Area Sports

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Taking a trip to Quincy Senior High School proved worthwhile for Triad wrestling last week. The Knights, who took fourth overall, bested seven other squads at the meet. Triad also placed in 11 of the tournament’s weight classes. With a 4-0 record, Will Kelly was one of two Knights…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Triad boys basketball is yet to lose in 2024. After a Jan. 5 victory over Jersey to improve to 1-0 in the new year and 10-6 overall, the Knights returned to the hardwood on Jan. 11 against Waterloo. Triad hosted that Mississippi Valley Conference test. Their showdown stood as…

By Paul Hines & Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Starting with a Jan. 9 visit to the 15-3 Mt. Vernon Rams, Triad girls basketball faced a challenging slate last week. “Triad’s always tough to play,” Mount Vernon coach Jeff Lonnon said. “They play in a good conference. They play a good schedule, and I thought…

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — At the Fred Ross Invitational at Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette) the Collinsville girls wrestling team had another successful meet with a weight class winner and a pair of third place finishes. Taylor Dawson continued her season with three more wins to raise her record to 29-0 on the season at 130…

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The boys bowling team at Collinsville fell just short of qualifying to the IHSA bowling sectional tournament this weekend. They finished in fifth place one spot and 139 pins behind the final qualifier Belleville West. O’Fallon edged Mascoutah for the regional championship with Breese (Central) placing third. The Panthers finished…

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Four games in six days and a 2-2 record. That was the week that was for the Collinsville girls basketball team. The week moved their record to 10-10 on the season and 4-3 in the SWC. That puts them tied for third with Edwardsville. Alton, who was ranked number three…

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The action was the same as the weather inside. HOT! While the weather outside was snowy and windy with a temperature of 13 degrees on Jan. 13, the temperature inside Glenn Schott Gymnasium was approximately the same as the surface of the sun. Collinsville overcame the conditions and the three…

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The girls bowling team at Collinsville traveled to Carterville to take part in an invitational tournament Saturday. CHS returned with a third place finish at the 16-team event. Belleville East won the tourney while Mascoutah took second. Kahok Livia Montgomery had the highest finish for Collinsville taking eighth. She rolled…

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Collinsville’s boys bowling team had a solid performance at the Carterville High School Invitational on Jan. 6. CHS brought home a fourth place finish beating Mt. Vernon by one pin.  “That’s where the sectional site is for both the boys and the girls so we wanted to get a practice…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — In their final home action of the year, Triad wrestling improved to 7-5 in duals with a Jan. 4 victory over the O’Fallon Panthers. The Knights, who won 9 of the 14 divisions, won the day by a final tally of 51-30. Eight of those victories came by way…