Area Sports
Triad 4×100 relay record falls again
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad has been no stranger to success in the 4×100 meter relay in recent times, but their most recent outing upped their already high standards. At the May 6 Collinsville Invitational, the lineup of Tristan Darby, Louis Yohannes, Cory Warren and Louis Yohannes recorded a time of 41.89 seconds. This mark…
Read MoreTriad girls soccer finishes alone atop MVC
By Anthony Jones [email protected] On Apr. 4, Triad girls soccer found themselves in unfamiliar territory. The Lady Knights had just dropped a 1-0 battle with Waterloo, causing them to fall outside of first place in the conference for the first time in the twenty-first century. Triad also dropped to 3-5 overall with that loss. All…
Read MoreTriad softball tied for second in league
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad softball has turned a corner over the past few weeks. The once 4-8 Lady Knights have won seven of their last nine contests to improve to 11-10 overall. They have also won three of their last four Mississippi Valley Conference games to improve to 4-4 to be tied for second…
Read MoreCollinsville beats Alton for SWC win
By Mark Jurgena Ethan Bagwell tossed a one-hitter on the mound while seven different Kahoks blasted extra-base hits to pound Alton 10-0 in five innings in an SWC game on May 2. The Kahoks got the party started early with a pair of doubles and three freebies in the opening frame. Lemp led off with…
Read MoreKakok boys track at Collinsville Invitational
By Mark Jurgena The annual Collinsville Invitational boys track & field meet took place May 6 at Kahok Stadium. Edwardsville took top honors at the meet edging East St. Louis 93-92 in the final standings. The Kahoks took ninth place in the 26-team field with 22 points. Field Events KJ Thorps-Watt took a second and…
Read MoreCHS girls place at SWC meet
By Mark Jurgena Collinsville competed in the annual Southwestern Conference girls track meet on May 3 in Edwardsville. CHS returned with a seventh place finish and 20 points while Edwardsville won the team title. Field Events In the shot put, Kahok Craig Hall took third in the shot put with a toss of 10.78 meters…
Read MoreBaseball clinches MVC share with 7-1 mark
By Anthony Jones [email protected] At least a share of the Mississippi Valley Conference title will stay with Triad baseball. The Knights clinched their portion of the league crown on May 3, when they dispatched Highland in a 1-0 home contest. The game’s lone run came in the bottom of the first, when Brady Coon led…
Read MoreKahok softball beats East St. Louis
By Mark Jurgena CHS had four big innings in five times at bat as they exploded for 23 hits to win at East St. Louis 21-1 in five innings on May 4. It was Collinsville’s third conference win of the season and fourth overall. Addie Stone and Paulie Schreiber each went 4 for 4 while…
Read MoreKahok volleyball beats Metro East
By Mark Jurgena Collinsville picked up a win at Fletcher Gym on May 3 over Edwardsville (Metro East Lutheran) 25-22, 25-15 “It was a nice bounce back after losing to a very good Belleville East team,” said CHS coach Mike Nichols. “We were missing our starting setter and defensive specialist. But the best stepped up…
Read MoreSoccer Knights avenge lone MVC defeat
By Anthony Jones [email protected] When Triad and Waterloo meet on the soccer pitch, stakes tend to be high. Their most recent meeting on April 27 was no exception to the rule. The Bulldogs, who defeated the Lady Knights 1-0 early in the season, rolled into Troy with a 6-0 record in Mississippi Valley Conference play.…
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