Matt Kamp

Edwardsville

Sports Editor at The Edwardsville Intelligencer

Edwardsville Intelligencer Sports Editor @theedwi

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Articles

Waltenberger's homer ignites Edwardsville's win to open postseason

1 week ago | theintelligencer.com | Matt Kamp

Max Waltenberger set the tone for the Edwardsville Tigers with his first swing of the postseason. Waltenberger launched a two-run home run to ignite a nine-run first inning to help the top-seeded Tigers to a 12-0 victory over the eighth-seeded Granite City Warriors in the Class 4A Belleville West Regional semifinals on May 28 in Belleville.
Father McGivney scores early, often in sectional semifinal rout

1 week ago | theintelligencer.com | Matt Kamp

Edwardsville Intelligencier LogoHearst Newspapers LogoFather McGivney coach Chris Erwin stressed the importance of getting out of the gates early against Christ Our Rock Lutheran. Not only did the Griffins get out of the gate early in the Class 1A Greenville University Sectional semifinals, but they also ripped it off its hinges.
Father McGivney, Metro-East Lutheran ready for state track

1 week ago | bnd.com | Matt Kamp |Edwardsville Intelligencer

May 28-The Father McGivney Griffins and Metro-East Lutheran Knights will be looking to advance their respective entries into the final day of the Class 1A boys state track and field meet. The Griffins will have four entries and the Knights will have two in the prelims on May 29 inside O'Brien Stadium on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
Father McGivney, Metro-East Lutheran ready for state track

1 week ago | theintelligencer.com | Matt Kamp

The Father McGivney Griffins and Metro-East Lutheran Knights will be looking to advance their respective entries into the final day of the Class 1A boys state track and field meet. The Griffins will have four entries and the Knights will have two in the prelims on May 29 inside O’Brien Stadium on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
Father McGivney girls soccer takes on Columbia in sectional title game

1 week ago | theintelligencer.com | Matt Kamp

Edwardsville Intelligencier LogoHearst Newspapers LogoOne of the smallest players on the field had the biggest moment of the game to help the Columbia Eagles end Father McGivney’s season. Madi Ross scored in the 72nd minute and the state’s second-ranked Eagles hung on for a 1-0 victory over the top-ranked Griffins in the finals of the Class 1A Althoff Sectional on May 27 in Belleville.
Iffrig, Westcott earn conference baseball honors

1 week ago | bnd.com | Matt Kamp |Edwardsville Intelligencer

May 27-Former Edwardsville Tigers Riley Iffrig and Drake Westcott earned conference honors recently. Iffrig, a sophomore first baseman, was named to the All-Atlantic 10 second team for the Saint Louis University Billikens and Westcott, a senior designated hitter, was named to the All-Big Tean all-tournament team for the Illinois Illini. Iffrig is a 2023 graduate of Edwardsville and Westcott graduated in 2020.
Sectional soccer showdowns for Father McGivney, Edwardsville

1 week ago | bnd.com | Matt Kamp |Edwardsville Intelligencer

May 27-Sectional soccer showdowns are on the horizon for the Father McGivney Griffins and the Edwardsville Tigers. The Griffins will be aiming for the program's first sectional championship when they take on the Columbia Eagles in the Class 1A Althoff Sectional championship game on May 27 at 6:30 p.m.At the same time, the Tigers will face Southwestern Conference and sectional host O'Fallon in the semifinals. This will be the sixth straight sectional semifinal between the two programs.
Father McGivney Griffins with a ‘really good sectional’ in front of them

1 week ago | bnd.com | Matt Kamp |Edwardsville Intelligencer

May 27-The Campaign to Champaign for the Father McGivney Griffins will include the Class 1A Greenville Sectional. Fresh off their third straight regional championship with a 12-0 win over Carrollton in the title game of Metro-East Lutheran Regional, the Griffins are now set for the Greenville Sectional with a berth in the Lincoln Land Super-Sectional on the line. "The guys are excited about going to play at the sectional this week," Erwin said.
Edwardsville opens baseball postseason at Belleville West

1 week ago | bnd.com | Matt Kamp |Edwardsville Intelligencer

May 27-Not since 2010 have the Edwardsville Tigers entered the baseball postseason with double-digit losses. But no Edwardsville team has likely faced the schedule the 2025 Tigers did this regular season with a four-game trip to North Carolina for the National High School Invitational, along with non-conference games against state-ranked teams like Francis Howell, Mascoutah and Teutopolis, among others.
Edwardsville opens baseball postseason in Belleville West

1 week ago | theintelligencer.com | Matt Kamp

Edwardsville Intelligencier LogoHearst Newspapers LogoNot since 2010 have the Edwardsville Tigers entered the baseball postseason with double-digit losses. But no Edwardsville team has likely faced the schedule the 2025 Tigers did this regular season with a four-game trip to North Carolina for the National High School Invitational, along with non-conference games against state-ranked teams like Francis Howell, Mascoutah and Teutopolis, among others.