Area Sports

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — I gotta say it, shout out to all those in section 127 at the Dome. With that said, the St. Louis BattleHawks are back for a third season of professional spring football this time with the United Football League. The UFL is a merger of the B-Hawks old league, the…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — It was a tough day at the track during the Class 3A O’Fallon Sectional on May 9 as Collinsville was unable to advance to the state track meet this weekend. Normal (Community) won the meet with 87.5 points while Chatham (Glenwood) scored 77 good for second place. CHS scored 12…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — It was a bit of a disappointing day team-wise for the Collinsville boys track & field team at the Southwestern Conference meet at Alton Sports Complex on May 9. The meet was delayed one day due to the weather. Collinsville was only able to muster 40 points on the day.…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Collinsville was able to gain a split with O’Fallon last week in SWC action then the Kahoks won at Roxana to finish out the week. CHS ended the week with a 14-15 record and was 5-5 in the SWC and tied for fourth place with Alton. Two-time defending state champion…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville softball team dropped a pair of Southwestern Conference matchups last week. They fell to O’Fallon and dropped a one-run decision to Alton. Alton loss Collinsville played well but Alton was able to push across a run in the bottom of the sixth to beat the Kahoks 1-0 on…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — The record books for the Mississippi Valley Conference’s boys track and field saw a series of updates on May 10. Triad contributed two out of the meet’s new event records as part of their second-place team finish. The Knights tallied 162 points, finishing 34 points behind meet champion Mascoutah…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — After all matches finalized from the Mississippi Valley Conference boys tennis tournament, Triad finished second overall. The Knights amassed 34 points across the two days of action, leaving them just three points behind the champion Highland squad. Mascoutah took third with 31 points and Waterloo claimed fourth with 24…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — With just one loss to their defeat since Apr. 8, the Lady Knight softball has amassed a formidable wave of momentum. Others have taken notice of their winning ways, as evidenced by the IHSA’s postseason bracket announcement last week. The Lady Knights earned the second seed from their nine…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — With all 10 of their Mississippi Valley Conference contests in the books, Triad baseball has finished with a 7-3 record. Their last set of league matchups came against Highland, starting with a home stand on May 6. Triad entered that affair with an overall record of 17-8 and Highland…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — With qualifiers in nine out of 18 events, Triad will be well represented at the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Finals on May 17. Their state qualifications came at the May 9 Class 2A Civic Memorial Sectional, where the Lady Knights competed against 17 other squads. Triad totaled…