Area Sports
Lady Knights place four varsity medalists at home invite
By Ray Popkess Nineteen different schools met up in Troy last Friday, April 10 for the annual Triad Lady Knights Invitational. Just before running the final event, Triad honored their nine seniors for their dedication to the track and field program with a Senior Night ceremony. Field Events Grace Parker took home the highest…
Read MoreKnights sweep Bulldogs in home-away series
By Ray Popkess The Mississippi Valley Conference baseball season opened up intraleague play on Monday, as Triad and Highland competed in their final matchups as conference foes. Game one took place at Triad High School while game two was played the following day at Glik Park. Game One Triad ace Nolan Keller kept…
Read MoreLady Knights rebound at home after PK loss to Waterloo
By Ray Popkess Triad Soccer hosted two conference games this week against the Waterloo Bulldogs and the Civic Memorial Eagles. Prior to the two contests, the Lady Bulldogs sat atop the Mississippi Valley Conference with a perfect 7-0-0 (2-0 in conference) record, with the Lady Knights trailing them in second with a record of…
Read MoreTriad Baseball, Softball improve records over Spring Break
By Ray Popkess The Knights and Lady Knights had a full slate of games during their week away from the classroom and each came away with improved records. Baseball took the bus to Breese (Mater Dei) to start their spring break on March 30, then followed it up with home games against Appleton (WI)…
Read MoreTriad Tennis battles through weather at Edwardsville Spring Invite
By Ray Popkess Despite a few schools dropping out due to inclement weather, Triad Tennis still hosted their portion of the Edwardsville Spring Invite as an exhibition last week on Friday, April 3. They still got two matches in against Normal Community and John Burroughs at the varsity level while the junior varsity squad took…
Read MoreKnights show out at Lady Maroon Invite
By Ray Popkess The Lady Knights had a handful of strong individual and team performances at the Lady Maroon Invite on Friday, April 3. Ava Gallia had the highlight of the meet for Triad, as she competed in the 300m hurdles. Her time of 45.23s was not only the fourth fastest at the invite…
Read MoreTriad Track hosts Triangular, competes at O’Fallon Relays
By Ray Popkess Before competing at the O’Fallon Relays over the weekend, Triad Boys’ Track and Field hosted their first triangular meet of the season against Carbondale and Centralia. Four individual athletes, as well as the 4x100m relay team, climbed the all-time Triad record books during the meet. On Saturday, April 3, Triad earned…
Read MoreTriad Tennis picks up big wins on home courts
By Ray Popkess Both Junior Varsity and Varsity teams for the Knights had strong showings last week, defeating all four opposing schools they contested with. JV vs. Bunker Hill/Staunton Triad’s JV squad took on the varsity squad from Bunker Hill/Staunton on Wednesday, March 25 and came away with a resounding 9-0 victory. Gabe…
Read MoreTriad Little Knights Basketball take 2nd at IL State Championships
By Tribune Staff Troy Little Knights 5th grade team won 2nd place at the state basketball championship tournament, led by coaches Jay Blair, Matt Kitzmiller and Kevin Zawodniak. Coaches left fans of the team with this message on their Facebook page at the conclusion of the season: The boys capped off an amazing year with…
Read MoreKnights Softball wins five straight, Baseball clashes with Titans
By Ray Popkess Triad Softball has been on a roll lately, winning their fourth straight contest with their most recent wins coming against Park Hills Central (MO), Belleville West and Breese Central. The baseball team went up against an arch rival in Chatham (Glennwood) last week as they narrowly came away with a victory.…
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