Area Sports

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — For the Collinsville baseball team, the beginning of last week was better than the end as far as results go.  CHS beat Bethalto (Civic Memorial) and Staunton early before falling to Triad and Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) to end the week. CM victory The Kahoks were rude hosts to CM on…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE —  The Collinsville softball team picked up their first SWC win of the season on April 4 after beating Alton 4-2 at the Collinsville Sports Complex. CHS jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two innings then scored an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth to secure the win.…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — In the last three matches, the Collinsville boys volleyball team has taken on some of the top teams in the Southwestern Conference. Which, by proxy, means some of the best in the state of Illinois. After finishing with still undefeated Belleville East two weeks ago, the Kahoks ran into Edwardsville…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE  — The Collinsville High School girls track team ventured east on April 5 to take part in the Lady Knight Invitational hosted by Triad. Normal (University High) won the event with 90 points and Edwardsville came in second with 83 points. Collinsville scored 13 points at the event.  CHS thrower Craig…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The annual Norm Armstrong Invitational at Belleville West was a highly productive day for a few members of the Collinsville track squad. CHS took 24th place out of the 31 squads that actually scored in the meet however several schools that entered did not score. Edwardsville won the meet with…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — With 13 national championships to their name, Lindenwood cheerleading has plenty of accolades to their name. Triad senior Maris Bode recently committed to join the powerhouse program. “I chose Lindenwood because I wanted to get the college experience of living on my own while also still being close to…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — The most recent victory for Triad softball came on their homefield in the form of an 11-1 drubbing of Breese Central. Delaney Hess would pick up the short game victory for the Lady Knights in the Mar. 25 showdown. The junior hurler allowed just three hits in the victory.…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Triad tennis faced off with a mix of teams throughout Illinois last week. Their final week of March opened with a trip to Waterloo. There, the Knights knocked off their conference hosts by a 6-3 tally. Ethan Stewart won in the top singles spot to headline a singles sweep…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Triad girls soccer knows they have a target on their back each time they step on the field in Mississippi Valley Conference play. That statement was certainly true on Mar. 28, when they hosted Mascoutah in a battle of teams off to 1-0 starts in league play. Entering the…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Score in the most innings and win the freebie war. Collinsville did both on March 27 as they returned from their trip to Memphis, Tenn by traveling to Granite City and beating the Warriors 13-4. The Kahoks scored in five innings compared to two for Granite with a pair of…