Nathan Tucker, Sports Reporter

EAST ALTON - A packed East Alton Ice Arena welcomed two of the teams that call it home on Monday night when the Alton Redbirds took on the East Alton-Wood River Oilers in MVCHA action. Alton came in looking to continue a strong start to the season, and pick up a third win. The Oilers came in...

EAST ALTON - Monday night was a return to East Alton Ice Arena for the Edwardsville Tigers hockey program, playing in MVCHA action against Bethalto. The Tigers offense started off “slow”, by head coach Jason Walker’s standards, but only needed two periods to short-game the Eagles...

ROXANA - There are several senior leaders on the Roxana Shells football team that have made a marvelous postseason run this year. James Herring captains the defense but got his name on the scoresheet in Roxana’s big playoff win over Paris. Herring, a big linebacker, an imposing force in the...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - St. Louis City SC, and thousands of their fans and followers, made the roughly four-hour trip on I-70 to see City try to keep their dream inaugural season alive. The Sporting Kansas City supporters end at their stadium, Children’s Mercy Park, which is called “The...

ROXANA - Throughout their unbeaten regular season, the Roxana Shells didn’t face too much adversity. Occasional slow starts, occasional mental mistakes, and silly penalties have given the Shells some problems at times. But the games have been fairly straightforward, with Roxana leaning...

ST. LOUIS - It’s been a season of the unexpected for St. Louis City SC. A team predicted to dwell in the cellar of the Major League Soccer Western Conference stormed their way to the top spot in the West. Just as City’s success was starting to become more expected than unexpected,...

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis City SC hosted their first MLS Playoff game on Sunday night, taking on Sporting Kansas City in a best-of-three opening-round series. There was a new intro for the playoffs, a new tifo in the supporters' end, but City's party was cut short by their guests, as Sporting KC...

ROXANA - Postseason football returned to Charles Raich Field on the campus of Roxana High School on Saturday as the Shells hosted the Tigers from Paris, Illinois. The visitors took a two-and-a-half-hour bus ride across the state but ran into a brick wall in Roxana as the Shells dominated their...

ST. LOUIS - Not many expected St. Louis City SC to be here. Very few predicted the expansion side would be a playoff team, let alone come into the playoffs as the number-one seed in Major League Soccer’s Western Conference. “I think we drew the line after last weekend,” said...

ROXANA - Being on the offensive line for Roxana, Gabe Smith might not get his hands on the football too often but plays a big role in the Shells’ run-heavy offense. Gabe has been spending his senior season for the Shells opening running lanes for the triumvirate of game-changing running...