Area Sports
Collinsville girls’ wrestlers win at Jacksonville invite
By Mark Jurgena It was a successful Winter Break for the Collinsville High School girls’ wrestling team, winning the Jacksonville Invitational and competing well at the Wonder Women event in Columbia, Mo. “Jacksonville was a hard-fought tournament,” said CHS girls’ coach Adam Gillespie. “It was good for us and it was a tough turn around…
Read MoreCollinsville girls’ bowlers win two more tourney championships
By Mark Jurgena Three tournaments, two championships and a fifth-place finish. Not bad for a Holiday Break by the Collinsville High School girls’ bowling team. They took first place at the Alton Holiday Classic and the Carterville Invitational while finishing in the top five of their own Zach LeCuyer tourney. Add to that, CHS won…
Read MoreKnights wrestlers dominate tough competition over holiday break
By Ray Popkess Triad’s lady grapplers are at it again, and by “it,” I mean winning. Their efforts at Jacksonville’s Crimson Lady Invite and the McHenry Dual Team Tournament earned them two third place finishes. Not to be outdone, the gentlemen competed in one of the toughest high school wrestling tournaments in the Midwest…
Read MoreA look back at Holiday tournament action
By Mark Jurgena Well, with the turn to the new year, basketball and wrestling Holiday tournament seasons are done, so let’s take a look at those teams that excelled in their respective tournaments. Boys’ basketball At the 41st Annual Prairie Farms Holiday Classic in Collinsville, Decatur (MacArthur) beat Mt. Vernon 61-32 to win the PFHC…
Read MoreKnights claim third place, highest finish at Prairie Farms Classic in school history
By Ray Popkess In the 41 years that the Prairie Farms Holiday Classic has been hosted at Virgil Fletcher Gymnasium at Collinsville High School, the Triad Knights finished with their highest placement ever in the 2025 edition of the tournament. Triad’s 31st appearance in the tournament was their best effort to date, defeating Quincy,…
Read MoreCollinsville boys’ bowling team showing improvement
By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville High School boys’ bowling team is on the upswing as they turn the calendar to the new year. They won the Silver Division of the Alton Holiday Invite on Dec. 23 and took second in their own Zach LeCuyer tourney on Dec. 27. Finally, the boys took on the top…
Read MoreLady Knights take fifth at Benton Christmas Classic
By Ray Popkess Another holiday tradition took place down the road when the Triad Lady Knights traveled to Benton for their annual Christmas Classic. Triad earned a 3-1 record as well in this tournament, finishing fifth among the 14 teams receiving an invite. Game 1 vs. Carlyle Being their first time matching up this…
Read MoreKahok hoops knocks off Althoff at PFHC
By Mark Jurgena This one began with a bang! A full 11 seconds after the opening tip, Jordan Taylor hammered a lob pass from Jace Wilkinson to set the gym on fire for the Kahoks PFHC opener. Those were the first points of another double-double for the 6-6 senior as Collinsville never trailed in a…
Read MoreRicky Proehl returns to coach St. Louis BattleHawks
By Mark Jurgena St. Louis Rams legend Ricky Proehl is back under the football spotlight in the Gateway City. Just before the new year, the five-time participant in the Super Bowl was named the new coach for the St. Louis BattleHawks spring football squad. He takes over for Anthony Becht, who was reassigned to coach…
Read MoreKahoks win the Sho-Mo Classic in STL
By Mark Jurgena It was a big day for both Collinsville bowling teams on Dec. 20 at the Sho Mo Classic at DuBowl Lanes in St. Louis. The girls won their side of the tourney while the boys took third place. The combined finish of the two squads gave Collinsville the overall first place trophy…
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