Area Sports
Sectional Qualifiers set pace for Triad harriers
By Ray Popkess Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country teams competed at IHSA Class 2A Regional in Carterville last Saturday, Oct. 25. Caden Meier and Michael Schram finished 20th and 22nd, respectively, out of 82 competitors, and each of them qualified for the Sectional meet in Mattoon this Saturday, Nov. 1. Meier clocked a time…
Read MoreKnights drop final regular season game, narrowly miss playoffs
By Ray Popkess Of the two teams Triad competed against this season that wear purple, both games began and ended in similar fashion. Much like week six against Mascoutah, the Knights’ opponent, this time the Collinsville Kahoks, opened the scoring first but an errant extra point attempt gave Triad an opportunity to take the…
Read MoreGirls’ Tennis leaves their mark on school history
By Ray Popkess The 2025 IHSA Girls’ Tennis Tournament took place over the past weekend and Triad’s own Averi Moore, Hailey D’Aunoy and Katie Watts etched their names in the Knights’ history books. On day one of the singles action, London Looby picked up a win in the opening round of the backdraw or…
Read MoreKahok Sports Report
By Mark Jurgena Several Collinsville High School seasons are wrapping up for another fall season. Several Kahoks have advanced on an individual basis in their respective sports. Girls’ Tennis CHS senior Toby Hawkes advanced to the IHSA Class 2A State Finals in girls tennis this past weekend in Chicagoland. In the opening round match, she…
Read MoreTriad soccer wins Class 2A Regional
By Ray Popkess Boys’ Soccer kicked off their postseason play late last Tuesday night with home-field advantage. The Knights hosted the opening rounds of the IHSA Regional Tournament, inviting the Highland Bulldogs, Civic Memorial Eagles and Springfield-Sacred Heart Griffin Cyclones to Triad High School. Prior to the Knights’ match against Springfield-SHG, their rivals to…
Read MoreLady Knights hit milestone, win on Senior Night
By Ray Popkess Triad volleyball kept their momentum rolling last Thursday, winning their third match in a row and claiming victory on Senior Night against Centralia. Lone senior Erica Boyce was honored prior to the match for her dedication to the program. Local community members even pooled together to create large, screened posters that…
Read MoreTriad Tennis captures eighth Sectional title in nine years
By Ray Popkess After claiming another Mississippi Valley Conference title, the ladies of Triad Tennis captured the Sectional title hosted at Alton Marquette over this past weekend. A rain delay pushed the Sectional Finals and third place matches to Monday evening. Averi Moore and London Looby each made it to the Semi-finals in the…
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By Mark Jurgena Kahok girls’ tennis player Toby Hawkes has qualified for this weekend’s Class 2A state tennis tournament in Chicagoland. She made it based on her fourth-place finish at last weekend’s powerful Class 2A sectional tournament in Edwardsville. Hawkes opened her postseason journey by defeating Bella Hataway of Belleville East 6-3, 6-0. In her…
Read MoreKnights even record in Waterloo, lock-on Collinsville
By Ray Popkess The Missouri Valley Conference has concluded its final football season and for the second year in a row, have a shared title among the conference champions. After the Bulldogs of Waterloo defeated the Knights last Friday in a nail-biter, the Bulldogs of Highland took down the Mascoutah Indians in similar fashion.…
Read MoreTriad Cross Country teams place five medalists at final MVC meet
By Ray Popkess Another season of cross country has concluded in the Mississippi Valley Conference. The finale saw the Girls’ team take fourth overall and the Boys’ team take fifth. Medalists of each team received All-Conference honors, two coming from the Boys’ squad in Caden Meier and Michael Schram, and three from the Girls’ consisting…
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