Area Sports

By Anthony Jones A visit to the Morton Invitational paid off for Triad wrestling last week, as the team took third place out of sixteen teams. The only units that outperformed them were Geneseo and Normal Community, who are ranked sixth and twelfth in the state, respectively. “We are wrestling pretty decent for the most…

By Mark Jurgena This past weekend the Collinsville High School competitive cheer squad traveled to the state capital and the Bank of Springfield Center for the 37th annual Illinois Cheer Coaches Association (ICCA) state finals. They returned to the Metro East with a 7th place finish in the Large Varsity division.   They finished with…

By Mark Jurgena This time it was their game from start to finish. Twelve days before, Highland outscored Trenton (Wesclin) 32-19 in the second half to win their Pool A game at the Breese (Mater Dei) Tournament. On January 8th, at the Highland Optimist Scott Credit Union Shootout, the Dogs led from start to finish…

With a combined record of 15-3 headed into their matchups with the Knights, both the Mascoutah Indians and Freeburg Midgets provided a tough stretch of action for Triad last week. Their Mississippi Valley Conference battle was their first game of the week, as they made the trip down to Mascoutah on December 21. Entering the…

By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville boys basketball team had a perfect 3-0 week to raise their season record to 6-3 overall and 2-2 in the Southwestern Conference. Collinsville 52 Metro East Lutheran 33 Timing is everything. Finding themselves in a struggle against the Knights, Collinsville switched tactics and it paid huge dividends. At the start…

By Anthony Jones Entering the week at 6-3, Triad’s girls basketball team took on a pair of local opponents in Collinsville and Highland last week. The first showdown came on December 13 as the Collinsville Kahoks traveled to Triad High School. Entering the contest, the Kahoks held a 7-5 record. Avery Bohnenstiehl and Kendall Chigas…

By Mark Jurgena It was another busy week of bowling for both the Collinsville girls and boys teams as each team took part in two duals and a weekend tournament. Girls Results The girls varsity team traveled north to Joliet to take part in the Plainfield Strikefest at Town & Country Lanes in Joliet. The…

By Anthony Jones Finally back home after a 5 game road stretch, Triad’s boys basketball team hosted both the Breese Central Cougars and Civic Memorial Eagles this past week. Their first game back was a December 7 hosting of Breese Central. Entering the contest, the Cougars held a 5-1 record. Triad could not have asked…

By Mark Jurgena It’s been a difficult start to the Highland girls basketball season. Part of that is their inexperience, part of that is their schedule. Among those the Bulldogs have squared off with include the top three teams in the Southwestern Conference, Class 2A legendary powers Teutopolis and Breese (Central), and a pair of…

By Anthony Jones Mississippi Valley Conference action is officially underway for the Triad Lady Knights as they travelled to both Jerseyville and Waterloo this past week. The week of action kicked off on November 29, when the squad visited the Jerseyville Panthers. Entering their matchup, the Panthers touted a 2-2 record. The first quarter, which…