Area Sports

by Mark Jurgena The annual list of new members to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame was released on Monday morning and another Kahok will represent Collinsville in the statewide Hall. Christopher Kettler was named to Class of 2025 as a Friend of Basketball. “It’s a tremendous honor,” he said. “To be recognized by…

by Mark Jurgena The Collinsville bowling teams took part in tournaments over the weekend with mixed success. Girls team CHS opened their season with a fourth place finish at the Triad Invitational at Hi-Top Bowl in Highland on Nov. 30. Taylorville took the title at the event with a pinfall total of 5496. Mascoutah was…

by Mark Jurgena Collinsville dropped two of their three games last week to finish in fourth place at the Nashville Thanksgiving Tournament. Freeburg win CHS opened the week on Nov. 25 by beating Freeburg 60-48 to go 2-0 in their pool at the Nashville tourney. At the start of the contest, it sure didn’t look…

by Mark Jurgena Week one of the 2024-25 Collinsville High School boys basketball season began with a tough loss and ended with a tournament championship. Collinsville Beat Hazelwood, Mo. (East), Mascoutah and Mt. Vernon to win the Stove Top Classic at Triad but fell in their opener to Herrin at home in overtime. “It’s still…

  By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad senior Hayden Bugger recently committed to Kaskaskia College baseball. “Mainly, I chose to commit there because of how the coaches treated me on my visit there. Kaskaskia baseball and the community seemed welcoming. Secondly, a few of my former teammates attend there and informed me it’s a great place…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] McKendree soccer recently added Triad senior Emma Correale to their incoming class. “I have been around Mckendree for a couple years now and I have had the opportunity to see the inside of the Mckendree women’s soccer team, and the bond between the girls and coaches was unmatchable to any other…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad’s stiff defense led the way for another Lady Knight victory last week on Nov. 26. The Lady Knights earned their latest victory in a 46-22 win over the East St. Louis Flyerettes. The affair, which served as Triad’s home opener, pushed them to 3-1 on the season and dropped the…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] The first week of the season culminated in a long day of action on Nov. 30 for Triad basketball. The Knights opened the day at 2 p.m. with a showdown against Mt. Vernon Rams, who entered with a 1-0 record. Triad entered the contest undefeated as well at 1-0. Their matchup…

by Mark Jurgena The IHSA has crowned its final series of champions after holding its 50th annual state football championships Thanksgiving weekend at Hancock Stadium on the campus of Illinois State University in Normal. Seven of the eight champions went to private schools with East St. Louis being the lone non-private school to take a…

by Mark Jurgena This weekend the IHSA will conclude its fall championship season with the state football championships at Illinois State University in Normal. Football Two local schools will play for state championships this weekend at ISU. East St. Louis in Class 6A and Belleville (Althoff) in Class 1A will compete for titles. East Side…