Area Sports

By Mark Jurgena The spring season for the Collinsville baseball squad came to a close with their one run loss to the host school at the Edwardsville Class 4A regional. However, the climb back up to the top of the mountain took more steps forward this season. They finished 16-15 overall to record the first…

By Mark Jurgena Collinsville coach Jess Schmittling knew her team would be young and inexperienced this past season, but when you really get into the data you can clearly see how green they were back in March. “When we started the season just asking around at the start of the season how many kids had…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] For the first time in 41 years, the Illinois High School Association announced the dropping of a state series. Both boys gymnastics and debate state events were eliminated after falling below the threshold of seven percent of IHSA member schools participating. IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson said in the announcement, “After…

By Mark Jurgena The 2022-23 IHSA athletic seasons have come to a close with last weekend’s Class 3A and 4A baseball and softball championships which means the Southwestern Conference has also officially released all of their All-SWC teams for the spring season. Baseball Collinsville’s diamond men reaped the greatest number of All-SWC selections with seven…

By Mark Jurgena The Southwestern Conference has released its all-conference squads for the spring 2023 competition season with several Kahok athletes making the list in their respective sports. Track and field Throwers Ellie Rhinehart and Craig Hall made the Honorable Mention All-SWC team. In the shot put, Hall took third with a toss of 10.78…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] A 1450 day streak without a playoff loss by Triad girls soccer came to a close last week. Their first postseason loss since 2019 came against the Glenwood Titans, who hosted their May 30 Super-Sectional match. The hosts entered with a 19-4-1 mark in comparison to Triad’s 15-7-3 mark. Triad produced…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] This year’s Mississippi Valley Conference basketball player of the year will be staying local at the next level. McGrady Noyes, a recent Triad graduate, committed to play with the McKendree Bearcats men’s basketball program earlier this year. Noyes talked about his decision, “When I was on my visit, it just felt…