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East Alton-Wood River Girls Have Strong Start For Volleyball Season

September 13 2023 at 1:43 PM

WOOD RIVER - East Alton-Wood River’s girls volleyball team and Head Coach Bethany Billingsley...

Dynamic Hat Trick: Boys Soccer Player Paul Nichols Has Strong Start For Oilers

September 11 2023 at 3:57 PM

WOOD RIVER - Paul Nichols is off to a dynamic start this season for the Oilers boys soccer team and...

Marquette Snaps Two-Season Losing Streak, Blocker Has Four-Touchdown Game

September 9 2023 at 3:05 PM

ALTON – “It takes a lot to learn how to win,” Marquette Catholic head football coach...

Harris Finishes Fifth, Eagles Have Historic Performances As O'Fallon Wins Granite City Cross Country Title, Edwardsville Fifth, CM Seventh

September 5 2023 at 3:32 PM

GRANITE CITY - Granite City freshman Landon Harris finished fifth, while Civic Memorial had historic...

Eagles Roll To Reinhart’s 100th CM Win

September 1 2023 at 11:05 PM

WOOD RIVER - A beautiful late-summer evening for football greeted the East Alton-Wood River Oilers...

Tuesday Sports Roundup

August 30 2023 at 5:16 PM

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS CROSS COUNTRY CARLINVILLE EARLY MEET AT LOVELESS PARK...

Week 1: Area High School Football Schedule

August 25 2023 at 8:54 AM

ALTON - Friday, August 25: the first 'Friday Night Lights' of the season. Here is a rundown of are...

Heat Wave Plays Havoc With Week One Football Schedule, Several Changes Announced

August 24 2023 at 8:47 AM

The schedule for week one of the 2023 Riverbender.com high school football season has been reshuffled...

Host Shells Win Group A, Calhoun Takes Group B As Semifinal Parings Are Determined In Roxana Volleyball Invitational

August 23 2023 at 6:44 AM

ROXANA - The host Roxana High girls volleyball team swept all three of their matches in Group A,...

Tuesday Sports Roundup: Excessive Heat Postpones, Changes Times, Springfield Beats Tigers 1-0 In Boys Soccer, Oilers Soccer Team Wins

August 23 2023 at 6:53 AM

TUESDAY, AUGUST 22 SPORTS ROUNDUP EXCESSIVE HEAT POSTPONES MANY SPORTING EVENTS: The excessive...

Stormie Shoemaker Is Leader For Oilers Cheer Team, A-Student

August 17 2023 at 11:04 AM

WOOD RIVER - When Oilers fans watch the sidelines of football or basketball games, they will notice...

Rebuilding Oilers Will Be “Just Fine” – Young Team Hoping To Be Competitive

August 11 2023 at 8:12 AM

WOOD RIVER – Coming off of one of the better seasons in recent memory, Garry Herron and his Eas...

Dillon Gerner Is Expected To Be Key Player For Oilers Football Team, He Is Multi-Sport Athlete

August 9 2023 at 4:16 PM

WOOD RIVER - East Alton-Wood River football senior Dillon Gerner is expected to be a key player for...

Oilers' Lineman Bryce Hyde Heads To Daytona Elite Academy, Is A Midwest Members Credit Union Male Athlete Of The Month

July 31 2023 at 2:41 PM

WOOD RIVER - Bryce Hyde of East Alton-Wood River High, appears to have a great future ahead at Daytona...

Kaidence Reef Is Bright Spot On Soccer and Volleyball Teams, Is A Midwest Members Credit Union Female Athlete of the Month

July 17 2023 at 1:29 PM

WOOD RIVER - Kaidence Reef had a stellar girls' soccer season for the Oilers in 2023 as a sophomore....

Drake Champlin Has Outstanding Season For Oilers Baseball Squad

June 26 2023 at 11:03 AM

WOOD RIVER - Drake Champlin, an upcoming junior, had quite a season for the East Alton-Wood River basebal...

Morningstar Stands Out Again With Third In 3A State Discus, Oilers' Freshman Truax Seventh In Hurdles, Rybak Wins 1A 1,600 Again

May 22 2023 at 10:51 AM

CHARLESTON - Local athletes had good performances as Father McGivney Catholic finished fourth in Clas...

Freshman Truax Leads Pack, Qualifies In 300-Meter Hurdles, East Side Puts Three Relay Teams Through, Brown Qualifies In 2A Prelims

May 20 2023 at 9:03 AM

CHARLESTON - Freshman sensation Gina Truax of East Alton-Wood River will race in the 300-meter hurdle...

East Side Dominates Class 2A Boys Track Sectional, Triad Third, CM Fourth, Roxana Eighth

May 19 2023 at 9:30 AM

WOOD RIVER - East St. Louis was the dominant team in the IHSA Class 2A boys track sectional on Thursday,...

Rodgers Pitches Complete Game, McKee and Sutberry Strong At Plate, Griffins Eliminate EAWR 13-2 In Regional Opener

May 18 2023 at 9:09 AM

ROXANA - Jacob McKee had three hits and two RBIs, while A.J. Sutberry came up with two hits and...