Area Sports

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Lincoln’s defense was only allowing 34.9 points per game. Collinsville was up 36-20 at halftime. The Kahoks used the strength of seven LONG threes off the hand of Jamorie Wysinger to bust the Railers 1-2-2 zone and beat Lincoln 67-41 in the semifinals of the PFHC Thursday night at Fletcher…

By Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Establish Zach Chambers. Check. He had 14 points, 15 rebounds, four assists and two blocks. But it wasn’t enough. Enter Jamorie Wysinger. The tournament MVP scored seven of his 12 points in the deciding fourth quarter to lead Collinsville to their sixth Prairie Farms Holiday Classic championship with a 44-39…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Along with 26 others throughout Illinois and Missouri, Triad’s boys wrestling team took part in the 62nd annual Red Schmitt Holiday Tournament hosted by Granite City. As a team, the Knights finished 22nd and tallied 70 points. The team’s top finisher came from Will Kelly. Competing at 106, the…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Triad girls basketball traveled to the southeast last week for the talent-loaded Benton Christmas Classic starting on Dec. 27. In the Lady Knights’ first contest of the sixteen-team tournament, they faced off against the Christopher Bearcats. The Bearcats, who finished second place in IHSA Class 1A last year, featured…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Over a three day stretch at the Collinsville Prairie Farms Holiday Classic, Triad basketball produced some of the tournament’s most entertaining showdowns. The Knights’ first turn on the court came on Dec. 27 against Carbondale. Entering their meeting with 7-4 Triad, the Terriers held a 5-7 mark. Off a…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Standing at six feet eight inches tall, Triad offensive lineman Lane Mahnesmith drew the attention of several collegiate programs. The senior standout recently chose from his field of suitors and landed on Northern Illinois University. He explained his decision to suit up for the Huskies, “They were the first…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Nick Horras knows defense. He has drawn the opponent’s top player for the last two years and has shut him down. Thursday afternoon was no exception. Horras was able to limit Triad’s leading scorer Drew Winslow to six points while his Collinsville teammates forced as many turnovers as Triad took…

COLLINSVILLE — Collinsville traveled to Landmark Lanes in Peoria on Dec. 27 and returned to the Metro East with an eighth-place finish. Mascoutah continued their solid season with the team title. The state’s number five ranked squad had a pinfall total of 6,288 to outdistance number four ranked O’Fallon by 42 pins. The Kahoks had…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville girls bowling team had a bit of an inconsistent tournament on Dec. 27 at the Mid-States Invitational at Landmark Lanes in Peoria. They finished in eighth place in the 18-team event with a team pinfall total of 5,434. CHS finished 326 pins behind team champion Mascoutah who totaled…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Two duals last week resulted in two starkly different results for Triad wrestling. The first came on Dec. 20, when the Knights hosted Cahokia. Triad would win 10 of 14 matches to grab a 52-23 victory. Competing at 126, Colby Crouch scored the team’s quickest victory of the affair…