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Pérez works 6 scoreless innings, Tellez splashes a homer into the river as Pirates beat Cardinals 5-0
Martín Pérez pitched six scoreless innings, Rowdy Tellez homered into the Allegheny River and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat St. Louis 5-0 on Wednesday to take two of three games from the Cardinals. Pérez (2-5) allowed four hits, three in his final two innings, and walked five with two...
Skenes takes first loss in 12 career big league starts, Cardinals score in 9th and top Pirates 2-1
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Paul Skenes lost for the first time in 12 career major league starts, giving up Alec Burleson’s tiebreaking single in the ninth inning that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Tuesday night. Taking the mound for the first time...
Summers Port's Aubrey Rickman Excels with Personal Bests
EDWARDSVILLE - Aubrey Rickman was one of the most improved younger swimmers for the Summers Port Swim Club during the 2024 Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association season, and at the 62nd annual SWISA championship meet on July 21, 2024, at the Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center at Edwardsville High School, her hard work paid off.
Armed felon who fled from police in 2021 sentenced to 10 years
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday for leading police on a chase as an armed felon in 2021. According to a release, Antonio Williams, 33, of Ferguson, Mo., pleaded guilty in April to two felony counts of conspiring to possess a weapon by a felon.
Hundreds of MR340 paddlers hit Cooper's Landing en route to the finish line in St. Charles
The first boats competing in the Missouri River 340 began arriving at Cooper's Landing shortly after 5 a.m. Wednesday, with at least 400 more boats expected to reach the paddlestop throughout the day. The annual mid-summer race, where boats sprint 340 miles down the Missouri River, began Tuesday morning in...
SIUE Hosts Grant Program Designed In Part To Improve Edwardsville Greenways
EDWARDSVILLE - Greenspaces are critical and the importance of understanding and enhancing them are equally significant, according to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Shannon McCarragher, PhD. This summer, 10 students from universities across the country have been part of the Socio-Ecological Role of Greenways in Urban Systems (SERGUS) Research Experience...
Pirates Young Ace Makes History Despite Suffering First Career Loss
The Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals played an exciting game on Tuesday, one that featured a pitching duel between young ace Paul Skenes and veteran starter Lance Lynn. In the end, the Cardinals came out on top and handed Skenes his first career loss. It wasn’t, by any...
St. Louis Public Schools students will use MetroBus, carpools and taxis to get to school
The St. Louis Public Schools system does not have bus drivers to transport students to school when classes resume on Aug. 19. At a meeting of the school board on Tuesday, district officials said 14,000 students will have to travel by MetroBus, vendor-operated minivans and small vehicles. District officials are looking for volunteer parent drivers and safety officers.
Keystone Construction to Build Huge Sports Complex in Chesterfield, Mo.
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. Keystone Construction Company, in tandem with architect Gray Design Group and civil engineer Stock & Associates, have been selected to build a $60 million sports complex just west of St. Louis, Mo. that is said to be one of the biggest in the Midwest. Construction will begin in October.
Akopian Wins 2024 U.S. Senior Championship With a Round to Spare, Yoo and Lee lead Junior and Girls' Junior
For many players in St. Louis, the eighth round was their last chance to make a move in the fight for first place in the 2024 U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior, and Senior championships. As a result, the games were among the most tumultuous of any in the event. Still,...
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