Colin Feeney

1 week ago | riverbender.com | Colin Feeney |Dan Brannan

EDWARDSVILLE - Chloe Koons of Edwardsville and Ollie Okonkwo of Iowa City, Ia., won the men's and women's open singles championships of the Edwardsville Open tennis tournament, presented by The Opel Bash Group, on Sunday at the Edwardsville Tennis Center. Article continues after sponsor message Okonkwo won a wild card entry in the singles draw of the Edwardsville Futures tournament, presented by The EGHM Foundation, on July 28-Aug.

2 weeks ago | riverbender.com | Colin Feeney

PEORIA - Lauren Flowers scattered four hits and struck out six in the circle, while Megan Camden drove in three runs, and both Hannah Uhles and Daci Walls brought in two runs each, as Carrollton scored four times in the first, and went on to win the IHSA Class 1A state softball championship with a 10-0 win over LeRoy Saturday morning at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria. The Hawks finished a near-perfect season with a 38-1 mark, losing only to Jersey 2-0 on May 15.

2 weeks ago | riverbender.com | Colin Feeney

TROY - Gabe Deaver scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning on an error by the second baseman to give Triad a dramatic 2-1 win over Mascoutah in the final of the IHSA Class 3A sectional Saturday afternoon at the Triad ballpark. The win makes Triad 33-6, and advances the Knights to the Milliken University super-sectional in Decatur on Monday against either Champaign Central or Mahomet-Seymour, whomever wins the Lincoln sectional.

3 weeks ago | riverbender.com | Colin Feeney

PEORIA - Carrollton looks to win the IHSA Class 1A softball championship Saturday morning, June 7, 2025, when the Hawks meet LeRoy in the final at 11:30 a.m at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria.Carrollton advanced to the championship game with a 6-3 win over Casey-Westfield, and are now 37-1 on the season. The Panthers nipped Dakota in the second semifinal on Friday 2-1 in 10 innings, and improved to 35-5 going into the final.

3 weeks ago | riverbender.com | Colin Feeney

PEORIA - Both Vanna Holmes and Hannah Uhles had two hits and a RBI each, while Lauren Flowers went all the way in the circle, striking out eight, as Carrollton advanced to the IHSA Class 1A softball final with a 6-3 win over Casey-Westfield Friday morning, June 6, 2025, at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria. The Hawks are now 37-1 and go to the championship game Saturday morning, June 7, 2025, in Peoria.