Area Sports
Kahoks finish regular season with SWC split
By Mark Jurgena Collinsville has suffered many close losses this season. On Senior Night, they made sure that wasn’t going to happen. The Kahoks led from wire-to-wire as four players tallied double-figures in the scoring column – led by Senior Jake Wilkinson’s 21 points – to bury Alton 83-55 Friday at Fletcher Gym. CHS raised…
Read MoreThree Knights finish high at state finals
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Three Triad wrestlers advanced to the IHSA State Finals last weekend and all of them finished in the top eight of their weight classes. The highest placement of the group went to junior Colby Crouch, who finished in second place in the 126 pound division. Crouch started his tournament with a…
Read MoreTriad hoops break program win record
By Anthony Jones [email protected] In the early months of 1970, the Rich Mason coached Triad basketball team set a new school record for single-season wins after finishing 24-6. That mark stood unmatched for 50 years until Coach Jeff Guidry tied the record with a 24-9 season in his first year leading the Knights. But after…
Read MoreLady Knights eliminated by Jersey
By Anthony Jones [email protected] After splitting their two regular season matchups, Triad and Jersey opened postseason play against each other on Feb. 11. After the two teams finished tied in the seedings, the Panthers were awarded home court advantage on a tie breaker. Earlier in the week, Triad Coach Josh Hunt previewed the key to…
Read MoreTriad grapplers take on Sectional meets
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad wrestling was represented at both the Highland boys Sectional and Peoria Richwoods girls Sectional meets last weekend. At the boys meet, nine Knights hit the mats. The best performing out of that group was Colby Crouch who won the 126 pound division. Continuing to build a postseason resume that already…
Read MoreKahok girls wrestlers compete in sectional; Dawson wins weight class
By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville girls wrestling team competed in the Peoria (Richwoods) Sectional tournament this weekend. Five members of the squad competed in the 2nd annual IHSA state series. “These girls have made incredible progress this season on the mat,” said CHS assistant wrestling coach Adam Gillespie. “It’s most of their first season wrestling…
Read MoreKahoks pick up big SWC win over O’Fallon
By Mark Jurgena If you’re looking for one basketball game to attend it should always be O’Fallon at Collinsville. Every time. For the fifth time in a row in Fletcher Gym, the game came down to the last minute of play. This time, Kahok Zach Chambers came up with a huge blocked shot while Collinsville…
Read MoreCollinsville girls bowlers qualify for state
By Mark Jurgena For the 21st time in school history – and the 18th time under current coach Sean Hay – the Collinsville High School girls bowling program is headed to the state final tournament. CHS qualified by taking second place in the Belleville (East) Sectional at Bel-Air Bowl Saturday. Mascoutah won the team title…
Read MoreKahok boys grapplers compete at sectional tournament
By Mark Jurgena Collinsville had three wrestlers qualify for this past weekend’s IHSA boys Class 3A Normal (Community) Sectional. While they were unable to qualify for the state finals meet, the three wrestled well and gained experience for the next season. “Unfortunately they did come up short,” began CHS coach Jordan May. “But I can…
Read MoreKahok girls beat Jerseyville on senior night
By Mark Jurgena Emma Hrabusicky, Megan Janson, and Jenna Scheller made the most of their Senior Night. The Kahok trio combined for 40 of the Kahoks 55 points along with 16 rebounds and six assists to help lead Collinsville to a 55-48 win over Jerseyville on Feb. 6. “Finally to see the seniors having fun…
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