Area Sports
Geisen and Morris Represent CHS at Sectional
By Mark Jurgena Two Collinsville Kahok golfers competed in the IHSA Class 3A Lockport Sectional on October 4th at Nettle Creek Golf Course in Morris. Jack Geisen and Leighton Morris both qualified out of the Collinsville Regional on September 29th. At Nettle Creek, Geisen fired an 86 for the day. His total was short of…
Read MoreTMS Softball Falls Short In SIJHSAA Third Place Game, Finish In Fourth Place Overall
By Anthony Jones A great season by Triad Middle School’s softball squad came to an end this past week as they competed in the SIJHSAA State Finals. Prior to the games in the semifinal round and third place game, the squad had a dominant postseason. Dating back to September 22, the team won their Regional…
Read MoreTriad Middle School Crusaders Bring Home SIJHSAA Baseball State Championship
By Anthony Jones Triad Middle School athletics saw a great deal of success this past week as they brought home a pair of SIJHSAA trophies in baseball and softball. The baseball team finished as state champions, following a back and forth affair with the Marion Wildcats. Their state championship game win was a continuation of…
Read MoreCollinsville Cross Country Shows Well at Troy
By Mark Jurgena On September 29th, the Collinsville cross country teams made the short trip to Troy to compete in the annual Triad Invitational. The boys took home a 4th place finish out of 15 teams. They scored 135 points to finish four ahead of Civic Memorial. Marion won the team title with 66 points.…
Read MoreEmig Takes Regional Title; Dogs Finish Second
By Mark Jurgena Dominick Emig sank a seven-foot putt on the first playoff hole to save par and beat Cameron Appenzeller of Chatham (Glenwood) for the individual title at the IHSA Class 2A Taylorville Regional on September 29th. Both golfers had fired a 79 to tie for the lead after 18 holes at the Lakeshore…
Read MoreTMS Baseball, Softball Teams Advance To SemiFinals
The deep runs for Triad Middle School’s baseball and softball squads continued on October 4 as both squads picked up wins in the State Quarterfinals round. In baseball, the Crusaders cruised to an 11-0 victory over Wesclin. The win moved the squad into an October 5 matchup with Mascoutah to determine if Triad will play…
Read MoreHighland’s Rally For The Ages Falls One Yard Shy As Triad Holds On For 35-29 Victory
By Anthony Jones After trailing by 13 points and not having possession with 1:47 left to play, Highland’s epic comeback rally all came down to one last yard and one last second. With all of the momentum in the world, the Bulldogs seemed set to take down their rivals on the decisive play. But Triad’s…
Read MoreHighland Volleyball Takes Second at Charleston Tourney
By Mark Jurgena The Highland Bulldog girls volleyball team picked up five wins in seven matches over the past week to raise their record to 8-4 on the season. The previous week Highland had no matches scheduled and coach Natalie Ott believes the team activities of that off week had a major impact on last…
Read MoreCHS Boys Golf Shoots Well at Tamarack and Arlington
By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville boys golf team traveled to the Panther Invite at Tamarack Golf Course in Shiloh on September 17th and returned home with an 8th place finish out of 17 teams. CHS shot a season-low 343 for the day. They finished only one shot behind Alton for 7th place. O’Fallon won the…
Read MoreFourth Quarter Rally Past Undefeated Civic Memorial Improves Knights To 3-1 Overall
By Anthony Jones Since Triad has debuted their new turf field, there has been no fourth quarter lead less safe than against the Knight at home. In the five games they have hosted since then, they are 5-0 despite trailing entering the fourth quarter in each of their last three games. Overall, they have outscored…
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