Area Sports

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Triad basketball has a less than ideal trip to Mascoutah on Dec. 19. The Knights, who entered the evening tied for the Mississippi Valley Conference, only led the contest once through the affair when Owen Droy started them ahead 2-0. By the end of the first quarter, they trailed…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Over the course of 2023, Triad High School has racked up a lengthy list of athletic achievements. One of the highlights of the year was a 22-2-1 record from the boys soccer team, who outscored their opponents by a combined score of 118-15. The Knights would finish with regional…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad’s Dec. 19 trip to Mascoutah proved to be a key piece to the Mississippi Valley Conference standings. Entering the contest, the Lady Knights held a 2-2 mark in league matchups that stood alone in third-place. The hosting Indians were 1-3 in their opening MVC bouts. Triad would lead wire-to-wire across…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The game was over in a hurry. Seven threes in the first quarter will do that. Collinsville went 7-for-9 from three to open the game and made 11 for the game on their way to a 69-22 running clock win over the Warriors on Dec. 19 at Fletcher Gym. The…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Zach Chambers understands teamwork. Whether it’s on offense or defense, he understands winning takes everyone. Chambers tossed in a game-high 17 points on 6-of-6 shooting, brought down six rebounds, blocked three shots and grabbed three steals to help lead Collinsville to a 52-36 win over Breese (Mater Dei) on Dec.…

by Mark Jurgena Well, it was shot down, again. To a mixed review of area coaches. On Tuesday, the IHSA released the results of proposals for the next school year. Among those votes was the denial of changing football to in-season district play as opposed to the current conference format. Member schools voted 379-272 (with…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — It’s Holiday tournament time! For the 39th time, the Prairie Farms Holiday Classic will be held at Fletcher Gym in Collinsville this week. Sixteen teams from three states will converge on Collinsville to compete for one of the most prestigious crowns in the state. “The PFHC is an event our…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville boys bowling team came away from Saturday’s Sho-Mo Classic with a third place finish in the team tourney. They defeated Mt. Vernon in their final game of the day at Concord Lanes in St. Louis. “We were fairly consistent but we still have a little bit of ups…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Collinsville took second place at the Herrin Girls Bowling Invite at Herrin Bowl on Saturday.  They fell to Mascoutah by 71 pins. Collinsville had a pinfall total of 5566 for the day. The Kahoks did record the high team series on the day with a 1018. “We were leading most…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville wrestling team competed in the 54th incarnation of the Dale Breckel Invitational in Mascoutah over the weekend. They returned with a 20th place finish out of 34 teams. Normal (Comm.) won the title with 201.5 points to outdistance Roxana and their 198. Collinsville had a pair of top…