Area Sports
Track Kahoks compete in Norm Armstrong Invite
by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The annual Norm Armstrong Invitational at Belleville West was a highly productive day for a few members of the Collinsville track squad. CHS took 24th place out of the 31 squads that actually scored in the meet however several schools that entered did not score. Edwardsville won the meet with…
Read MoreBode to join collegiate ranks at Lindenwood
By Anthony Jones sports.times.tribune@gmail.com TROY — With 13 national championships to their name, Lindenwood cheerleading has plenty of accolades to their name. Triad senior Maris Bode recently committed to join the powerhouse program. “I chose Lindenwood because I wanted to get the college experience of living on my own while also still being close to…
Read MoreLady Knight softball tames Breese Central
By Anthony Jones sports.times.tribune@gmail.com TROY — The most recent victory for Triad softball came on their homefield in the form of an 11-1 drubbing of Breese Central. Delaney Hess would pick up the short game victory for the Lady Knights in the Mar. 25 showdown. The junior hurler allowed just three hits in the victory.…
Read MoreTennis take third in Edwardsville Invite
By Anthony Jones sports.times.tribune@gmail.com TROY — Triad tennis faced off with a mix of teams throughout Illinois last week. Their final week of March opened with a trip to Waterloo. There, the Knights knocked off their conference hosts by a 6-3 tally. Ethan Stewart won in the top singles spot to headline a singles sweep…
Read MoreLate score leads Triad past Mascoutah
By Anthony Jones sports.times.tribune@gmail.com TROY — Triad girls soccer knows they have a target on their back each time they step on the field in Mississippi Valley Conference play. That statement was certainly true on Mar. 28, when they hosted Mascoutah in a battle of teams off to 1-0 starts in league play. Entering the…
Read MoreKahok baseball takes 2 of 3 contests
by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Score in the most innings and win the freebie war. Collinsville did both on March 27 as they returned from their trip to Memphis, Tenn by traveling to Granite City and beating the Warriors 13-4. The Kahoks scored in five innings compared to two for Granite with a pair of…
Read MoreBaseball Knights take on busy stretch
By Anthony Jones sports.times.tribune@gmail.com TROY — While classes were out for spring break at Triad High School last week, Triad baseball remained busy. The Knights, who entered the busy slate with a 4-1 record, played five games across a six day period. Their action-packed lineup began on Mar. 25 with a trip to Mater Dei.…
Read MoreGirls track & field takes 12th at Belleville
By Anthony Jones sports.times.tribune@gmail.com TROY — Over 20 teams joined Triad in competing at the Lady Maroon Invitational on Mar. 29. The Lady Knights would finish in twelfth overall after racking up 28.5 points throughout the event. This total left them just three and a half points away from the cutoff for a top-ten showing.…
Read MoreKnights race to second at O’Fallon Relays
By Anthony Jones sports.times.tribune@gmail.com TROY — The Mar. 29 O’Fallon Relays marked another chapter in Triad’s explosive start to the boys track and field season. The Knights, competing in the blue division, took second place with 111 points. That tally left them three and a half points behind champions Mascoutah and 24 points ahead of…
Read MoreKahok spikers taking on top-flight competition
by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The young Collinsville boys volleyball team has been busy in the past couple of weeks. They went 2-3 at the Belleville East Tourney on March 22-23 then went 1-2 last week. They sit at 3-6 overall heading into play this week. East Tourney CHS picked up a pair of wins…
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