Area Sports
Kahoks girls tennis ready for fall season
By Mark Jurgena T-T Sports Contributor Fifth-year Collinsville girls tennis coach Jessica Thiel welcomed 19 players to this season’s squad last Monday for the first practice before the fall season. The numbers represent a significant increase in interest since she took over the Kahoks. “It’s gone really great!” she said. “All of the players are…
Read MoreCollinsville volleyball looks to improve on the court performance
By Mark Jurgena T-T Contributor Fletcher Gym has been alive for the past two weeks with the sounds of volleyball as the Collinsville girls volleyball team prepares for their fall season. Coach Katie Suess has 30 freshmen through seniors on this year’s squad as they close in on their season opener at Chatham (Glenwood) on…
Read MoreSharks season comes to a close in playoffs
By Mark Jurgena T-T Sports Contributor In all likelihood, the initial season of the River City Sharks – the semipro football team based in Collinsville – came to a close Saturday evening at Cory Wilson Memorial Field in a strange way. In their Mid-Central Football League South Division playoff opener, they were tied with the…
Read MoreKane to coach boys tennis for Kahoks
By Mark Jurgena T-T Sports Contributor New Collinsville boys tennis coach Becky Kane has a solid tennis pedigree. She has coached tennis at the old King’s Point Sports Club in Belleville and at Waterloo (Gibalut). Kane remains the longtime women’s tennis coach at SWIC. The Maryville native attended Belleville Althoff during her high school years.…
Read MoreRed Rockets take MERBL championship
By Anthony Jones sports.times.tribune@gmail.com This summer’s MERBL World Series played out over the course of last week, where Troy’s Red Rockets and Yankees were pitted against each other in a three game series to determine the league champions. The first two games of the series were held on July 31 at Belleville’s Whitey Herzog Field.…
Read MoreMcChristian to IBCA Hall of Fame
By Mark Jurgena T-T Sports Contributor Jerry McChristian knows Collinsville sports, especially basketball. Of course, he’s been involved with the program in some capacity for 60-plus seasons. That commitment to the Kahok basketball cause landed him a spot in the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame. McChristian and his 2023 classmates were inducted during…
Read MoreTroy squads reach MERBL title series
By Anthony Jones sports.times.tribune@gmail.com This year’s MERBL World Series will be decided by a battle of Troy teams after they claimed both league championships. The National League will be represented in the best of three series by Troy 1, the Red Rockets. The Rockets entered the postseason with an 11-3 record to clinch the number…
Read MoreTriad runners take on Mud Mountain 5K
By Anthony Jones sports.times.tribune@gmail.com Two-hundred fifty four runners, including several Triad athletes, converged at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on July 22 for the Mud Mountain 5k. The most recent meeting marked the twenty-first year for the annual run. Current Triad runner Drew Twyman finished fifth overall and highest among high school runners at the event.…
Read MoreTriad Crusaders set for switch to IESA
By Anthony Jones sports.times.tribune@gmail.com Triad Middle School athletics are set for a big change as they transition to the Illinois Elementary School Association after their previous membership in the Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association. The move came in coordination with the rest of the Metro East Athletic Conference members to join the IESA…
Read MoreE-sports coming to Collinsville High
By Mark Jurgena The newest activity at Collinsville High School is e-sports. Yes, electronic sports. Better known as competitive video games. Regardless of what’s it’s called new Collinsville coach Eli Hay is ready for the challenge. “I’m just excited to be able to do this and excited that Collinsville is taking a chance on this,”…
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