Area Sports

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — After starting the season 1-3, Triad girls soccer is set to enter postseason action with a 16-4-1 record. Their final victory of the regular season came on May 9, when they defeated Father McGivney. The win over the Griffins moved the Lady Knights to 8-0-1 on their home field.…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The girls soccer squad at Collinsville High School wrapped up their regular season last week with a tie and a pair of losses to perennial soccer powers. Collinsville and Father McGivney played to a scoreless draw at Kahok Stadium on May 6.  Goalkeeper Paige Bohnemeier recorded her sixth shutout of…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville boys volleyball team split a pair of games last week beating Alton (Marquette) and then falling to O’Fallon. Against Marquette, the Kahoks took a 25-23, 25-19 victory on May 6 at Fletcher Gym. Collinsville recorded 22 kills for the contest with Jordan Taylor leading the way with seven.…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville boys volleyball team was able to win one of their three matches last week.  East loss Collinsville hosted Belleville East in an SWC matchup on April 30 with the Lancers taking a 25-15, 25-7 win over the Kahoks. The Kahoks got three kills from both JuPaul Husoon and…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville girls track & field team took part in the Southwestern Conference meet in O’Fallon on May 1. Collinsville finished with 23 points with O’Fallon nudging out Edwardsville for the championship by three points. The Panthers scored 145 points. The highest finish for the Kahoks was a second place…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — What a great day it was for the annual Kahok Invitational track & field meet on May 4 at Kahok Stadium. Under sunny skies, 29 teams converged on Collinsville for a big day of athletic competition. Edwardsville won the meet with an even 100 points, with Mascoutah coming in second…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Collinsville was able to salvage one of their three baseball games last week thanks to a 4-0 win over Alton at Fletcher Field on May 2. The Kahoks took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first and for the game scored in four total innings in the game.…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville softball team won both of their games last week as they swept a doubleheader from East St. Louis on May 2 at the Collinsville Sports Complex. In the opener, Collinsville beat the Flyerettes 17-2 in four innings. CHS had big innings in all three of their turns at…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — All three of Triad baseball’s contests last week came against opponents north of 20 victories this season. The first two matchups of that slate came as part of their Mississippi Valley Conference against Mascotuah. Entering the week, the Knights and Indians were tied atop the conference with 5-1 league…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — For the first time since 2019, Triad’s girls track and field squad claimed the Mississippi Valley Conference Championship on May 2. Their title, which ended a three-year run by Mascoutah, featured first-place finishes in seven of the 18 events. The Lady Knights finished with 153 team points to edge…