY 26 SPORTS ROUNDUP CLASS 3A REGIONAL FINAL AT JERSEY WATERLOO 7, JERSEY 0: In the regional final at the Jerseyville Sports Complex, Waterloo scored three times in the third, twice in the fourth and single runs in the sixth and seventh to win the regional and advance to the Highland... read more
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