Area Sports

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — After starting their year off with a 9-4 record, Triad girls basketball found themselves on a three-game skid to close out the Benton Christmas Classic. The Lady Knights, who had not previously lost consecutive games, aimed to break the pattern last week when they hosted Jersey on Jan. 5.…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Triad’s fifth contest of their Mississippi Valley Conference schedule resulted in their third league win of the year. Their most recent win came on Jan. 5, when Jersey visited. Entering that contest, the Panthers held a 7-10 mark and the Knights stood at 9-6. The largest lead of the…

COLLINSVILLE — Basketball is a game of runs. Even in low-scoring contests. Edwardsville used a 19-7 run across the final two quarters to flip a six-point disadvantage into a six-point advantage and held on for a 42-38 win in Edwardsville on Jan. 5. The win moved the Tigers to 11-6 overall and 3-2 in SWC…

By Mark Jurgena HIGHLAND — Fans who attended Saturday’s 32nd annual Highland Scott Credit Union basketball shootout got a late Christmas gift as they watched a future University of Illinois player Morez Johnson of Harvey (Thornton) have a huge game to propel his team to victory.  The number three-ranked team in Class 3A beat sixth-ranked…

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Thanks to a pair of late first half free throws by Talesha Gilmore, the Collinsville girls basketball team stayed right with Edwardsville for 16 minutes despite some shooting woes and only trailed 21-15 going into the locker room. CHS cut into the lead down to four with an early second…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — There is no more prestigious tourney in the Metro area than the 62nd Red Schmitt Tournament in Granite City. Collinsville again attended the event on Dec. 27-28. “If you’re not familiar with the Holiday tournament, that’s the hardest tournament of the year for the boys,” said Collinsville coach Jordan May.…

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Collinsville’s Taylor Dawson had a highly successful holiday break after winning a pair of tournament crowns. She won the 130-pound crown at the Jacksonville Invite on Dec. 27 then two days later took the Wonder Women crown at Battle High School in Columbia, Mo. on Dec. 29. In Columbia, she…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — On Dec. 27 at halftime of Collinsvillle’s opening round win over Decatur (Eisenhower) at the Prairie Farms Holiday Classic the second class of the Kahok Hall of Fame was announced. Nine athletes and two teams were named to the Hall of Fame and will be inducted on Feb. 15 at…

COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville girls basketball team went 1-2 with a pair of close losses at the Don Maurer Classic at MICDS School in Ladue, Mo. over the holiday break. “We are hoping to finally have everyone healthy for the home stretch,” CHS coach Colin Moore said. “We have still yet to have who I…

Editor’s Note: This article was written and submitted by the Triad Girls Bowling program.  TROY — The Triad girls bowling team kicked off their season with the Triad Invitational held at their home house, Hi Top Bowl in Highland, on Nov. 24, 2023.  The girls had a high game of 788 and a total pinfall…