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Emerson Warner, 12, inspires after losing leg in ATV accident

2 days ago | theintelligencer.com | Pete Hayes

Phone calls in the middle of the night carry more weight than calls in the middle of the day. This one sure did. It came in on Todd Laux's phone at 1:16 a.m. The conversation he had with Jason Warner on the other end of the call would change Laux's life. Article continues below this adMore important, it would change the life of the bravest, toughest, most devoted 12-year-old girl you could ever meet. Emerson Warner is that 12-yeaar-old girl and Jason Warner is her father.
Scoring chances outnumber finishes in STL City’s loss to San Diego

3 days ago | bnd.com | Pete Hayes

May 10-ST. LOUIS - Chances? Yes. Finishes? Not nearly enough. St. Louis City SC generated what coach Olof Mellberg termed "enough," scoring chances, but finished only one of them in a frustrating 2-1 loss to San Diego FC Saturday night before a sellout crowd at Energizer Park. After the teams played scoreless for 78 minutes, things got busy the final 12 minutes-plus. San Diego scored a pair of goals and City rallied with one in stoppage time. The result extended STL City's winless streak to eight games.
Alton grabs second in Logan Doubles Tennis Tourney

4 days ago | bnd.com | Pete Hayes

May 10-ALTON - The Alton Redbirds were able to pay homage to one of their own Friday, even though they had to adjust their plans because of Mother Nature. Alton grabbed second place in its own revised Robert Logan Doubles Tennis Tournament that was rescheduled and abbreviated because of earlier rainy weather. The tournament's orginal date was April 19. The Redbirds went 2-1 to finish in the Logan quad doubles tournament at the Simpson Tennis Center in Gordon Moore Park.
FRIDAY SOCCER: CM rolls past Breese Mater Dei; Highland tops Southwestern

4 days ago | bnd.com | Pete Hayes

May 10-The Civic memorial girls tennis team scored four seocnd-half goals and puleldaway from Breese Mater Dei Friday, 5-0 in Breese. "We started off a bit slow," CM coach Eric Zyung said, "but we setttled in and started to move the ball around with a purpose. "It was a solid game all around."The Eagles took a 1-0 halftime lead on an unassisted goal in the 24th minute by Eliza Donaldson. In the second half, Aubrey Voyles scored unasisted in the 48th minute to double the lead.
Alton sweeps doubles and tops Marquette for city tennis crown

5 days ago | bnd.com | Pete Hayes

May 8-GODFREY - Alton High's brother act drew rave reviews from Redbirds fans and got their team on the front foot Thursday in the annual city tennis championship showdown with Marquette Catholic. And once the Senior Night festivities concluded, Alton had knocked off the Explorers 9-3 at the Alton High courts. Alex Tuetken and his brother Nick combined to knock off Marquette's Hubert Allen and Ryan Joehl 8-4 at No.1 doubles and led the way to a doubles sweep for Alton.
‘This isn’t stopping me’: Twelve-year-old amputee Emerson Warner is an inspiration Pete Hayes

5 days ago | bnd.com | Pete Hayes

May 9-Phone calls in the middle of the night carry more weight than calls in the middle of the day. This one sure did. It came in on Todd Laux's phone at 1:16 a.m. The conversation he had with Jason Warner on the other end of the call would change Laux's life. More important, it would change the life of the bravest, toughest, most devoted 12-year-old girl you could ever meet. Emerson Warner is that 12-yeaar-old girl and Jason Warner is her father.
THURSDAY SOCCER: Roxana cruises past Metro-East Lutheran

5 days ago | bnd.com | Pete Hayes

May 9-The Roxana High girls soccer team is hitting stride at the best time of the season. Roxana got goals from five different players and cruised past Metro-East Lutheran 5-0 Thursday at Norman Lewis Field in Roxana. The victory was the third straight for the Shells and pushed their record on the season to 7-9-2 with the IHSA postseason looming. The Shells scored all five of their goals in the first half.
Three from area named IBCA Junior High Coaches of Year

6 days ago | bnd.com | Pete Hayes

May 8-Basketball fans in Carrollton and Staunton had quite a ride the past season, from junior high-level through high school boys and girls teams, trophy cases became more packed than ever. The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association has paid homage to a pair of Staunton Junior High girrls coaches, as well the Carrolllton St. John the Evangelist girls coach, all of whom oversaw state tournament appearances, including a state title, two runnerups and a third-place finish.
Tough schedules mean high seeds for Marquette, CM girls soccer teams

6 days ago | bnd.com | Pete Hayes

May 8-Diffcult regular-season schedules may well pay off in the postseason for a pair of area girls high school soccer teams. At least that's the hope of Marquette Catholic and Civic Memorial high schools. Marquette, received the No. 1 seed in Sub-Sectional A of the Greenville Class 1A Sectional Tournament and CM was seeded No. 2 in Sub-Sectional A of the Waterloo Class 2A Sectional is seedings recently released by the IHSA.
City steps out, Zalinsky steps up in US Open Cup win over Omaha

6 days ago | bnd.com | Pete Hayes

May 7-ST. LOUIS - Wednesday's St. Louis City U.S. Open opener against Union Omaha was a chance for City to step out of MLS play and rev up the engine. It was also a chance for Joey Zalinsky to step up. And that he did. Midway through the second half, Zalinsky scored a long-range goal in his first appearance for STL City and led the team to a 2-0 win over the thrid division USL League 1 team at Energizer Park.