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Gracie Piar fourth at Illinois State Women’s Amateur golf championship

6 days ago | bnd.com | Pete Hayes

LONG GROVE, Ill. - Gracie Piar saved her best round ofr the final day of comeptition at the 92nd Illinois State Women's Amateur Championship at The Grove Country Club. Cal State Northridge's Piar, a 2022 Marquette Catholic High graduate from East Alton and a 2021 IHSA state champion, fired a 2-under par 70 on the final day of play Wednesday and finished fourth at the championship. Overall, Piar carded an even-par 216 over the course of the three-day tournament.
National champion: Allison Jennings wins crown at national tumbling meet

1 week ago | bnd.com | Pete Hayes

RAPID CITY, S.D. - Allison Jennings went out with a bang Thursday at the United States Tumbling Association Open Elite National Meet. Jennings, of Mid-Illinois Gymnastics in Godfrey, ended her senior year with a national championship. A recent graduate of Edwardsville High School, Jennings had nearly 12 years of hard work under her belt heading into the nationals this week. She held a narrow lead heading into the final day of competition and extended it.
Summers-Port Sharks dominate Sunset Hills in SWISA swim meet

1 week ago | bnd.com | Pete Hayes

GODFREY - The Summers-Port Sharks faced a unique challenege Thursday when they hosted Sunset Hills in Week 2 of the Southwestern Illinois Swim Association season. Facing a depleted Stingrays lineup which featured only 16 swimmers, Summers-Port coach Maddie Monro was nonetheless looking for strong performances from her swimmers, not just a team victory. Monroe said she saw positives in her swimmers' effort. And that team outcome? The Sharks rolled to a 429-100 victory.
Will Fahnestock: From Marquette bat boy to senior All-Stater

1 week ago | bnd.com | Pete Hayes

Will Fahnestock has taken his Marquette baseball ride full circle, from bat boy to All-Stater. Fahnestock, a recent Marquette graduate, has been named to the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Class 2A All-State team. The honor came as a bit of surprise to the Marquette catcher, a four-year starter. "I hadn't thought much about it," Will said. "Baseball has been over for us for a while now. But it 's a great feeling."As a youngster, Fahnestock had an idea of what he wanted to do when he grew up.
Family bonds shine at Riverbend Family Doubles Tennis Tourney

1 week ago | bnd.com | Pete Hayes

ALTON - Tennis people like to say their sport is all about family. This week, there was no denying it. The Riverbend Family Doubles Tournamennt offered absolute proof. As part of the Riverbend Open, Tuesday's Family Doubles Tournament at the Aton High School courts has become arguably one of the area's most popular small tennis tourneys. It's not the largest, but it's one of the most fun. The rest of the Riverbend Open is scheduled for next week.
Jayden Ulrich again shines at NCAA Track and Field Championships

1 week ago | bnd.com | Pete Hayes

Jayden Ulrich was at it again this spring. The University of Louisville thrower, who represented the United States last year at the Paris Olympics, finished fourth in the shot put and seventh in the discus at the NCAA Women's Track and Field Championships June 11-14 in Eugene, Oregon. Ulrich, a 2021 graduate of East Alton-Wood River High School, had a distance of 59 feet, 1 inch in the shot put competition. In the discus, she had a toss of 197-8.
‘Shocked’ Sam Ottwell qualifies for U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championships

1 week ago | bnd.com | Pete Hayes

EUREKA, Mo. - Sam Ottwell decided to stay calm and avoid putting pressure on himself at Monday's U.S Junior Amateur Qualifying Golf Tournament. Ottwell did just what he aimed to do and as a result, he's headed to Texas. Ottwell, a recent Alton High school graduate, finished first Monday at the qualifying tournament at Cresecent Farms Golf Club. The win qualifies him for the U.S. Junior Amateur Championships, set for July 21-26 at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas, Texas.
Illinois basketball's Ty Rodgers out indefinitely with knee injury

1 week ago | stltoday.com | Pete Hayes

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Ty Rodgers, one of the few familiar faces returning to Illinois men's basketball next season, went down with a knee injury in a pickup game last week in his home state of Michigan and missed Monday's first Illinois summer workout in Champaign. The knee injury looks serious enough that Rodgers will miss considerably more time than just the first summer practice. He remained at his home in Saginaw, Michigan.
Klauss’s third goal delivers tie with LA for STL City

1 week ago | bnd.com | Pete Hayes

ST. LOUIS - If St. Louis City SC somehow turns its season around and at least becomes relevant again, the team can point to the exact time and place the turnaround began. It was in the 95th minute of Saturday's game against the LA Galaxy when Joao Klauss ripped a shot from a bad angle on the right side of the goalie box from about 12 yards. The ball zipped inside the far post, lifting City to a come-from-behind 3-3 tie with the LA Galaxy before a sellout crowd at Energizer Park.
Alton River Dragons out-rallied by first-place Cape Catfish

2 weeks ago | bnd.com | Pete Hayes

ALTON - A three-run seventh inning propelled the Cape Girardeau Cape Catfish to a 6-4 Prospect League victory over the Alton River Dragons Thursday night at Lloyd Hopkins Field. The Dragons had rallied from a 2-0 deficit to take a 4-2 led, but the Catfish rallied to hand Alton its second consecutive defeat. Cape shortstop owen Henne clouted a pair of home runs, inclduing one in the first and one in the seventh inning.