Area Sports
Chipola College lands Brown for baseball
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Warmer weather awaits Triad High School senior Austin Brown, who recently committed to play baseball at Chipola College in Florida. “I wanted to go to Florida, my parents are going there. There is higher quality baseball there too,” Brown spoke of his decision to sign with a school over 700…
Read MoreKesterson set to play volleyball at SWIC
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad volleyball coach Jami Parker described senior Abby Kesterson as, “an absolute building block and foundation for our program over the last four years.” Now after receiving Kesterson’s commitment, SWIC volleyball is hoping she can do the same as part of the Blue Storm. The Lady Knight discussed her criteria for…
Read MoreCollinsville girls take pair of victories during week before Christmas
By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville girls basketball team headed into the Christmas weekend with a 9-4 overall mark and have won eight of their last nine games after taking a pair of non-conference wins last week. CHS 67 Granite City 27 Their performance was dominating. Collinsville ripped into the town and took a 43-15 lead…
Read MoreKahoks weather Breese, strong 2nd puts away Knights
By Mark Jurgena There have been tons of upsets at the Mater Dei gym. From Christmas tournament action to the postseason the Knights, and other teams, have sprung upsets on higher-ranked opposition and larger schools alike. And through the opening 16 minutes of action in Breese, it looked like Collinsville could be the next one…
Read MoreHobbs signs with Quincy Hawks wrestling
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Quincy University recently strengthened their wrestling program after landing the commitment of Triad’s Matt Hobbs. Hobbs, who plans to major in accounting, spoke of his school choice, “It is pretty close to home and has a nice campus.” As a Quincy Hawk, Hobbs will compete at the Division II level and…
Read MoreRader bound for SWIC Blue Storm Soccer
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad senior Max Rader recently committed to Southwestern Illinois College’s soccer squad. Rader spoke on his decision to join the Blue Storm, “They are close to home and have a great soccer program with good coaching.” His commitment comes after a successful season in net with Triad. Over the course of…
Read MoreBrooks signs with McKendree cheer team
McKendree cheerleading received a National Letter of Intent from Triad High School senior Avery Brooks early this month. The future Bearcat discussed her college decision, “Being able to stay close to home was very important to me, and after practicing with McKendree, I could tell that it felt just like home. The coaches and athletes…
Read MoreKahoks beat Granite; lose pair over weekend
By Mark Jurgena It was close, then it wasn’t Collinsville led 20-18 at the half over a patient Granite City squad but an 11-3 run to start the 3rd quarter gave the Kahoks breathing room and eventually a 50-35 win on Dec. 13 at Fletcher Gym. “They were very patient,” said CHS coach Darin Lee.…
Read MoreKahok girls beat Triad, fall to O’Fallon
By Mark Jurgena Old School vs. New School. Pound it inside vs. bombs away. In the Dec. 12 matchup between Triad and Collinsville at Fletcher Gym, the old school play of the Kahoks was able to beat nine threes by Triad 50-43. Collinsville got the vast majority of their points on layups, runners, and good…
Read MoreKahok girls bowlers fight through rough patch
By Mark Jurgena It was a busy week for the Collinsville girls bowling team as they competed four days against some of the best from Southern Illinois. ShoMo Classic The Kahoks crossed the river Saturday to compete in the ShoMo Classic at Concord Lanes in St. Louis. Several Illinois schools have done this in the…
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