Area Sports
Triad Soccer falls in Super-Sectionals
By Anthony Jones, Sportswriter [email protected] For the third postseason in a row, Triad soccer found themselves in the Super-Sectional round. This season’s matchup to advance to state came on Nov. 1, as the Knights battled it out against the Glenwood Titans. The game, held at Rochester, was the first meeting between the two teams since…
Read MoreCollinsville golfers named to all-conference squads
By Mark Jurgena Five members of the Collinsville High School golf program have been honored by the Southwestern Conference for their play this past fall. On the girls side, Kiley Belobraydic was named to the 2nd team while Kyra VanDyke, and Emma Hylton were named Honorable Mention. Belobraydic finished in 9th place at the two-day…
Read MoreKahok Icemen beat Eagles in opener
By Mark Jurgena Collinsville blew open a close contest after two periods with four goals in the 3rd period to beat Bethalto and win their season opener 5-1 at the East Alton Ice Arena on Nov. 1. Tanner Bettis and Benjamin Klein scored two goals apiece to lead the local squad. Eric Denny added the…
Read MoreKahok bowling takes third at Herrin
By Mark Jurgena Whenever the Collinsville bowling team is in action over a weekend, you can bet the quality of competition is going to be top-notch. Last Saturday was no exception as the Kahok boys team opened their season once again at the Herrin Invitational at Herrin Bowl in the tiny town of Energy. CHS…
Read MoreReturning starters key to Kahok girls basketball season
By Mark Jurgena Third-year Collinsville girls basketball coach Colin Moore has good news and bad news. The good news is the Kahoks return several key starters from last year’s 15-17 team. Three of them have started for the past two seasons. The bad news is many of their SWC rivals also have several starters back.…
Read MoreVolley Knights Finish Strong
By Anthony Jones, Sportswriter [email protected] Across all sports and all levels, teams hope to play their best once the postseason begins. Triad volleyball certainly achieved that goal last week. Their first postseason matchup came against the Highland Bulldogs. The Oct. 25 bout was a rematch of two regular season games that the Lady Knights dropped.…
Read MoreTwyman, Pace Make Cross State
By Anthony Jones, Sportswriter [email protected] Triad’s boys and girls cross country teams continued their march through the postseason last Saturday, as both teams competed in the Chatham Glenwood Sectional meet. At the Oct. 29 IHSA meet, the boys side finished tenth overall. Their 238 point finish bested eight other squads. The first Knight to hit…
Read MoreCollinsville boys bowling rolls into new season
By Mark Jurgena Collinsville boys bowling coach Sean Hay returns much of his starting lineup that once again qualified for the IHSA state tournament last winter. “The inexperience we had last year, turned into experience this year,” began Hay. “I liked my team at the beginning of the season last year but I knew there…
Read MoreLooking back: Kahok boys soccer has another banner year
By Mark Jurgena It was another fantastic season for the Collinsville boys soccer team this fall. While they didn’t quite get as far in the postseason as they had hoped, a 17-4-2 record and another Southwestern Conference championship is nothing to sneeze at. “Looking past the disappointment of your last game, it was a good…
Read MoreJiminez-Magana competes in sectional
By Mark Jurgena Catalina Jiminez-Magana battled an illness and a top-flight field at the Class 3A Normal Sectional to put together a solid, competitive time on October 29. “Unfortunately she was sick going into regionals, but I was pleasantly surprised she qualified (for sectionals) because she mentioned how tough it was to breathe,” said Collinsville…
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