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Our sports staffers take an inside look at high school sports in the metro-east.
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Tough stretch for metro-east sports fans
The metro-east lost several good people in the last few days.
More...Feb. 06, 2012 | Permalink | David Wilhelm -
News-Democrat seeking area sports recruits
Wednesday is the national signing day for football, soccer and several other sports.
More...Jan. 31, 2012 | Permalink | Norm Sanders -
Intensity nears playoff pitch for Mater Dei-Nashville girls
The Nashville-Mater Dei girls basketball on Saturday afternoon had a postseason feel to it even though it wasn’t a postseason game. The two state-ranked squads — Mater Dei is No. 7 in Class 3A and Nashville is No. 3 in Class 2A — went toe-to-toe for 32 intense minutes.
More...Jan. 28, 2012 | Permalink | Steve Korte -
Belleville West girls regional is a four-team free-for-all
The Class 4A Belleville West Girls Basketball Regional looks like a free-for-all with four fairly equal Southwestern Conference teams battling it out.
More...Jan. 27, 2012 | Permalink | Steve Korte -
Shootout memories
When Belleville East and Belleville West tangled Thursday across the river at the Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout, it evoked memories of the old KMOX/Coca Cola Shootouts held each year in St. Louis under the direction of longtime Shootout kingpin Keith Pickett. The Columbia resident excelled at bringing the top players and top teams from around the country to several St. Louis venues, first the old Kiel Auditorium, then the old Arena and eventually Scottrade Center. These were the days when sho...
More...Jan. 27, 2012 | Permalink | Norm Sanders -
Seeding released for Class 3A and 4A girls regionals
O’Fallon and Edwardsville received No. 1 seeds in Class 4A, while East St. Louis and Mater Dei received No. 1 seeds in Class 3A for the girls basketbal playoffs.
More...Jan. 26, 2012 | Permalink | Steve Korte -
Mascoutah's Gibson headed to Emory
Mascoutah’s Katelyn Gibson has committed to play softball for Division III powerhouse Emory University in Atlanta, Ga.
More...Jan. 25, 2012 | Permalink | Steve Korte -
West graduate has career night in homecoming game
Belleville West High School graduate Kaitlyn Hill had a career night playing in her own backyard. Hill, a 6-foot-3 junior center for Austin Peay, registered the first double-double of her career in the Governors’ 72-61 loss to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Monday night at the Vadalabene Center.
More...Jan. 24, 2012 | Permalink | Steve Korte -
Triad, Litchfield get invite to Highland Girls Tourney
Triad and Litchfield have been invited to join the Highland Girls Tournament. Those two schools replace Edwardsville and Olney East Richland.
More...Jan. 23, 2012 | Permalink | Steve Korte -
Okawville and Marquette get top seeds in Class 1A girls regionals
The Okawville Rockets and Alton Marquette Explorers are the top seeds in the two local Class 1A girls basketball regionals.. Playoff pairings for both of the the small-school classes were released last Friday. The two large-school classes (Class 3A and 4A) will be released this coming Friday.
More...Jan. 23, 2012 | Permalink | Steve Korte -
Central and Nashville top seeds among local 2A girls teams
Central and Nashville, which are both state ranked, are the two local favorites in the Class 2A girls basketball regionals. The playoff pairings for the two small-school classes were released on Friday.
More...Jan. 22, 2012 | Permalink | Steve Korte -
Five teams represented on All-Tournament squad
The All-Tournament team for the Belleville East Winter Classic consisted of five players from five different teams. McCluer senior guard Demetrius Floyd was chosen as the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
More...Jan. 22, 2012 | Permalink | Steve Korte -
Highland's Michael is a do-it-all kind of player
One of the most versatile girls basketball players in the metro-east is Highland’s Emily Michael. The 6-foot senior forward-center literally can do it all.
More...Jan. 18, 2012 | Permalink | Steve Korte -
Tigers look to make last tourney appearance a memorable one
This will be the Edwardsville Tigers last appearance in the Scott Credit Union/Highland Girls Tournament. The defending champion Tigers have not been invited back to the tournament next year.
More...Jan. 12, 2012 | Permalink | Steve Korte -
Cruser has Waterloo basketball headed in right direction
While their basketball record is a so-so 7-7, that still represents progress for the Waterloo Bulldogs.
More...Jan. 11, 2012 | Permalink | Norm Sanders -
Area wrestlers seek trips to state
With a little over a month remaining before the ‘12 wrestling postseason begins in all three classes, the best metro east wrestlers are poised to make runs at state tournament medals. In the Jan. issue of ‘Illinois Best Weekly’ a total of 13 area wrestlers are ranked in the top six in their respective weight classes. Following is a list of area wrestlers ranked. In Class 3A • Mech Spraggins, Belleville West, ranked 3rd in 132 pound weight class. &bul...
More...Jan. 10, 2012 | Permalink | Dean Criddle -
Belleville East Tournament set
The Belleville East Winter Classic pairings have been set.
More...Jan. 06, 2012 | Permalink | David Wilhelm -
Surging Kahok girls bit by injury bug
Talk about your bad timing. The Collinsville Kahoks were getting on a roll when senior guard Kayla Murphy sustained a knee injury in the late going against Granite City on Tuesday night.
More...Jan. 05, 2012 | Permalink | By Steve Korte -
Edwardsville continues to roll
The Edwardsville Tigers ran their winning Southwestern Conference winning streak to 38 on Tuesday with a 59-31 thrashing of East St. Louis in a game that wasn’t as close as the final score indicates. East St. Louis, with perhaps the second best player in the SWC in senior Joymesia Howard spending most of the night on the bench in foul trouble, stayed with the Tigers (15-0) for a quarter, but were blown out of the gym by the patience and disciplined Tigers. Edwardsville faces anoth...
More...Jan. 04, 2012 | Permalink | By Dean Criddle -
Pairings released for Highland Girls Tourney
Here are the pairings for the 26th annual Scott Credit Union-Highland Girls Basketball Tournament. There are two new teams -- Beecher City and Vandalia -- this year.
More...Jan. 03, 2012 | Permalink | By Steve Korte
