Nathan Tucker, Sports Reporter

BETHALTO - A rivalry was renewed Friday night at Hauser Field on the campus of Civic Memorial High School when the Eagles were paid a visit by their neighbors from Roxana. A packed house greeted the Eagles and Shells as they ran onto the field, but that might have been the last big cheers from...

KANSAS CITY - If there’s one thing St. Louis City SC head coach Bradley Carnell has spoken about wanting to improve, it’s his team’s ability to get results on the road. Away from CITY PARK, City had lost their last three going into Saturday’s rivalry matchup with Sporting...

ST. LOUIS - When asked about a potential rivalry between St. Louis City SC and Sporting Kansas City before their first meeting earlier this MLS season, City midfielder Indiana Vassilev gave a short, but sweet answer: “We heard it was a rivalry,” said Vassilev before their previous...

WOOD RIVER - A beautiful late-summer evening for football greeted the East Alton-Wood River Oilers and Civic Memorial Eagles when they took the field at Memorial Stadium on the EAWR campus Friday night. Outside of the opening few minutes, it was all Eagles, who went on and took a 40-7 win. The...

ST. LOUIS - It wasn’t your usual night of MLS action at CITY PARK on Wednesday when FC Dallas came to town. A game shaped by an early red card turned into a test of patience for St. Louis City SC, a test that they passed in the end, 2-1. That early red card came in the 12th minute whe...

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis City SC looked to “tighten things up” after a chaotic 6-3 win at home last week. The result of that approach was a 2-1 defeat in Orlando, but one that head coach Bradley Carnell took many positives from. “Playing on the road against high-caliber teams,...

MADISON, Ill. - Tens of thousands of race fans made their way to World Wide Technology Raceway this weekend for the annual return of the NTT IndyCar Series. It was a weekend jam-packed with on-track action, but also provided plenty of entertainment off-track as well. Saturday’s on-track...

ALTON - If there’s anything Marquette Catholic running back Alex McCloud could do differently about his game in the season opener against Civic Memorial, it’s play more. McCloud, a junior running back for Eric Dickerson’s Explorer ball club, made his presence felt offensively when...

ORLANDO - If there’s been one blip on the radar for St. Louis City SC in their inaugural season in Major League Soccer, it’s been their form on the road. Coming into Saturday night’s contest at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, City were 5-5-1 in MLS away matches. Not terrible by...

ALTON - The high school football season officially kicked off in Alton on Friday with Marquette Catholic hosting Civic Memorial at Public School Stadium. On a hot evening that saw tempers flare and players cramp in numbers, the Eagles outlasted the Explorers, 42-16. Marquette would score the first...