EDWARDSVILLE - Top seeds Ollie Okonkwo of Iowa City, Ia., and Kseniya Zonova of St. Louis won the open singles titles, while Timothy Flatt of West Frankfort, Ill., won the HTRP 4.0 18-and-over men's singles, and the team of Gabrielus Guzauskas of Hinsdale, Ill., and William Mroz of Bradenton,...
EDWARDSVILLE - A major upset occurred on Saturday when two-time defending 18-and-over singles champions Dave Snider of Collinsville was upset in the second round, while open top seeds Ollie Okonkwo and Kseniya Zanova advanced to the finals on day two of the 2024 Edwardsville Open tennis tournament,...
ALTON - The senior Alton Post 126 American Legion baseball team dropped a doubleheader against teams from Indiana on Saturday evening, giving up its most number of runs this season, in losing to Rockport, Ind. 20-3, then failing to Wayne Newton Post 346 of Terre Haute, Ind. 8-5 in eight innings,,...
WOOD RIVER - The Alton Road Runners Club will once again sponsor its annual Track Series, and it's set to start on Thursday, and continue every Thursday at East Alton-Wood River Memorial Stadium for the month of June, and is designed for the entire family. Registration starts at 6 p.m. every Thursda...
TRENTON - The Alton Post 126 under-15 navy junior American Legion baseball team came up bit against Trenton Post 778 junior Legion team, scoring four runs in the fifth, and 12 runs in the seventh en route to an 18-2 win over the junior Gators in a District 22 game played on Friday night at Trenton...
EDWARDSVILLE - The men's and women's singles draws of the Edwardsville Open tennis tournament, was presented by The Opel Bash Group, over the weekend at the Edwardsville Tennis Center at Edwardsville High School. The annual tournament begins the countdown to the Edwardsville Futures tournament,...
BLOOMINGTON - The IHSA Board of Directors officially adopted the use of a 35-second shot clock for boys and girls varsity basketball, beginning in the 2026-27 season, in the monthly meeting held Monday at the IHSA offices in Bloomington. The shot clock had been used on an experimental basis in shootout...
ALTON - The Piasa Southwestern High School summer baseball team broke a 3-3 tie with a run in the top of the fourth inning, then scored twice more in the seventh to take a 6-3 win over Alton Post 126's under-15 navy junior American Legion ball club in a game played Wednesday night at Lloyd Hopkins...
ALTON - The Alton Midwest Nationals F1 powerboat races will be held from June 21-23, 2024, at Riverfront Park in Alton, and are expected to attract drivers from across the United States, along with local racing fans, to the area for the upcoming weekend. This will be the fourth of six stops for the...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Montclaire Club swim girls won their meet 213-100 over Sunset Hills, on Thursday, June 13, 2024. In the girls' races, starting with the eight-and-under division, Montclaire won the 100-meter medley relay at 1:45.54, with the Marlins' Meredith Luitjohan won the 25-meter freestyle...
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