Area Sports
Triad wrestling improves to 14-3 overall
By Anthony Jones [email protected] As the Mississippi Valley Conference duals approach, Triad wrestling added a few more wins to their resume last week. Their action started on Jan. 18, when they hosted the Alton Redbirds and the Springfield Senators. Against Alton, Triad won 60-24 and they also cruised to a 57-16 win over Springfield. At…
Read MoreTriad Girls bowl in Cross-Town Classic
Submitted by Lady Knights Bowling On Jan. 16, the Triad Girls competed in the Cross-Town Classic hosted by the Highland Bulldogs. The girls bowled three games at their home house Hi-Top Bowl and then moved to Highland’s home house Poplar Junction Lanes to bowl another three games. The Knights had a couple low games, but…
Read MoreKahok girls drop Consolation title game
By Mark Jurgena Nashville added to their halftime lead by shooting the lights out in the second half. Collinsville did not. The Hornettes went 7-for-12 from the floor in the final half to pull away from the Kahoks and win the Consolation championship at the Highland Tournament Saturday by a 47-27 count. During the same…
Read MoreKahoks take Consy crown at Chick-fil-A Classic
By Mark Jurgena Collinsville squared off with three Missouri schools during the Chick-fil-A Classic at Belleville East High School last week. After dropping their opener to St. Louis (Lift for Life) they beat Hazelwood (Central) in the Consolation semifinals before burying McCluer Senior for the Consolation title Saturday afternoon. CHS is 15-8 after the tourney…
Read MoreCollinsville girls bowlers get the best of Alton
By Mark Jurgena On Jan. 16, Collinsville beat Alton 39-1 at Camelot Bowl to move to 8-2 on the season. Emily Dahl had the Kahoks high score with a 243 and a 189. “If you’re scoring in the 400’s for two games that’s a pretty good set,” said CHS coach Sean Hay. “It was nice…
Read MoreSloan qualifies for boys bowling state finals
By Mark Jurgena While the Collinsville boys bowling team saw their season end at the sectional tourney held at Camelot Bowl, Ben Sloan was able to qualify for the state finals this weekend as an individual qualifier. Sloan had a six game series of 1255. He tied Alton’s Sam Ottwell for the final individual qualifying…
Read MoreCollinsville grapplers have busy week of matches
By Mark Jurgena It was an unbelievably busy week for the Collinsville wrestling team as they had six dual matches and a tournament. They went 4-2 in dual matches and brought home a fifth place finish out of 15 teams at the FZS Invitational in St. Peters, Mo. FZS Invitational Collinsville had 11 grapplers finish…
Read MoreLady Hoopers take Waterloo to overtime
By Anthony Jones [email protected] As part of the Highland tournament, Triad and Waterloo faced off for the third time this season on Jan. 16. The two met in the first round of the consolation bracket, with the Lady Knight’s loss coming 56-19 to state-ranked Alton. Waterloo fell to 13-7 after an opening round loss to…
Read MoreTriad dominates for Litchfield crown
By Anthony Jones [email protected] From start to finish, Triad basketball dominated the Rick McGraw Invitational hosted by Litchfield. After a 62-25 drubbing of Pana on Jan. 14, the Knights rolled into last week with a 1-0 mark in pool play. That undefeated mark was quickly put to the test with a Jan. 17 meeting with…
Read MoreWrestlers impress at Quincy Invitational
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad wrestling continued to add to their mileage last week with a Jan. 13 trip to the Quincy Invitational. Out of a field of 16 teams, the Knights found themselves in third with 153.5 points. “Aidan Postma wrestled extremely well and beat a kid in the finals that beat him earlier…
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