Area Sports

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Triad’s wrestling teams racked up mileage for last week’s schedule. The boys team began their week at Granite City. In that Dec. 8 competition, they faced off against the hosting Warriors and the Granite City Warriors. In their matchup with the hosts, the Knights recorded seven victories. This led…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Triad crossed two more home games off their girls basketball schedule last week. Their first hosting of the week, a matchup with the Freeburg, came on Dec. 5. Entering the non-conference showdown, the Midgets held a 3-3 record. It would take just one quarter of play for the Lady…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Within 24 hours last week, Triad boys basketball would defend their home court and travel to Tilghman High School in Kentucky. The first half of that two game slate, a hosting of Civic Memorial, came on Dec. 8. Prior to the Mississippi Valley contest, the Eagles stood at 3-3…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The running half-court buzzer beater. It’s a play that can change momentum. The running half-court buzzer beater and one. That definitely will change momentum. Just ask the Collinsville Kahoks. Senior Jamorie Wysinger was fouled while shooting a running half-courter at the end of the third quarter. He made both shots…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — A 15-0 run is great for any team. When that run turns a three point deficit into a 12-point lead with just under six minutes to play wins games. That’s exactly what Collinsville did on Dec. 7 at Fletcher Gym. Kahoks used a late 6-0 run in the third quarter…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Two wrestlers for the Collinsville girls team won weight classes on Dec. 1 at the Granite City Invite.  Taylor Dawson won the 130-pound class while Tashieya Taylor won at 155 pounds. “Dawson dominated every opponent by pinfall and executed almost 30 takedowns with three opponents,” said CHS coach Jordan May.…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville boys wrestling team from Collinsville had several good showings Dec. 2 at the Tyler Cox Memorial Invite in Chatham. CHS took seventh place at the 17-team invitational with Edwardsville taking first place. Kahok Cody Lutz won the title at 165 lbs. He beat Brayden Flinn of East Peoria…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville girls bowling team had another productive week winning a pair of conference matches and finishing second at the Abe Lincoln Invitational at King Pin Lanes in Springfield. Abe Lincoln Tourney Collinsville started slow but finished strong taking second place only 46 pins behind tourney champion O’Fallon at the…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — When you’re competing against the best in the state, results can be hard for a young team. That’s exactly what the Collinsville boys bowling team experienced Dec. 2 at the Abe Lincoln Invitational at King Pin Lanes in Springfield. CHS finished fourth behind the top three teams at last year’s…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — All levels of Triad wrestling have produced quality performances across the opening weeks to their season. The varsity boys team’s most recent action came on Dec. 2, when they traveled to Glenwood High School’s Tyler Cox Memorial Invite. Triad finished fourth out of seventeen teams with 141 total points.…