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'Do I say I’m done?': Vendors struggling to break even as attendance lags at Busch Stadium
ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals got a big win Thursday against the Padres, but unfortunately, the team set another record low for attendance at Busch Stadium III. On opening day, Cardinal Nation was full of excitement, but the attitude has changed at the intersection of 8th and Clark. “It’s...
Wildcats Head To Evers Tonight For Shrine Game To Open The Season
It was an overtime thriller at Jim Finks Field a year ago that saw the Wildcats beat Centralia in overtime to win the annual Shrine Classic. This year the venue shifts to new Evers Field and the turf as the Orphans look for revenge. Pregame at 6:40 and the kickoff at 7 as the high school football season begins on WJBD.
Enjoy Illinois 300 moved to September so Metro East raceway can host NASCAR Playoffs
Editor's note: This story was originally published by the Belleville News-Democrat. World Wide Technology Raceway will become a gateway to the NASCAR Cup Series championship as a shift in race dates on the 2025 schedule will make the Madison, Illinois-based short oval an opening-round playoff host. The Enjoy Illinois 300...
IHSA Girls flag football season begins
BELLEVILLE, IL – One of Illinois’s fastest growing sports is beginning it’s inaugural season as an Illinois High School Association (IHSA) recognized sport. As the season kicks off, IHSA reports 170 teams have joined in. The teams do have a two-week drop window if they weren’t able to garner enough players but IHSA doesn’t anticipate that with the growth they’ve seen.
Belleville West hopes first offseason under Turner yields more unity, more wins
“We didn’t have an offseason last year and we had one (this year) so everything’s gotten a little bit better. They understand what I want and what we want as a staff from them,” Maroons’ coach Ken Turner said.
Defensive line, wideouts give Belleville East hope for third straight playoff berth
“It’s going to take a consistent level of play and consistent level of physicality that you have to play with in the Southwestern Conference and the 8A level of football,” the coach said.
Althoff returns solid core from team that advanced to state football quarterfinals
“We’ve also got some four-year guys who have come into their own as seniors, as well as some good transfer guys. We’re excited to have the mix of them both,” said coach Austin Frazier.
Box: Affton 3, Fox 2
1 2 Final Fox 0 2 2 Affton 1 2 3 Overall League Pts For/Avg Pts Against/Avg Fox 0-1 0-0 2/2 3/3 Affton 1-0 0-0 3/3 2/2 Fox G A Owen Cook (#5, So.) 1 0 Nelson Trejo (#8, Jr.) 1 0 Connor Bradley (#16, Sr.) 0 1 Ryan Kettler (#6, Jr.) 0 1 Affton G A Fadil Gogic (#11, DEF, Sr.) 1 0 Kevin Morales (#10, MF, Jr.) 1 0 Emir Husic (#7, MF, Jr.) 1 0 Christiano Gonzalez (#17, MF, Sr.) 0 1.
STL area high school football kicks off with referee shortage
The excitement of Friday night lights returned to the St. Louis area this weekend as high school football teams kicked off their season. Some organizations providing referees to area games wish they had more officials.
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