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Swansea’s and 2023 Alton River Dragons Pitcher Evan Gray Makes MLB Draft History
SWANSEA – A Swansea native and Belleville East High School grad Evan Gray earned congratulations on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, as he became the first Alton River Dragons player to be selected in the Major League Draft. Alton River Dragons General Manager Dallas Martz said: “Huge congrats to Evan...
Deal Set for Sale, Development of Former Fairmount Park
Accel Entertainment has announced an agreement to purchase FanDuel Sportsbook & Horse Racing, the former Fairmount Park racetrack, with plans to continue racing and develop a long-stalled racino project. The $35 million deal is subject to approval by the Illinois Racing Board and casino ownership, and development would need the...
American Powder Coating POWRi B-Mod Division July 12-14
Belleville, IL. (7/14/24) Continuing the second season of sanctioned divisional competition, the American Powder Coating POWRi B-Mod Division continues to grow as seven great hosting venues welcome competitors to vie for National Championship honors for 2024. Weekend racing action would witness Terry Schultz snag his eleventh sanctioned win at Callaway and Cole Hamilton claiming his second checkers at Electric City on Friday Night as Derek Watson would take the feature triumph for the tenth career time on Saturday at Springfield.
Bagwell selected by Atlanta Braves
COLLINSVILLE — Collinsville High School’s Ethan Bagwell had his dreams come true, twice in the span of a little less than nine months. Monday afternoon the 6-4 230 pound pitcher was selected in the sixth round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Atlanta Braves. Last November he signed a National Letter of Intent to throw for the University of Missouri and the premier conference in college baseball the Southeastern Conference.
East St. Louis Community Tennis Association grateful for Ameren Illinois volunteers’ help
Safety is paramount at Ameren and when the company was contacted by the East St. Louis Community Tennis Association with a problem it couldn’t resolve, a handful of employees from Ameren Illinois volunteered to resolve the concern. The outdated lights around the newly resurfaced Al Penelton tennis courts in...
Grizzlies Blast Off Late To Take Series From Slammers
SAUGET – The Gateway Grizzlies and Joliet Slammers were tied at 1-1 going to the bottom of the eighth inning, and on the first pitch of the frame, D.J. Stewart hit a go-ahead home run as part of a two-run inning that stood as the difference in a 3-1 victory at Grizzlies Ballpark for the home team.
Aviston Clinches CCL Regular Season Title
Bartelso moved to 6-3 in the Clinton County Baseball League with a 3-0 win over Beckemeyer. Tony Schaeffer allowed no runs on two hits with 14 strikeouts in eight innings pitched for Bartelso. Beckemeyer fell to 3-6 in the CCL. In other games, Aviston clinches the CCL regular-season title with...
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