Area Sports
Four Kahok girls’ grapplers compete at state tourney
By Mark Jurgena While it may have been a tough weekend for the Collinsville High School girls’ wrestling team at the state tournament, the Kahoks had competed with three of the four qualifiers able to win at least one match last weekend. Collinsville finished 59th out of 119 teams at state at Grossinger Motors Arena…
Read MoreTriad Girls’ Indoor takes second at Joe Elliot meet
By Ray Popkess Marion High School hosted the 2026 Joe Elliot Girls’ Early Indoor meet on Thursday, Feb. 26, and the Lady Knights competed at the top of the standings in nearly every event. Triad placed second out of 21 teams at the meet, trailing only 11 points behind O’Fallon. Ava Gallia had a…
Read MoreWood takes on top-flight at IHSA Girls State Tourney
By Ray Popkess Triad’s sole state-qualifying grappler, Kaitlin Wood, took a road trip to Bloomington this past weekend for the IHSA Girls State Championships. Sixteen wrestlers competed in Wood’s bracket at the Grossinger Motors Arena. Wood was granted the 11 seed in the 155-pound bracket and faced off against her opponent from Hinsdale South,…
Read MoreKnights win Regional at The Rich, swarmed by Centralia in Sectionals
By Ray Popkess Winning the final Mississippi Valley Conference championship could not satisfy the hunger for success that the Triad Knights basketball team possesses. After capping off a 22-9 (9-1) regular season with a victory against Jerseyville, the Knights invited their old rival, the Highland Bulldogs, into town for an opening round matchup in…
Read MoreCollinsville girls’ and boys’ tracksters continue to compete
By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville High School girls track and field team took part in the annual Joe Elliott Girls’ Early Indoor meet at the Marion HS HEC Building on Feb. 26. They returned to Madison County with a sixth place finish at the 21-team event. O’Fallon won the invitational with 82 points, while Triad…
Read MoreStephens brings back top 20 finish at state bowling tourney
By Mark Jurgena Collinsville High School bowler Kellen Stephens finished the IHSA girls’ bowling state finals in a tie for 19th place last weekend at The Cherry Bowl in Rockford. Stephens ended up averaging a 201 over the two-day event. She was 17th after day one before finishing with a top 20 finish. “Kellen finished…
Read MoreKnights, Eagles go the distance for MVCHA Championship
By Ray Popkess The Columbia Eagles and Triad Knights met again in the MVCHA 1A Championship last week, the first time since they met in the 2022-2023 championship when the Eagles won the series in two games. The Game Three finale for this year’s title took place earlier this week on Monday, Feb. 23.…
Read MoreKahok girls’ hoop season ends at regional
By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville High School girls’ basketball season came to a close on Feb. 16 with a loss to Alton in the Edwardsville Class 4A Regional. CHS took a 9-7 lead on the number four team in Illinois after one quarter of play but the Redbirds asserted themselves the rest of the way…
Read MoreLady Griffins take Litchfield Regional; Knights, Bulldogs fall short in finals
By Ray Popkess Week one of the IHSA Girls’ Basketball postseason has been completed and only one neighboring school has moved on to their Sectional tournament. Father McGivney Lady Griffins The Father McGivney Lady Griffins took on Litchfield and Hillsboro last week in the North Mac-hosted Regional. In game one against the Panthers, Zoe…
Read MoreFirst round of IHSA winter state championships crown new champions
By Mark Jurgena The winter sports seasons for the IHSA are rapidly coming to a close as March quickly approaches at the beginning of next week. Let’s take a look at some of the early winter champions in Illinois. Competitive Cheer Three weekends ago, the competitive cheer championships took place in Bloomington at Grossinger Motors…
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