Area Sports

by Mark Jurgena Collinsville had a great day of bowling, winning the Alton tourney at Bowl Haven Lanes on Dec. 21. They fired at 2966 over three games in the afternoon set to beat conference rival Belleville East and four other schools in the Gold Division. The Lancers finished 240 pins behind the Kahoks. “Great…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] The Collinsville Holiday Classic has stood as one of the top level tournaments in the state of Illinois for 40 seasons. The high level of competition has provided tough sledding for Triad over the years, with the Knights entering this year’s edition with an all-time record of 23-58. In the program’s…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] Christmas week brought a new set of wins for Lady Knights basketball. Their latest stretch of action began on Dec. 23, when they hosted the Mascoutah Indians. Triad entered that bout with a 10-2 record, while Mascoutah stood at 2-11. Behind eight points from Savanna Hildebrand, the Lady Knights pulled ahead…

by Mark Jurgena Over the holidays if you’re wrestling in the St. Louis area you want to be at the William Red Schmitt tournament in Granite City. Collinsville wrestlers were no different with three Kahoks grabbing finished in the top seven of their respective weight classes. “The holiday tournament is definitely our hardest tournament of…

by Mark Jurgena Question: When is a time-out worth it? Answer: When it leads to a 22-0 run. Collinsville coach Darin Lee took a 30-second timeout out of frustration with 5:47 to play in the second quarter. His Kahoks had just rushed a shot in a desperate attempt to beat the shot clock. The ball…

by Mark Jurgena It has been quite a start for the girls wrestling team at Collinsville High School for their 2024-25 campaign. CHS has taken several top finishes at the meets they have participated in. Most recently they traveled to Ballwin, Mo. for the 16-team Parkway West Lady Longhorn Roundup on Dec. 13. Collinsville brought…

by Mark Jurgena The boys’ wrestling team from Collinsville High School saw success in their early season. They began the year on Nov. 25 with a triangular beating both Sparta and Litchfield at Fletcher Gym to get the season off on the right foot. Kahoks Connor Castens, Bryson Jone, Mason Hare, Cameron Minner, Mac Jobe,…

by Mark Jurgena The Collinsville girls bowling team had a solid weekend at the annual Plainfield North Strikefest at Town & Country Lanes in Joliet. CHS shot a total of 5489 finishing 345 pins behind the Strikefest champion Machesney Park (Harlem) and their 5813 total. They took the lead from Rockton (Hononegah) after the second…

by Mark Jurgena On Saturday at the Belleville Invitational at Bel-Air Bowl in Belleville, the Kahoks brought home a third place finish in the team standings. Jace Coats took third place overall with a 226 average with Hayden LaDrew taking eighth place with a 218 average. “It may sound cliche but they need to learn…

by Mark Jurgena Chase Reynolds buried a three to begin the OT. The Kahok defense held that lead. Then 7-for-8 shooting from the free throw line won the game. That was the story in the overtime period as Collinsville beat East St. Louis 68-63 at Fletcher Gym on Dec. 13 in a back-and-forth contest that…