Area Sports
Triad competitors dominate at Highland Invitational
By Ray Popkess Highland held its annual cross country invitational at Alhambra Township Park last Saturday, Sep. 20, with five Triad athletes setting new personal records and eight setting season best times. Triad Boys’ Varsity placed third out of 16 teams and Triad Girls’ Varsity finished fourth out of 15 teams. Out of 133 runners,…
Read MoreVarsity Knights shutout Alton
By Ray Popkess Coach Calvin Potthast and company earned their first victory of the season last Friday night, defeating the Alton Redbirds in their week three matchup. The Knights have continued to increase their scoring output gradually each week, this time with some help from the defense. Triad put up the first…
Read MoreKnights best Mascoutah, fall to Althoff on the pitch
By Ray Popkess Triad soccer has been on a roll lately and they continued to roll through their conference schedule with a win against Mascoutah last Thursday night. However, a rematch of last year’s 2A Sectional Final against Althoff ended the Knights’ undefeated season on Saturday. Damian Jordan recorded his third clean sheet of…
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By Mark Jurgena Collinsville’s girls’ volleyball team once again showed out for the 31st Annual Alton Invitational this past weekend. After taking third place one season ago in the Riverbend area tourney, they returned this season, moving up one spot to a runner-up finish at Alton. The purple and white beat Hazelwood East, Veritas Christian…
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By Mark Jurgena Scores right before halftime can boost a team or take its toll on a squad. Collinsville’s 7-6 home win over Carbondale on Sept. 12 is evidence of that. Trailing 6-0 in the second, CHS got a big interception from DeAndre Brown and converted it into a touchdown drive capped off by a…
Read MoreTriad Middle School softball takes Regionals
By Ray Popkess Dominant pitching and timely hitting paved the way for the Triad Middle School Lady Crusaders as they claimed their Regional Championship last Saturday, Sept. 13 at Triad High School, defeating Highland in six innings, 13-2. Holly Zobrist pitched a gem in the circle, striking out 14 batters through six innings pitched, while…
Read MoreMaryville Christian School sets golf match record
By Ray Popkess Maryville Christian School continues to set varsity golf records, as they had a very successful nine-hole match last Thursday, Sep. 11 with Alton Marquette, Father McGivney, and Roxana at The Legacy Golf Course in Granite City. Boden Rives and Oliver Franz, both freshmen, led the team with each player shooting 39. Charlie…
Read MoreGrizzlies bounced from playoffs
By Ray Popkess The 2025 postseason has come to a close for the Gateway Grizzlies, as they dropped three straight in a best-of-five series against the Schaumburg Boomers last week in the Frontier League Conference Finals. Game 1 – Gateway got off to a strong start in the series opener, scoring the game’s first runs…
Read MoreMicros race at Highland as does Kyle Busch
By Mark Jurgena The final night of racing at the World Famous Highland Speedway was supposed to feature the winged micro series. While it certainly did that, the addition of a NASCAR superstar behind the wheel made headlines. Kyle Busch and his 10-year-old son, Brexton, both competed in different races on Sept. 6. Busch, with…
Read MoreLady Kahok Sports Report
By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville High School girls cross-country squad has opened their season with a pair of meets the past couple of weekends. On Aug. 20 at the Mascoutah Kickoff meet, Collinsville fielded a full team of runners. Kahok Judiscak was 39th out of 131 runners with a time of 22:16.90. Claire Garkie was…
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