Area Sports

by Mark Jurgena Illinois wrapped up its prep athletics competitions over the weekend in Urbana-Champaign on the campus of the University of Illinois. The State Farm Center served as the venue host for all four classes of boys basketball. Class 4A Benet Academy beat Warren 55-54 while Evanston beat Richton Park (Rich Township) 53-50 for…

by Mark Jurgena It’s been a whirlwind week of interviews and appearances for the Metro East’s Division I men’s basketball team the SIUE Cougars. On March 8, SIUE beat Southeast Missouri State 69-48 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind. to win the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament and qualify for the 68-team NCAA Tournament. It…

by Mark Jurgena The girls track & field team is off and running for the indoor portion of their season. Collinsville traveled to Marion for the Joe Elliott Early Indoor Girls meet at the HEC Building at Marion High School. In the 200 meters, Kwanzaa Henderson of CHS finished in second with a time of…

by Mark Jurgena It’s been a busy start to the indoor season for the Collinsville boys track team. The Kahoks, under the guidance of new coach Chad Burgess, have already participated in two meets this season. Carbondale meet Last weekend, the Kahoks went to Carbondale to take part in the SIUC High School Indoor meet…

by Mark Jurgena The Highland Speedway is back in business beginning this week! On Tuesday night there is an open practice session for cars and fans at the race track and on Saturday night there will be racing on the track. “We’re excited to kick off the 2025 racing season at Highland Speedway with Opening…

By Anthony Jones [email protected]   For the first time in program history, Triad is one of the final eight teams standing in the IHSA boys basketball state tournament. The Knights earned their spot in the Elite Eight with a hard fought victory over state-ranked Centralia in the Marion Sectional Championship on Mar. 7. Triad’s Sectional…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] For the second consecutive year, Triad’s boys track and field squad has captured the team title at the Charleston Indoor Invite. The Knights, who traveled to Eastern Illinois University on Mar. 8, earned first place with 52 team points. Richland County finished in second place with 48 points and Altamont finished…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] The indoor season continued last week for Triad girls track and field team, as they competed in the Charleston Indoor Invite on Mar. 7. The meet, which was held at Eastern Illinois University, featured a field of more than 30 teams. Triad finished in sixth place as a unit with 33…

by Mark Jurgena The IHSA crowned four champions in the sport of girls basketball at CEFCU Arena in Normal on the campus of Illinois State University last weekend. One season ago in Class 2A Nashville lost the state championship on a last-second shot by Peoria (Notre Dame). Saturday afternoon the Hornettes took that sting away…

by Mark Jurgena Four wrestlers and a fourth-place finish at the state tournament. That’s a pretty good statement from the Collinsville High School girls wrestling team. Last weekend the Kahoks amassed 40.5 points at the IHSA girls wrestling state tourney to finish just ahead of Lockport (Twp.) with their 40 points and just behind third-place…