David Wilhelm, News Democrat

David Wilhelm

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  • News Democrat
  • The Kansas City Star
  • TriCityHerald

Past articles by David:

Highland's Odorizzi helps spark Twins' victory over Cardinals

Sports news: Highland High School Bulldogs graduate from Highland, IL and Minnesota Twins MLB baseball pitcher Jake Odorizzi beat the St. Louis Cardinals at a game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis MO, near Southern Illinois and Belleville, IL. → Read More

Finally healthy, this Belleville East grad is turning into a college baseball star

Sports news: Belleville East High School Lancers graduate Drew Millas is enjoying a successful season as a sophomore catcher for the Missouri State University NCAA baseball team near St. Louis, MO. → Read More

She lives in Belleville and wants to win a state soccer title — in Missouri

Sports news: Belleville, IL, teen from Southern Illinois could win Missouri soccer state championship title while playing for Nerinx Hall Markers MSHSAA girls soccer team at an all women high school in St. Louis, MO. → Read More

He spent 13 years working for Edwardsville's longtime coach. Now he's the guy in charge.

Sports news: Edwardsville High School Tigers hire new IHSA boys basketball coach in Edwardsville, IL, in Southern Illinois near Belleville, IL, and St. Louis, MO. → Read More

This East baseball player is a freshman, but he's already made a college commitment

Sports news: Belleville East High School Lancers IHSA baseball player from Belleville, IL, in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO, commits to play NCAA college baseball for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. → Read More

USA Today names Belleville West player to all-state team

Sports news: USA Today names Belleville West High School Maroons IHSA boys basketball player EJ Liddell to first-team all state and Coach Joe Muniz as coach of the year from Belleville, IL, in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO. → Read More

Does high school basketball need a shot clock? It could be about to get one.

Sports news: IHSA could add shot clock to high school basketball games as NFHS rules committee considers changes to the game including restricted arc, limiting free throws in games in Belleville, IL, in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO. → Read More

West's Liddell adds BND Player of the Year to growing list of accomplishments

Sports news: Belleville West High School Maroons IHSA boys basketball player EJ Liddell is Belleville News-Democrat player of the year after winning state championship, Mr. Basketball, Gatorade Player of the Year. → Read More

Okawville's Hensler is Small-School Player of the Year after leading Rockets to state championship

Luke Hensler, of the Okawville Rockets high school boys basketball sports team in Southern Illinois near St. Louis MO, is the Belleville News-Democrat's Small-School Player of the Year after leading his team to Class 1A state title. → Read More

McKendree University Bearcats basketball to name new head coach

Sports news: McKendree University Bearcats NCAA Division II college basketball team in Lebanon, IL, in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO and Belleville, IL, to name new head coach, Chris Foster, from Truman State University Bulldogs. → Read More

Belleville East grad named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week

Brady Schanuel, a graduate of Belleville East High School in Belleville IL, has been named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week at the University of Iowa. Schanuel is from Swansea IL in Southern Illinois near St. Louis MO. → Read More

Former coaches revel in West's championship

The four former coaches of the Belleville, IL, Township/West Maroons, from Southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO, are thrilled about the IHSA Class 4A state championship won by the Maroons in Peoria, where they defeated defending champion Whitney Young. → Read More

Cardinals option Lucas, Voit, Bader to Memphis

The St. Louis Cardinals MLB team optioned pitcher Josh Lucas, first baseman Luke Voit and outfielder Harrison Bader from their Major League Baseball spring training camp in Jupiter, Florida to an assignment with Class AAA Memphis near Southern Illinois. → Read More

Mater Dei's Richards beats Scherzer, Nationals in spring-training start

Sports news: Miami Marlins Washington Nationals MLB baseball spring training game recap features Trevor Richards, a Mater Dei Catholic High School Knights grad from Breese, IL, in Southern Illinois near Belleville, IL, and St. Louis, MO. → Read More

Belleville West wins first state basketball championship in overtime

The Belleville West Maroons high school boys basketball team from Belleville, IL, in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO, played the Whitney Young (Chicago, IL) Dolphins in the championship game of the IHSA Class 4A state tournament in Peoria IL. → Read More

Belleville West basketball returns to state; first time in final four since 1966

The Belleville West Maroons high school boys basketball team from Belleville IL in Southern Illinois near St. Louis MO beat the West Aurora Blackhawks in the IHSA Class 4A Normal Super-Sectional in Normal IL, return to the state tournament. → Read More

Belleville West expects tough battle against West Aurora

The Belleville West Maroons high school boys basketball sports team, from Belleville IL in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO, will face the West Aurora Blackhawks in the IHSA boys basketball Class 4A Normal Super-Sectional at Redbird Arena. → Read More

Belleville West's EJ Liddell is Gatorade Player of the Year

Belleville West High School Maroons IHSA boys basketball player EJ Liddell, from Belleville, IL, in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO, is the Gatorade Player of the Year. He has 13 NCAA college basketball scholarship offers. → Read More

33 years of covering Statham started with lunch. I'll miss covering him.

Sports news: Memories of McKendree University Bearcats NCAA college basketball coach Harry Statham in Lebanon, IL, in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO. → Read More

Belleville West Maroons IHSA high school boys basketball news

The Belleville West Maroons high school boys basketball sports team, from Belleville IL, played against the Quincy Blue Devils in the semifinals of the IHSA Class 4A Pekin Sectional at Alton High School in Southern Illinois near St Louis MO. → Read More