Area Sports
Collinsville hockey sweeps quarterfinal series
By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville Kahok club hockey team took their first round series two games to none to win their quarterfinal playoff series and advance to the second round of the MVCHA Playoffs. In their opener at the Granite City Ice Rink, the Kahoks took a 3-1 victory over Freeburg-Waterloo in the 9 p.m.…
Read MoreHoops etching name in Triad history
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Two games last week saw this year’s basketball squad add to their growing legacy. Their week began on Feb. 10, when the Knights visited the Mascoutah Indians. A Triad win would guarantee sole possession of the Mississippi Valley Conference for the first time in over a decade. The heavyweight bout started…
Read MoreKahok bowlers roll their way to a regional championship
By Mark Jurgena It wasn’t even close at Bowl Haven Lanes. Collinsville led from start to finish and recorded the highest series in each of the six games to roll over the competition and win their fourth regional title in five years as they buried the field at the IHSA Alton Regional on Feb. 4.…
Read MoreKahok grapplers send three to sectional
By Mark Jurgena Three members of the Collinsville boys wrestling team qualified out of the IHSA Class 3A Alton Regional and into this weekend’s sectional tournament at Normal Community High School. Two other wrestlers are listed as alternates via their fourth place finishes. “As a whole, I am very proud of my team and how…
Read MoreKahoks shoot their way to season sweep of Flyers
By Mark Jurgena Late-game free throws can spoil a great finish. Against East St. Louis, that’s exactly the way Collinsville liked it. Collinsville spoiled a furious Flyer rally by draining 5 of 6 free throws in the final minute to take a 56-49 SWC win at Lynx Arena on the former Lindenwood University-Belleville campus. The…
Read MoreTaylor has big week to help SIUE win pair of OVC contests
By Mark Jurgena Collinsville High School alum Ray’Sean Taylor continues to see success on the men’s basketball hardwood for SIUE. The 2020 CHS grad had a huge week last week helping the Cougars win two Ohio Valley conference games to snap a four game losing streak. They pushed SIUE back toward the top of the…
Read MoreKahok girls fall to Edwardsville and Lincoln
By Mark Jurgena The Kahoks just could not get over the hump. Collinsville cut the Edwardsville lead down to four points with 3:15 left in the game but could not prevent the Tigers from answering as the Kahoks fell 48-39 at EHS on Feb.2. CHS fell to 4-6 in SWC play while Edwardsville improved to…
Read MoreTriad grad Porter to go into St. Louis Hall of Fame
By Mark Jurgena Steve Porter, a Troy native and 1969 Triad High graduate, will be inducted into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame on Monday, Feb. 20. The induction will be at Gateway Classic Cars in O’Fallon. Doors open at 5, a buffet will be served at 6 and the program starts at 7…
Read MoreLady Knights draw Jersey playoff visit
By Anthony Jones [email protected] The IHSA postseason brackets for girls basketball have been released and Triad will open play against a familiar face. Tournament play for the Lady Knights will begin on Feb. 11, when they visit the Jersey Panthers. Jersey earned home court advantage courtesy of their seventh seed besting Triad’s ranking of eighth.…
Read MoreTriad avenges lone MVC hoops loss
By Anthony Jones [email protected] The stakes were high when Triad basketball marched onto the court last Friday. Their lead over the Mississippi Valley Conference hung in the balance and the game was the Knights last chance to impress before the playoff seeding process began. But above all that, it was a chance to take down…
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