Area Sports

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Ella Guerrero knows how to shoot a 3-pointer. After all, she’s been burying them for the past four seasons at the varsity level for the Collinsville girls basketball team. That time on the varsity floor has led her to a pair of Kahok records for long-distance shooting. On Feb. 3…

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — It only took her the better part of three years to score 1,000 career points. Of course, she’s only a junior. Talesha Gilmore hit a layup off the right block at the 2:46 mark of the second quarter to cut O’Fallon’s lead down to 29-20 on Feb. 6 at Fletcher…

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — When Nick Horras buried a three from the left corner late in the third quarter it pushed him over the 1,000-point plateau. The senior became the 27th player in the storied history of Collinsville basketball to break into the grand club. “We started basketball in 1907, that’s over 115 years…

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Jamorie Wysinger broke Collinsville’s single-season 3-point shooting record. That’s not overly surprising to Kahok fans. What is surprising is how often Collinsville backers continue to shake their heads at the accuracy and range of the senior guard despite watching him for the last two seasons.  On Feb. 10 he buried…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — A trio of Knights have earned their spots at the IHSA State Finals for wrestling after top at the Feb. 10 Class 2A Sectional at Mahomet-Seymour. The lone Knight to win a sectional title was Colby Crouch. Competing at 126 pounds, the senior earned his third state qualification in…

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Collinsville girls wrestlers Taylor Dawson and LeAnn Cory qualified for this weekend’s state final tournament in Bloomington thanks to their performances at the Peoria (Richwoods) Sectional over the weekend. Unfortunately despite their best efforts, Hannah Jones and Emma Ford just couldn’t quite qualify. “The girls showed their love and passion…

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — All four Collinsville boys wrestlers who qualified for the Class 3A Quincy Sectional saw their hard-fought seasons come to an end over the weekend. “The Kahok wrestlers all fought very hard at their sectionals,” said CHS coach Jordan May. “Chase Hare, Tyler Minner and Cody Lutz came up short but…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Triad’s trip to Mascoutah on Dec. 19 was a less than stellar representation of the Knights. In that early season Mississippi Valley Conference test, Triad suffered a sluggish first half to fall behind 35-11 before taking a 49-28 defeat. Their total of 28 points remains tied for the lowest…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Triad girls basketball had a less than ideal start to their postseason. The Lady Knights, who hosted Salem on Feb. 10, found themselves in a 13-11 after one quarter. By halftime, they fell further behind 24-18 and had four starters pick up multiple fouls. Coach Josh Hunt recalled his…

By Mark Jurgena  COLLINSVILLE —  It was a fantastic weekend in Carterville for Collinsville. The Kahok girls bowling team topped the field at the IHSA Sectional bowling tournament at SI Bowl to capture the championship and be one of four teams to leave town with a ticket to the state final tournament. It is their…