Area Sports
Jersey pulls away late over Lady Knights
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Coming off a 2-2 record at the Benton Christmas Classic, Triad girls hoops looked to roll their momentum into a Jan. 5 battle with the Jersey Panthers. Their hosts had built recent momentum of their own, with four consecutive victories to improve to 11-7 overall. Mississippi Valley standings were also on…
Read MoreCollinsville boys wrestlers have competitive week of matches
By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville boys wrestling team had a series of dual wrestling matches in the opening week of January. January 3 They began the week with a pair of dual meets at Bethalto (Civic Memorial). They fell to Jacksonville 57-24 and CM 47-28. Kahok Cameron Minner pinned his Jacksonville opponent in the second…
Read MoreCollinsville girls wrestling travels to Lafayette High
By Mark Jurgena On Jan. 7 several members of the Collinsville girls wrestling team once again traveled to Missouri for a Friday evening tournament. This time they ended up at the Fred Ross Girls Invitational at Lafayette High School in Wildwood. Kahok sophomore Taylor Dawson was the high finisher on the day for the Kahoks…
Read MoreKahok girls bowlers battle through the week
By Mark Jurgena It was a tough week for the Collinsville girls bowling team as they battled through a great deal of adversity to come out with a solid finish at the 23-team Carterville High School girls Invitational. CHS had the top score in the morning, nudging out the host school by five pins as…
Read MoreKahok boys bowlers head into the postseason
By Mark Jurgena Collinsville’s boys bowling team had their struggles at the Panther Team Challenge at St. Clair Bowl Saturday however they saved their best performance for their final round. However, in the Baker format, only the top eight schools moved on to the match play finals and since Collinsville sat in tenth place their…
Read MoreTigers tame Kahoks
By Mark Jurgena Edwardsville started fast and steadily pulled away from the Collinsville girls basketball team on Jan. 5 at Fletcher Gym to score a 51-30 victory. After CHS opened the game with a 4-1 lead thanks to buckets by Megan Janson and Talesha Gilmore, the Tigers closed out the opening quarter on a 9-2…
Read MoreKahoks drop action-packed OT decision to Edwardsville
By Mark Jurgena There’s a lot that can be said about game one of the Collinsville-Edwardsville boys basketball rivalry game from Friday night at Fletcher Gym. But in the end, the Tigers outscored the Kahoks 10-4 in overtime thanks to Isayah Kloster’s eight OT points to pick up a 58-52 win. The win upped Edwardsville’s…
Read MoreDefense pushes Triad to 12-5
By Anthony Jones [email protected] In their first games of 2023, Triad boys basketball delivered their strongest defensive outings of the season. The first of those winning efforts came on Jan. 6, when the Knights visited the Jersey Panthers. Their hosts entered with a 10-6 record, but more importantly held a 3-1 mark…
Read MoreLady Knight Bowlers Win Jersey Invite
Submitted by Lady Knights Bowling The Triad Lady Knights earned a first-place finish at the Jersey Panthers Bowling Invitational held at Tri-County Lanes in Jerseyville on Dec. 28. The team had a six-game pin fall of 4500 finishing ahead of second place Taylorville by 83 pins. The girls also competed individually with four bowlers finishing…
Read MoreTriad wins twice at Benton Xmas Classic
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Three days in Benton saw Triad girls basketball add to their win total twice. Their trip down south opened on Dec. 27, with a matchup against the 8-5 Carterville Lions. Offense was at a premium for both teams early, with Carterville taking a 7-5 lead into the second quarter. The game…
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