Area Sports
Several Kahoks named to Southwestern Conference squads
By Mark Jurgena • After the 2025 spring sports seasons completed last month, the Southwestern Conference coaches released their all-conference selections. A total of 22 athletes across eight sports were selected for their performances the past few months. Girls’ soccer The young Kahoks girls’ soccer team had a difficult season, winning only six of 20…
Read MoreGirls’ state high school championships wrap up in Illinois
June 14-15 saw the IHSA spring sports season come to a close for girls across Illinois with the large school softball state finals. In Class 3A Chatham (Glenwood) beat New Lenox (Providence Catholic) 3-2 in eight innings for the state championship at the Louisville Slugger Complex in Peoria on June 14. The Titans finished the…
Read MoreIHSA wraps up boys’ state championship seasons
By Mark Jurgena • The 2024-25 IHSA sports seasons have officially come to an end with the large school baseball and softball tournaments this past weekend. Baseball In Class 3A, Burbank (St. Laurence) beat Lisle (Benet Academy) 8-5 by scoring three runs in the final two innings at Duly Health and Care Field in Joliet…
Read MoreTriad Knights 2024-2025 Sports Review
By Anthony Jones • The 2024-2025 school year has a clear case as one of the greatest years yet for Triad athletics. For the first time in school history, the Knights accumulated three IHSA State Championships in a single year. The 2023-2024 school year, which saw Triad capture two state titles, is the only other…
Read MoreTriad baseball finishes 3rd at IHSA State
By Anthony Jones • Triad baseball brought home the program’s best finish in history on June 14, as they took third place at the IHSA State Finals The Knights’ victory in the IHSA Class 3A third place game brought their season record to 35-7, capping off the winningest season by any Triad sports team ever.…
Read MoreCollinsville girls at Jersey track meet
by Mark Jurgena The Collinsville girls track & field team had their second meet of the indoor season on March 15 at the Coach Crafton Athletic Center on the camps of Principia College in Elsah. Kwanza Henderson was the only first place winner of the day for the Kahoks. She won the 400 meters with…
Read MoreKahok boys track at Edwardsville and Jerseyville meets
by Mark Jurgena Collinsville traveled again last weekend to the Coach Crafton Athletic Center in Elsah on the campus of Principia College for two different meets. Kahok Devin Habermehl won the shot put at both competitions. At the Tiger Indoor meet hosted by Edwardsville on March 14, Habermehl outdistanced the field with a toss of…
Read MoreKnights take on Edwardsville Invitational
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad’s boys track and field continued their indoor season at the Edwardsville Indoor Invitational on Mar. 14. The highest finish of the meet for the Knights came from James O’Toole, who won the underclassmen 60 meter. With a time of 7.11 seconds, the sophomore won by 0.07 seconds. Later in the…
Read MoreTriad races at Jersey Winter Thaw
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad’s girls track and field trip traveled to Principia College on Mar. 15 for the Jersey Indoor Winter Thaw. The Lady Knights left with several top finishes, including four first place showings. Sophia Schardan secured two of Triad’s first place finishes, starting with a 7.71 second time to win the 60…
Read MoreKnights fall at last second in Elite Eight
By Anthony Jones [email protected] The winningest season in the history of Triad basketball came to a close last week on Mar. 10. The final game of the Knights’ 29-7 campaign came in the IHSA Super-Sectional Championship against the Glenwood Titans with a trip to the IHSA State Finals on the line. Triad’s only lead of…
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