Area Sports
Lady Knights finish top five at Illinois Meet
By Anthony Jones sports.times.tribune@gmail.com Competing against a mix of top teams around the state of Illinois, Lady Knights track and field fought their way into fifth place at the Mar. 18 Gene Armer Invite. Triad finished with 37 points in a field of more than 30 teams. Sophomore Makenna Witham led the way after winning…
Read MoreKnights land top ten at Champaign meet
By Anthony Jones sports.times.tribune@gmail.com Triad boys track and field ran and jumped their way to a tenth place finish at last week’s Gene Armer Invite. The Knights totaled 21 points at the University of Illinois Meet that featured 38 scoring teams. Their most impressive result of the day came from the 4×200 relay quartet of …
Read MoreKahok softball begins season
By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville girls softball team opened their season with a pair of losses last week. They opened the year with a 10-0 loss in five innings at Roxana on March 14. Faith Fairchild, Marissa Thomas, and Emma Hylton picked up hits for the Kahoks. Audrey Shemwell and Thomas split time in the…
Read MoreCHS soccer girls begin season
By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville girls soccer team played well for the most part but hit a bit of a rough patch as they began their 2023 spring season with an 0-2-1 mark. CHS 0 Waterloo 0 On March 13 the Kahoks began their season with a scoreless draw at Waterloo. “I’m very happy with…
Read MoreKahoks baseball begins season 1-2
By Mark Jurgena Five pitches, two hitters, one run. That’s how the spring 2023 baseball season began for the Collinsville Kahoks. Kris Alcorn and Darren Pennell both had a pair of hits and an RBI while the pitching staff allowed three hits as the Kahoks beat Salem 6-0 at GCS Credit Union Ballpark in Sauget…
Read MoreLady Knights fall to O’Fallon, Rochester
By Anthony Jones sports.times.tribune@gmail.com The target on the back of Triad’s back-to-back state championship seasons comes with some perks, including the ability to build a schedule of elite programs. The Lady Knights list of opponents have combined for five state championship trophies over the past two seasons and includes the best of both Illinois and…
Read MoreBaseball Knights swing to 2-0 start
By Anthony Jones sports.times.tribune@gmail.com Most teams have months of preparation for their season openers. Triad baseball had around 13 hours of planning. “I got a phone call around 9:45 last night from Coach Funkhouser and he said he had some games if we wanted to play. We looked at Friday and Saturday and we knew…
Read MoreGriffins track team enjoys success
By Randy Pierce Great success was enjoyed recently by members of the Father McGivney Catholic High School track team in its first indoor meet of the season, the Mount Zion Co-Ed Invitational, on Saturday, February 25. There were 15 individual personal best results and four new FMCHS records set during this first competition for the…
Read MoreWood signs with Missouri Baptist soccer
By Anthony Jones sports.times.tribune@gmail.com As a two-time state champion, Gabbie Wood already has quite a soccer resume. Now, the Triad senior can officially add signing to a college team to her list of accomplishments after committing to Missouri Baptist recently. The Lady Knight broke down her decision to join the Spartans, “I’ve grown up in…
Read MoreKahoks baseball begins season with positive outlook
By Mark Jurgena Collinsville High baseball coach Brett Swip enters his third season with plenty of optimism as his Kahoks look toward their 2023 campaign. They finished last season at 15-20 but finished the season strong winning five of their final six contests including a 4-3 win over Class 4A O’Fallon Regional champion Belleville East…
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