Area Sports

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Competing in meets hosted by Olney and Collinsville, Triad cross country compiled strong results last week. At the Sept. 18 Collinsville Invite, the boys squad earned the team championship. Their team tally of 30 points placed them well ahead of second-place Alton’s 63 point score. Senior Drew Twyman led…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — On Aug. 24 of 2022, Triad soccer dropped their season opener 3-2 against a visiting Collinsville squad. Since then, the Knights have not lost on their home field. Their home winning streaking recently reached 25 matches with a Sept. 21 victory against Collinsville. In a game that was physical…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — The Sept. 20 Mississippi Valley Conference opener between Triad and Waterloo came down to rushing attacks. Throughout the night, the teams combined for 70 rushing attempts and a total of 467 ground yards. Eleven players rushed the ball throughout the affair. Triad’s rushing attack hit paydirt first, with quarterback…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville boys soccer team is off to a bit of a slow start this season sporting a 1-3-1 campaign against some stiff competition to begin the season. Last week they dropped a pair of contests to powerhouses O’Fallon and St. Louis (CBC). “Like I said from the beginning of…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Nothing could keep the Collinsville High School football team from their running appointed rounds on Sept. 13 in Carbondale. Not a long bus trip into deep Southern Illinois, not a thunderstorm after the first quarter, not an hour-and-a-half lightning delay and not a misty rain after the game resumed. The…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville girls cross country team has seen mixed results in their early season competitions. They took seventh last weekend at the nine-team Bellleville West Invitational. Waterloo and Highland tied for first at the meet with 37 points each while Collinsville scored 170 points. They finished just behind sixth place…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Collinsville High School’s cross country season is only three weeks old and Kahok harriers continue to set personal records on the course weekly. Last weekend the Kahoks raced at the Belleville West Invitational.  While they finished sixth as a team overall in the 11-team field they did finish well off…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville High School girls tennis team has seen improved results this season with some match wins and plenty of improved play throughout the team. “(The season is) going pretty good,” said CHS coach Jessica Thiel. “Overall I’ve been pretty pleased. I’ve had to move a couple of girls around…

by Mark Jurgena HIGHLAND — Six series champions were crowned as the 63rd season of racing for series championships wrapped up at the World Famous Highland Speedway on Sept. 7. Three of those champions were from local hamlets including Highland, Alhambra and Pocahontas. In the Bel-O Heating, Cooling & Plumbing ProModified class, 2023 series champion…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — At the Sept. 14 First to the Finish Invite, Triad’s cross country squads had a preview of the IHSA State Championship course. The visit to Peoria’s Detweiller Park saw the Lady Knights finish in twenty-ninth place out of 56 Class 2A squads. Triad’s female representatives finished with a team…