Area Sports
Sensational Senior Send-off for Boys’ Soccer
By Ray Popkess Coach Jim Jackson and company rounded out their impressive season with back-to-back victories against Civic Memorial on Oct. 14th’s Senior Night and against Jersey two days later. Triad won these two games by a combined score of 13-0. The Knights finished their regular season with a 13-6-1 record, an 8-2 conference…
Read MoreTriad wins in two sets on Volley for a Cure night
By Ray Popkess Certainly a disease that has affected all of us in some ways, cancer, and cancer research continues to be at the forefront of healthcare communities. It’s nights like last Tuesday that bridge the gap between caring for our loved ones and a passion for sports. Several fighters and survivors were honored…
Read More2025 Cross Country Border Wars held at Principia College
By Ray Popkess Out of all Illinois schools that competed at Principia College’s Cross Country Border Wars this past weekend, Triad Boys’ and Girls’ teams topped them all. 22 high schools finished with team scores in the Boys’ 5k run, and Triad’s team came in 4th overall. Senior Caden Meier led the charge with…
Read MoreSenior Knights emerge victorious on Senior Night over Jersey
By Ray Popkesss In the final home game of Triad’s regular season, the Knights’ faithful sent off their seniors with fond memories. What began as another defensive battle in the first half turned into a barrage of points after the halftime adjustments. Jersey won the coin toss and elected to defer their choice of possession…
Read MoreTennis captures MVC title with nine 1st place finishes
By Ray Popkess Perfection is certainly something we all strive for but this year none have captured this goal quite like Triad’s Girls’ Tennis team. Recently completing an undefeated season with a 23-0 record in dual matches, the Knights came into the final MVC Tennis tournament as clear favorites. Jersey Community High School hosted…
Read MoreTriad Cross Country teams finish 3rd and 4th at Madison County Championship
By Ray Popkess Girls’ and Boys’ Cross-Country teams continue to dominate their Metro-East competition by placing 3rd out of 11 and 4th out of 10 teams, respectively during the Madison County Championships on Oct. 8 at Triad High School. Among large schools, the girls’ team finished behind Highland and Edwardsville and ahead of Alton,…
Read MoreFour Knights compete in IHSA Golf Sectionals, Miller to State
By Ray Popkess Triad Golf rounded out a very successful season after sending four golfers, two ladies and two gentlemen, to IHSA Sectionals. Seniors McKenna Askew and Kylie Miller shot a 98 and 91, respectively, at the IHSA Girls’ Class 2A Regional at Tamarack Golf Course in Shiloh on Sep. 30. Both scores qualified…
Read MoreLady Kahok Sports Report
By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville girls’ volleyball team had three wins over the past week. CHS beat Maryville Christian, Granite City and Cahokia to raise its record to 15-10 overall on the season. The week The Kahoks beat Maryville Christian 25-17, 25-20 on Oct. 2 in the annual Pink Out contest at Fletcher Gym. The…
Read MoreVolleyball topples state-ranked Waterloo, runner-up at hosted tourney
By Ray Popkess Triad’s volleyball team had a strong showing last week, defeating Waterloo, the #13-ranked squad in the state, according to MaxPreps, and captured a runner-up finish in their hosted tournament over the weekend. The first set against Waterloo did not go in the Lady Knights’ favor, dropping that set 25-15. There…
Read MoreKahok Sports Report
By Mark Jurgena A pair of golfers from the Collinsville High School boys’ golf team qualified out of the Class 3A Quincy Regional and into the Lockport Sectional. Kahok seniors Ryker Shea and Henry Strinaman both fired rounds of 77 on Oct. 1 to move on to the next round of the state series. The…
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