Area Sports

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — On March 8, the girls track team at Collinsville High School concluded their indoor season with the Jersey Winter Thaw meet held at Coach Crafton Athletic Center on the campus of Principia College in Elsah. The Kahoks had several strong showings including one first place finish. Collinsville’s 4×200 meter relay…

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The young Collinsville girls soccer squad began their season last week with a trio of losses. However CHS coach Jodie Munoz knows that her young team will have some growing pains. In their opener on March 11 at Kahok Stadium against Waterloo, the Bulldogs beat CHS 3-0. “Unfortunately we had…

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The move by several local middle schools away from the SIJHSAA to the IESA has paid benefits for one sport on the Collinsville athletic scene: wrestling. Wrestling is not a state championship sport in the Southern Illinois governing body but it is a state sport in the IESA. On March…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Triad’s boys and girls track and field teams both nabbed third-place at the Mar. 16 Gene Armer Invitational. In a field of 31 scoring teams, the Lady Knights finished with 49 points at the Champaign-based event. This placed them just four points behind runners-up Mascotah and 14 points behind…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Last week featured the first action for Triad boys tennis since winning their sixth consecutive IHSA Sectional last spring. The first competition of their 2024 campaign came on Mar. 15, when they played hosts to Class 2A Quincy. By a 9-3 tally, the Blue Devils knocked off the home…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Within the first 24 hours of the season, the turf baseball field at Triad High School saw plenty of usage. The first action came on Mar. 15, as the Knights hosted Normal West. Their season opener against the Wildcats was one of dozens of contests held in the area…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — The first four games of the 2024 season are in the books for Triad softball. In their first action since last year’s 15-12 campaign, the Lady Knights made a trek to Murphysboro on Mar. 11. Triad grabbed an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first, with Alyssa…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — A new season is underway for Triad girls soccer, as they look to follow up a 15-8-3 2023 season. The team opened the year with two Metro Cup contests, starting with a Mar. 12 showdown versus O’Fallon at Althoff Catholic. O’Fallon opened their 2023 season with a 6-0 win…

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — It was another dynamite weekend for personal records and indoor top ten marks set by the members of the Collinsville High boys track & field team.  A total of 13 personal records and 12 Collinsville top ten marks were set last Friday at the Tiger Indoor Invitational in Elsah at…

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Another winter sports season is in the books at Collinsville High School and the accolades have been rolling in for Kahok athletes. Girls bowling The Collinsville girls bowling team had a tremendous season winning the SWC, the Belleville East Regional and Carterville Sectional before finishing fourth in the state final…