Area Sports
E-sports coming to Collinsville High
By Mark Jurgena The newest activity at Collinsville High School is e-sports. Yes, electronic sports. Better known as competitive video games. Regardless of what’s it’s called new Collinsville coach Eli Hay is ready for the challenge. “I’m just excited to be able to do this and excited that Collinsville is taking a chance on this,”…
Read MoreTriad football adds Alton, Mt.Zion visits
By Anthony Jones [email protected] The Illinois High School Association officially released statewide football schedules recently, including the Triad schedule that is listed below. All games are scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. kickoff. 8/25 versus Mattoon 9/1 at Mt. Zion 9/8 at Alton 9/15 at Waterloo 9/22 versus Jersey 9/29 at Mascoutah 10/6 versus Highland 10/13…
Read MorePace reflects on HOF career
By Mark Jurgena One thing is for sure, if Collinsville basketball legend Tim Pace was on the team, they were going to win, a lot. Whether it was taking three Southwestern Conference championships, a Great Rivers Athletic Conference title or three Missouri Valley Conference crowns and qualifying twice for the NCAA basketball tourney, if Pace…
Read MoreRiver City Sharks football hunts for an MCFL playoff berth
By Mark Jurgena We are past the midseason mark of the inaugural River City Sharks semi-pro football season. The Collinsville-based unit sits at a surprising 3-4 in the Mid-Central Football League standings as the regular season comes to a rapid close. Last Saturday the Sharks fell to the number one ranked team in MCFL play…
Read MoreKahok football releases fall schedule
By Mark Jurgena Monday afternoon the IHSA released the statewide football schedules for the fall 2023 season in preparation for the 49th edition of the state championship series during the late fall. Collinsville’s schedule has some new additions as they enter an agreement with the South Seven Conference to play all member schools once but…
Read MoreTroy squads hold solid positioning in MERBL ranks
By Anthony Jones [email protected] As the Metro East Recreational Baseball League stretches past the midway point of the season, several Troy teams remain high in the high school division standings. The top two Troy squads in the American League, Troy 2 and Troy 6, faced off July 5. Troy 2 entered with a 7-3 record…
Read MoreLady Knight basketball hosts 16-school summer shootout
By Anthony Jones [email protected] The hardwood floors at Triad High School and Silver Creek Elementary saw a return to action last week as they hosted a sixteen-team girls basketball summer tournament. Play featured 20 minute halves with a running clock. Among the field of teams at the June 28 event was O’Fallon, the defending Class…
Read MoreKahok boys basketball has a successful summer campaign in June
By Mark Jurgena With the completion of the Edwardsville Live Shootout completed, the competitive portion of the summer is over for the Collinsville Kahoks boys basketball team. They compiled a 19-6 mark with a pair of tournament championships. But that’s not necessarily what coach Darin Lee is focused on. His team just finished a grueling…
Read MoreKahok boys basketball has a successful summer campaign in June
By Mark Jurgena With the completion of the Edwardsville Live Shootout completed, the competitive portion of the summer is over for the Collinsville Kahoks boys basketball team. They compiled a 19-6 mark with a pair of tournament championships. But that’s not necessarily what coach Darin Lee is focused on. His team just finished a grueling…
Read MoreTriad retains Mississippi Valley Conference all-sport title
By Anthony Jones [email protected] For the third consecutive season, Triad High School claimed the Mississippi Valley Conference’s annual trophy race that factors in all nineteen sports played by the six league members. Triad’s 2022-2023 season point total of 108.5 placed them well ahead of second-place Mascoutah, who tallied 90 points. Waterloo finished third place at…
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