Area Sports

By Mark Jurgena  COLLINSVILLE — It was a tough week of games for the Collinsville girls basketball team as they dropped consecutive contests to two of the top ten teams in Illinois and began the week with a narrow loss to a squad with a Division II recruit that has compiled over 1,600 points in…

By Mark Jurgena Editor’s NOTE: Edwardsville upset East St. Louis 77-73 on Friday night allowing Collinsville a share of the Southwestern Conference title. It’s their 47th championship. Glenwood win COLLINSVILLE  — Nick Horras went over 1,000 points and Jamorie Wysinger set a new single-season record for 3-pointers made. Yet another historic night in the storied…

Editor’s Note: This article was submitted by the Triad Girls Bowling Team program. TROY — Four girls from the Triad varsity girls bowling team bowled at Sectionals held at S.I. Bowl in Carterville, on Saturday, Feb. 10. The girls saw a lot of competition with over 90 girls vying for a top 5 individual spot. …

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — It was a big week for the Collinsville girls bowling team. They started the week by winning the conference tournament and ended it with another regional title. “We’re far from done,” said CHS coach Sean Hay. “They are in a good headspace. I was pretty happy with the regional we…

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Four wrestlers from the Collinsville boys wrestling team were able to punch their ticket to this weekend’s Class 3A Quincy Sectional. They all took third place at the regional which was also contested in Quincy. At 120 pounds, Chase Hare (19-21) started his day with a win over Cael Baylowski…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — The first round of the Illinois High School Association boys wrestling tournament saw several Triad Knights earn top placements. Triad, who was one of eight teams competing at the Civic Memorial Class 2A Regional, finished in third-place as a team. Their tally of 144.5 team points was only bested…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — As the postseason draws nearer, the Illinois High School Association released postseason seedings and brackets for girls hoops. The Lady Knights, who found themselves in a stacked Sub-Sectional A for seeding purposes, were ranked sixth out of nine teams. Their side of the Sectional held a combined record of…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Just three regular season games remain on the schedule for Triad basketball after crossing off games against Rochester, Highland and MacArthur last week. Their Feb. 2 conference showdown with Highland was the lone home game across the skate of action. The two teams previously met on Dec. 15, when…

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Sometimes comebacks are successful in the end. Sometimes comebacks get near the peak but can’t get any farther. When Collinsville was whistled for a 10-second violation with three minutes to play the prospects of holding onto their four-point lead looked bleak. Then came a defensive stop and a dynamic layup…

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — When they needed it, Katie Bardwell, Lily Carlisle and Carsyn Moad came up big. On defense. The defensive stops allowed Collinsville to turn a three-point deficit with just over one minute to play into a 40-36 win over Father McGivney at Fletcher Gym on Feb. 3. The win moved Collinsville…