Area Sports

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The IHSA allows for 25 summer contact days between coaches and their teams during the summer months.  Several programs take advantage of the opportunity to compete, build skills, build team unity and give athletes an enhanced experience for their athletic careers. Collinsville High School boys and girls bowling coach Sean…

by Mark Jurgena Yeah, if you’re reading this you read the headline and I’m not sure what to think either. The facts are the United States of America took fourth place in an American football world championship competition. How is that even possible? Well I guess we need to take a look. First of all…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — With the turn of the calendar to July, Friday night football is inching closer to reality once again. But the Kahok football team has been busy with their summer workouts since early June. The summer for us is about developing our culture and building chemistry,” said Collinsville football coach Colton…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville High School girls basketball team finished their summer after last week’s Triad tournament. They had an excellent summer completing their schedule with a 16-3 record. The Kahoks went 3-1 at the Triad tourney. They fell in their opener to Class 2A power Carlyle before beating Father McGivney in…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville boys basketball team completed their competitive summer season on June 29 at the Midwest Crossroads Showcase event at Normal (West) High School by splitting a pair of contests. In their opener, they beat Bradley (Bourbonnais) 49-40 and in their second contest they were beaten by Moline 48-30. They…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] Local action in the Metro East Recreational Baseball League is heating up at the close of June. In the middle school division of the league, postseason action is currently underway. On the American League side, Coach Kevin Baka’s Troy team two and Coach George Reavis’s Belleville team two are the finalists…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — While the winter months mean basketball around Collinsville, so does the month of June. This summer is no exception as the Kahoks have been busy competing on the local hardwood.  Collinsville began the summer in Marion for a one-day shootout on June 12. The locals won all three games they…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Kahok senior Ethan Bagwell has put together a solid career on the mound for Collinsville High School.  The big 6 foot 4 inch, 225-pound right-hander with a fastball that tops out at 96 mph wrapped up his high school career with one final award, IBCA Class 4A all-state. This spring…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — The past school year for Triad athletics was defined by a number of record-breaking performances and IHSA postseason hardware. The season was also the first in school history that saw multiple Knights earn individual state championships. Earning Triad’s first state title of the year was senior Colby Crouch, who…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — In the highly competitive Southwestern Conference baseball scene an above .500 record is definitely an accomplishment. The Collinsville baseball squad got back over the .500 mark this season finishing at 7-5 in SWC play and claimed a tie with traditional power O’Fallon for third place in the league. Two-time defending…