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Midwest Members Credit Union Male Athlete Of The Month For The Oilers: Jordyn Spiller Gains Momentum After Summer League Showings
16 hours ago
WOOD RIVER - Jordyn Spiller, a 6-foot-3 senior for the East Alton-Wood River High School Oilers, is viewed as one of the team's top prospects heading into the 2026-2027 school year. He scored a season-best...[Read More]
Eardley Agency, LLC, Male Athlete Of The Month: Carter Hanebutt Rises To Alton High Top Tennis Spot
16 hours ago
ALTON - Alton High boys tennis player Carter Hanebutt, who will be a junior for the 2026-2027 school year, earned praise from coach Jesse Macias after playing No. 1 singles as a sophomore and continuing...[Read More]
Tucker's Automotive Repair & Tire Female Athlete Of Month For Explorers: Freshman Eliza Boatman Claims Three Gateway Metro Titles
19 hours ago
ALTON - Incoming sophomore Eliza Boatman created quite an awakening this past spring in outdoor track and field for Marquette Catholic High School. Boatman recorded a personal best in the 100-meter...[Read More]
BJ's Printables Male Athlete Of The Month For Knights: Metro-East Lutheran Graduate Heads To Air Force Academy
July 14 2026 at 11:46 AM
EDWARDSVILLE — Metro-East Lutheran High School graduate Lucas Lorenz has received an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy, marking his next step after a high school career that included...[Read More]
The Eardley Agency, LLC, Female Athlete of the Month For Redbirds: Lydia Schrumpf Positioned As Alton’s Top Singles Player For 2026
July 14 2026 at 9:27 AM
ALTON - Lydia Schrumpf has been named The Eardley Agency, LLC, Female Athlete of the Month for the Alton Redbirds, following a junior tennis season in which she posted a 23-16 overall record and earned...[Read More]
Spencer Homes Male Athletes Of Month: The Edwardsville Boys Tennis Squad Has Outstanding Season Once Again
July 13 2026 at 3:34 PM
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville advanced multiple players to the IHSA 2A State Boys Tennis tournament after winning a sectional title, and its competitors also had strong outings in singles and doubles...[Read More]
BJ's Printables Female Athlete Of The Month: MELHS' Lucy Doyle Closes Season With Personal Best
July 10 2026 at 11:13 AM
EDWARDSVILLE - Lucy Doyle’s sophomore girls track and field season was marked by a runner-up finish at the IHSA Class 1A Girls Track and Field Sectional in Carlinville on May 13, 2026, and a...[Read More]
Stillwater Senior Living Female Athlete Of The Month: Tyhlee Simms Was Major Contributor To Granite City Girls Basketball Revival
July 9 2026 at 1:34 PM
EDWARDSVILLE - Tyhlee Simms was a junior forward and a co-author of a remarkable turnaround in the fortunes of girls' basketball at Granite City High School, helping the Warriors to a 21-10 record...[Read More]
Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Male Athlete Of The Month: Southwestern’s Zack Bean Builds Wrestling Momentum After Strong Regional
July 3 2026 at 3:35 PM
PIASA - Zack Bean of the Southwestern Piasa Birds wrestling team was named an Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Male Athlete of the Month after what coaches described as a year of significant...[Read More]
Byron, Carlson, Petri & Kalb Male Athlete Of The Month: McGivney's Omar Avalos Earns 2026 IHSA Class 2A All-State Honor
July 3 2026 at 3:15 PM
GLEN CARBON — Father McGivney Catholic High School junior Omar Avalos has been named to the 2026 IHSA Class 2A All-State Team after leading McGivney at the plate during a 27-10 season under hea...[Read More]

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