Boys BasketballEast St. Louis tops Deerfield to bring state title back to the City of Champions“This is probably the hardest working team I’ve had ... and they really played hard for each other,” said coach Chambers.March 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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Boys BasketballDefense, boards send East St. Louis past Leo and into state championship gameMarch 13, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Boys BasketballNo school East St. Louis! Here’s how you can watch the Flyers’ state title runMarch 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Boys BasketballEast St. Louis earns return trip to 3A Final Four with win over MacArthurUpdated March 10, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Boys BasketballEast St. Louis rolls past Orphans into basketball super-sectionalUpdated March 7, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Boys BasketballAlton moves on with win over Belleville East in regional finalUpdated February 28, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Boys BasketballKahoks’ senior comes up clutch to lead Collinsville to upset of Belleville WestUpdated February 17, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Boys BasketballLate heroics doom Belleville West in key Southwestern Conference showdownUpdated February 2, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Boys BasketballFollowing the family script: ‘Jamo’ lifts East St. Louis, eyes Penn State stardomJanuary 19, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Boys BasketballWhite leads East St. Louis past Belleville West, but ejection leaves Flyers shortUpdated January 12, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Boys BasketballEast St. Louis turns slow start into statement win over Belleville EastUpdated December 21, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Boys BasketballA late-comer to basketball, Belleville West’s Lloyd is suddenly a D-I recruitDecember 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Boys BasketballLloyd leads Belleville West past East in early conference showdownDecember 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Boys Basketball‘I’m out of here’ Collinsville coach Darin Lee says. Is he really?Updated April 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Boys BasketballBelleville Althoff finds foul trouble, loses bid for second state basketball titleUpdated March 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Boys BasketballAlthoff rolls to Illinois Class 2A Championship basketball gameUpdated March 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Boys BasketballAlthoff returning to state basketball tournament with gritty win over physical TeutopolisUpdated March 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Boys BasketballAlthoff’s quotable coach will get win No. 400 in midst of another magical Crusader seasonUpdated February 23, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Highland: SportsHighland bid to upset Centralia falls short in sectional semifinalFebruary 28, 2024 at 8:49 AM
Boys BasketballRed-hot Columbia wins 12th in a row and Okawville Tournament championshipJanuary 22, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Boys BasketballWith Illinois high school hoops in COVID limbo, metro-east teams find games in St. LouisUpdated May 14, 2021 at 2:42 PM
CoronavirusHighland coach feeling healthy and productive after COVID-19, kidney scare in fallFebruary 3, 2021 at 7:00 AM
CoronavirusO’Fallon won’t ‘move forward’ with basketball season, wants clear state COVID guidanceUpdated November 6, 2020 at 5:59 PM
Boys BasketballBasketball goes on in Illinois against state guidance. Pritzker warns of consequences.October 31, 2020 at 8:00 AM
Boys BasketballIHSA Board decides to allow boys, girls basketball season to begin in NovemberUpdated October 28, 2020 at 6:27 PM