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East Alton/Wood River grad Jayden Ulrich throws her way to Paris Olympics
EAST ALTON, Ill. — It may not be the Stade de France in Paris, but at East Alton/Wood River High School, Olympic dreams are just as strong. That’s all due to one very strong woman, and her journey to become one of the best in the world. “I’ve...
SIUE Athletics Internship Program Open for 2024-25 School Year
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – SIUE Athletics is excited to announce that the internship program is open for the 2024-2025 sport seasons! An internship in SIUE Cougars Athletics provides a fun and high-energy environment where you will learn and apply what goes on behind the scenes in a NCAA Division I game day.
East Peoria teen wins national junior pool championship in St. Louis
But he picked up the game so fast he won a national title earlier this month. The East Peoria High School junior was crowned champion of his division at the 2024 American Pool Players Association National Junior Championships June 29-July 1 at the Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel in St. Louis.
MELHS Grad Broekemeier Hits Game-Tying Homer in Seventh, But Thrillbillies Scored Twice In Eighth To Edge River Dragons
MARION - Metro-East Lutheran graduate Erik Broekemeier, who plays for Grand View State in Des Moines, Ia., hit a game-tying solo home run in the top of the seventh inning, but the Thrillville Thrillbillies scored twice in the bottom of the eighth inning, and it was enough to hold off the Alton River Dragons in a 5-3 decision in a critical Prospect League South Division game played Saturday night at Mountain Dew Park in Marion.
Alton Post 126 teams with tournament action over the weekend
-0- Alton Post 126 won the District 22 Senior Legion tournament title yesterday (SUN). Alton and Highland Post 439 split a pair of games at the legion tourney Sunday and now both teams advance to the 5th Division tournament later this week. Alton (15-17) will be hosting that 5th Division tourney at the Bethalto Sports Complex.
From Granite City to Cardinals: Allen’s Inspiring Journey
GRANITE CITY – Celina Allen, who graduated from Granite City High School in 1989, has what many would consider a dream job in St. Louis. She’s in her 17th season working for the St. Louis Cardinals, and currently serves the ballclub as a Corporate Sales Assistant, Account Services Assistant, and is also coordinator for the team’s Spanish-language radio broadcasts, helping out Polo Ascencio and Bengie Molina, who call all home games on WIJR, 880 AM, in Highland, serving the area’s increasing Spanish-language population.
FanDuel Sportsbook & Horse Racing soon to be with new ownership
Accel Entertainment, Inc. has announced the purchase of Fairmount Park with future plans of expanding. Fairmount Holdings, Inc., owner of FanDuel Sportsbook and Horse Racing, and Accel agreed to a contract valued at approximately $35 million, according to a spokesperson for Accel. Accel is one of the nation’s leading distributed...
McGivney Grad Jackson Rodgers Throws Six Shutout Innings, Alvarez, Schrank Each Drive In Two, River Dragons Win Over REX
EDWARDSVILLE - Father McGivney Catholic graduate Jackson Rodgers pitched six shutout innings, while both Javi Alvarez and Cole Schrank each drove in two runs as the Alton River Dragons took an 11-2 win over the Terre Haute, Ind., REX in a Prospect League baseball game Friday night at Roy E. Lee Field in the Simmons Baseball Complex at SIU-Edwardsville.
River Dragons defeat CornBelters at SIUE
-0- The Alton River Dragons defeated the Normal (IL) CornBelters, 10-8 last (SUN) night at SIU-Edwardsville. Alton improved to 8-and-11 in the second half of the season in Prospect League baseball. Scott Montesano has a report from SIUE:. _. The River Dragons are off today (MON). They have three home...
Other Area Finishes at Jr Gold:
15u Girls (300 Competitors) 12u Boys (208 Competitors) 12u Girls (117 Competitors)
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