Area Sports

by Mark Jurgena Collinsville had a chance but they just couldn’t get over the hump. Alton led from start to finish however the Kahoks whittled the lead down to 48-46 with a little over two minutes to play but couldn’t cut the lead any further and fell 52-46 in the semifinals of the Class 4A…

by Mark Jurgena Taylor Dawson completed her mission. State champion! After three heartbreaking top-three finishes in her first three seasons, the Kahok senior went after that elusive state title in grand fashion. She pinned Maggie Zuber of Chicago (Mother McAuley) in 45 seconds to claim her spot in history. “It feels amazing to finally achieve…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad boys basketball team added new hardware to their trophy case on Feb. 28. The Knights did so after taking down Mississippi Valley Conference foe Waterloo on their home court in the Class 3A Waterloo Regional Championship. Triad began their path to victory with a 16-8 lead at the end of…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] On Feb. 28, Triad hosted their 13th Annual Triad Knight Indoor Invite at Principia COllege. The field consisted of 33 boys track and field squads from across the state. Team scores were not kept at the meet. Triad’s lone championship of the meet came from James O’Toole, who won the underclassmen…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad girls track and field saw action at the Joe Elliot Early Indoor Girls Meet on Feb. 27 in Marion. In the field of 22 teams, the Lady Knights finished in fifth place. Triad finished with 40 team points to earn their top five finish. Triad junior Sophia Schardan earned a…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad senior Claire Crouch made history on Feb. 28, as she became the first Lady Knight in program history to compete at the IHSA State Finals. In her first round of action in the 100 pound division, Triad’s representative lost via third round fall to Lily Enos of Batavia. Enos went…

by Mark Jurgena Last weekend the boys dual team wrestling championships and the girls wrestling championships were decided at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington. In the dual team state matches Class 1A saw Coal City beat Vandalia 32-27 for their second state championship while Woodstock (Marian Catholic) beat Tolono (Unity) for third place. Class 2A…

by Mark Jurgena The regular season for the Collinsville boys basketball team didn’t finish the way anyone wanted as they dropped a pair of Southwestern Conference matchups to the top two teams in the SWC. CHS fell at Edwardsville on Feb. 18 and dropped their final home game at Fletcher Gym on Feb. 21 to…

by Mark Jurgena The IHSA has decided several winter championships so far this calendar year. Let’s look at a few of them. Girls Bowling At The Cherry Bowl in Rockford, Harlem won the state title with Joliet (West) taking second and Rockton (Hononegah) taking third. From the Metro, Mascoutah was fourth and O’Fallon ninth. Ulyssa…

by Mark Jurgena Last weekend’s IHSA girls bowling state finals did not go the way the Collinsville Kahoks had hoped. They finished day one of the tourney at The Cherry Bowl in Rockford in 13th place. Unfortunately, the top 12 teams advance to the second day to determine state placers. CHS missed the cut by…