Area Sports

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — A pair of local opponents filled out Triad’s girls basketball schedule last week. The first regional showdown came on Dec. 12, as the Lady Knights tested their 6-3 record against the 6-3 Kahoks in Troy. Collinsville entered on a three-game win streak and Triad’s most recent action was a…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Triad’s boys and girls wrestling lineups both crossed another tournament off their schedule last week. On Dec. 16, the Lady Knights traveled to Springfield High School for the Joe Bee Memorial Tournament. Twenty-two teams competed in the girls division. With just five grapplers, Triad tallied 35 points to tie…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — A trip to Highland on Dec. 15 resulted in the first Mississippi Valley Conference loss for Triad boys basketball. Entering the rivalry bout, the Knights held a 6-2 overall record with two victories in league play. The Bulldogs came in at 4-5 after splitting their first two MVC bouts.…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — It was another successful weekend for the burgeoning Collinsville girls wrestling team. They competed in O’Fallon, Mo. at Ft. Zumwalt East on Dec. 15 and came back across the river with a tie for the eighth spot with Wentzville, Mo. (Holt). Kahok junior Taylor Dawson raised her record to 19-0…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville girls basketball team traveled to defending Class 4A state champion O’Fallon on Dec. 14 for an SWC contest. They returned with a 63-27 loss at the Panther Dome. Collinsville fell to 6-5 overall and 3-1 in SWC play while O’Fallon moved to 10-2 and 3-1 in the conference.…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Part six. For the sixth consecutive time at Fletcher Gym Collinsville vs. O’Fallon was decided in the final minute. As a basketball fan, could you ask for much more? Free throws by Jamorie Wysinger and Nick Horras in the final 25 seconds sealed up a big 59-53 win for the…

by Mark Jurgena Ray’Sean hits 1,000  Collinsville High School graduate Ray’Sean Taylor surpassed 1,000 career points with the SIUE men’s basketball team during an 83-71 loss to Ball State in Muncie, Ind. Taylor hit a three with 1:12 to play in the first half to cut the Cardinals lead to 42-35. He’s the 18th SIUE…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Three Collinsville High School girls wrestlers claimed individual titles at the Lady Longhorn Roundup in Ballwin, Mo. at Parkway West High School on Dec. 8. Hannah Jones, Taylor Dawson and Emma Ford all won their respective weight classes. Dawson continued her dominant campaign raising her season mark to 15-0 as…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville boys bowling team continues to improve as they progress through their season. CHS took sixth place at the Southern Illinois Team Challenge at Bel-Air Bowl in Belleville on Dec. 9. Jacob Taylor was the highest finisher for the Kahoks with a six-game total of 1259. In the morning…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Collinsville sophomore Laila Jaoko won the prestigious Plainfield North Strikefest over the weekend in Joliet at Town & Country Lanes. She rolled a six-game series of 1,404 to win the tourney by 61 pins over Amber Bozych of Plainfield East. Strikefest is considered one of the most prestigious events during…