Area Sports

By Anthony Jones Entering the week at 6-3, Triad’s girls basketball team took on a pair of local opponents in Collinsville and Highland last week. The first showdown came on December 13 as the Collinsville Kahoks traveled to Triad High School. Entering the contest, the Kahoks held a 7-5 record. Avery Bohnenstiehl and Kendall Chigas…

By Mark Jurgena It was another busy week of bowling for both the Collinsville girls and boys teams as each team took part in two duals and a weekend tournament. Girls Results The girls varsity team traveled north to Joliet to take part in the Plainfield Strikefest at Town & Country Lanes in Joliet. The…

By Anthony Jones Finally back home after a 5 game road stretch, Triad’s boys basketball team hosted both the Breese Central Cougars and Civic Memorial Eagles this past week. Their first game back was a December 7 hosting of Breese Central. Entering the contest, the Cougars held a 5-1 record. Triad could not have asked…

By Mark Jurgena It’s been a difficult start to the Highland girls basketball season. Part of that is their inexperience, part of that is their schedule. Among those the Bulldogs have squared off with include the top three teams in the Southwestern Conference, Class 2A legendary powers Teutopolis and Breese (Central), and a pair of…

By Anthony Jones Mississippi Valley Conference action is officially underway for the Triad Lady Knights as they travelled to both Jerseyville and Waterloo this past week. The week of action kicked off on November 29, when the squad visited the Jerseyville Panthers. Entering their matchup, the Panthers touted a 2-2 record. The first quarter, which…

By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville girls basketball team left the recent Nashville tournament a different team and proved that last week. While they did drop a game to Normal, CHS clearly changed their effort as well as their confidence in all three games. Normal 54 Collinsville 38 A sluggish start eventually took its toll on…

By Mark Jurgena The Highland boys basketball team split contests last week by beating Alton (Marquette) and dropping their initial MVC game of the season to Mascoutah. Both games were played in Highland. Mascoutah 56 Highland 47 UMSL recruit Justin King shot 73% from the field and made all four of his free throws to…

By Anthony Jones With six of their top seven scorers from last season gone and only three returning players with any varsity points under their belt, Triad’s boys basketball roster is filled with plenty of new faces. Despite their lack of experience, the team is off to a solid start as they are only a…

By Mark Jurgena Thanksgiving Week saw the Highland girls basketball team face more stiff competition as they squared off with perennial Class 4A and Class 2A powers before heading back to Salem to finish their final tournament game. The mostly inexperienced Bulldogs went 1-2 during that time. “I would say we’re on the upswing a…

By Mark Jurgena Collinsville traveled to the Quad Cities in Western Illinois for a season opening tournament and returned to the Metro East with two victories in three games. They beat Chicago (Brooks) and Canton on day two of the tourney after falling to a powerful host school Rock Island in the tourney opener. “We…