WHITE HALL - Donnie Allen knew there would be growing pains in his first year as a head coach. The skipper of the North Greene Spartans took over a program that hasn’t had a winning season since 2014 and has won four games during this current span. Last year was more of the same with a 1-8...
CARROLLTON - The few. The proud. The four words that Carrollton head coach Nick Flowers stated a day before the first practice of the 2019 season kicked off. What stands out is the few Hawks on the roster: 27 to be exact, including one junior, which is the lowest this decade for any Carrollton...
CARROLLTON - What do you do when you take a beating in the fall from football, and then a mental grind in the winter with basketball, and get your heart broken in baseball? Hunter Flowers doesn’t give himself much time to reflect and recharge his batteries. A year ago, after having surgery...
JOLIET - Solid pitching, timely hitting, and impeccable defense, when required most, is what championship teams do. That is what the Edwardsville Tigers have done all season long. They also had plenty of depth, which is where players like Aaron Young stepped up to the occasion. He found...
JOLIET - The Edwardsville Tigers are the 2019 Class 4A state baseball champions. They defeated the St. Charles North North Stars 3-2 in extra innings to claim their third state championship in school history. The victory gives head coach, Tim Funkhouser his 700th win in his career at Edwardsville....
JOLIET - Grant Schaefer didn’t need much help offensively. He had held the Hampshire Whip-Purs in check all game long. However, the Edwardsville Tigers pitcher required some defensive assistance through various points in the game and especially in the seventh and final inning. Trailing...
JOLIET - The Edwardsville Tigers defeated the Hampshire Whip-Purs 2-0 to advance to the Class 4A state championship at Joliet Route 66 Stadium. Tigers starting pitcher, Grant Schaefer threw a complete game shutout allowing only four hits. Schaefer allowed four hits while walking two batters, striking...
EDWARDSVILLE - Drake Westcott was given one too many opportunities at the plate in the sectional-finals against Normal West. Marist head coach Kevin Sefcik took a chance on him and when Westcott homered to center field in the first inning. That was the last pitch he would see the rest of the night....
SPRINGFIELD - The Edwardsville Tigers are headed to the state semifinals with a 6-5 victory over the Marist Red Hawks to win the Class 4A Springfield Super-Sectional. With two outs in the top of the seventh inning, Josh Ohl poked a single into right field that scored Drake Westcott from second base...
BLOOMINGTON - Star players tend to gravitate toward the center of the stage in big games. The Edwardsville Tigers had a glorious chance to break away from the Normal Community West Wildcats with the bases loaded in the bottom of the second inning; they had the man they wanted more than anybody...
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