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High school sports
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Granite City senior Chad Whitford helped salvage a dismal day for metro-east wrestlers by winning the 152-pound title while Alton senior Taylor McGiffen captured the 182-pound crown Saturday at the Class 3A (New Lenox) Lincoln-Way Central Sectional.
Carbondale finally got off the schneid in the South Seven Conference on Friday, and it came at the expense of the Althoff Crusaders.
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Okawville junior Jolyn Lake scored only five points in Thursday's title game of the Class 1A Marissa Regional, but the Lady Rockets point guard was the difference in the game
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With a girls basketball regional championship hanging in the balance Thursday, the Central Cougars dug in at the free-throw line.
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Edwardsville High girls basketball coach Lori Blade collected the 500th win of her illustrious career Thursday as the Tigers crushed Alton 75-21 in the Southwestern Conference finale for both teams.
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The Triad Knights best day of the season proved to be just enough Saturday at the Class 2A Centralia wrestling sectional.
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The Edwardsville Tigers spent the entire regular season rolling up impressive wins based largely on the depth of their starting lineup.
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In the Southwestern Conference where schools like Edwardsville and Granite City rule the wrestling mats, it's sometimes easy for the teams like Belleville East to be overlooked.
