Area Sports

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Last season, Triad finished with a 1-9 record across their Mississippi Valley Conference slate. It took just two league games this season to surpass that win total. The team’s first conference action came on Nov. 27, when the 2-2 Lady Knights visited Jerseyville. Jersey entered that meeting with a…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — Triad boys basketball stands at 5-1 overall after another strong week of play. The first week of the slate came on Nov. 28, when the then 2-1 Knights visited Columbia. Columbia held a 3-1 record entering the contest. Baskets were exchanged at an even pace in early play, as…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — It was a defensive struggle. In order to win one defense was going to have to outperform the other. That defense ended up belonging to Collinsville. The Kahoks came up with 17 stops in 18 fourth quarter Belleville East possessions and allowed only one point in the final stanza en…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — Their largest lead was their final lead. But it wasn’t easy getting there. Collinsville got a layup from Jamorie Wysinger at the 5:11 mark of the third to finally grab a lead over visiting Belleville East then steadily pulled away for a 51-39 win on Dec. 1. The Kahoks moved…

by Mark Jurgena The proposal is back. Will it pass?  If it passes will it be like last time and be rejected by a counter-proposal? Let’s briefly go back into history. In December of 2018, the state announced that the football playoffs would move to a district format. There would still be eight classes of…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE — When a state championship team from the previous year has some of their best players back, including a Division I recruit, it doesn’t matter what classification they are in. Defending Class 1A state champion Okawville took control of the game early, led by 18 points at halftime and cruised to…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — When Jake Radosevich closed out his Triad baseball career in the spring of 2022, he had an impressive resume to his name. The former Knight finished his senior season with a team-best 41 RBI, while amassing 48 hits and a .408 batting average. The catcher also excelled behind the…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY — After four games, Triad’s girls basketball team stands at 2-2. Their most recent victory came on Nov. 18, when they met Belleville East in the Columbia Tip-Off Classic consolation championship game. Both teams held 1-1 marks headed into the contest. The Lady Knights stormed out to a 6-0 lead…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] TROY —  As the hosts of the Stovetop Stuffing Classic, Triad opened their boys basketball campaign last week. Their first action came in the form of a Nov. 22 showdown with the Springfield Senators. Headed into that contest, the Knights were unsure what to make of a new-look Senator squad. “It…

by Mark Jurgena COLLINSVILLE —The opening week of Collinsville boys wrestling saw plenty of victories and plenty of tough competition for the Kahoks. Collinsville took three of four matches in Fletcher Gym to begin their season before dropping two of three at the John Davis Wrestling Center in Edwardsville.  On Nov 21, CHS took a…