NORMAL, ILL. _ Wisconsin-bound outside hitter Annemarie Hickey had a match-high 13 kills to help Joliet Catholic win back-to-back state championship as it defeated Mater Dei 25-20, 25-23 in the finals of the Illinois Class 3A state volleyball tournament at Redbird Arena…
NORMAL, ILL. _ Freeburg needed three games to do it, but the Midgets became back-to-back Illinois Class 2A state girls volleyball champions Saturday as they defeated Chicago Christian of Palos Heights 25-19, 24-26, 25-17 at Redbird Arena.
Freeburg senior outside hitter…
CENTRALIA, Ill. _ Mater Dei girls volleyball coach Fred Rakers became the second coach in Illinois this season to record 1,000 wins in one sport when the Knights defeated Mascoutah 25-16, 25-16 in the semifinals of the Illinois Class 3A Centralia Regional…
Althoff soccer player Megan Pawloski, Jerseyville soccer player Brendan Kimble and Warrenton basketball player Meghan Stark are three area scholar-athlete finalists for the 2009 Wendy’s High School Heisman Award.
The state winners will be announced on Nov. 7. The national finalists will be announced as surprises…
Most Missouri schools don’t start their boys soccer seasons until next week, but regular-season action is under way in Metro East. Some of Tuesday’s highlights:
* Sebastien Mertens scored 3 goals and Ryan Sleeper added 2 as Wesclin blasted 23 shots in beating…
Here’s a shocking news development….East St. Louis football coach Darren Sunkett said last week the 2009 version of Flyers football was going to be even better than the 2008 squad when East St. Louis won its first state Class 7A…
