Area Sports
Kahok bowlers compete at Mt. Vernon Sectional
By Mark Jurgena In the Mt. Vernon Sectional at Nu Bowl, Collinsville couldn’t quite reach the previous heights they attained at the regional. They finished 10th out of the 12 qualifying teams in the sectional. Southern Illinois is always the standard in boys’ bowling, with this year being no exception. Waterloo took the sectional crown,…
Read MoreKahok girls’ basketball team knocks off East St. Louis
By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville girls’ basketball squad picked up a win in four starts in the past couple of weeks. They won at East St. Louis while dropping a Southwestern Conference battle to Alton and non-conference games with Granite City and at Waterloo. ESL victory Collinsville picked up its sixth win of the season…
Read MoreTriad Wrestling Weekly Recap
By Ray Popkess MVC Championships The always-competitive MVC Super Duals were simply that, as the Civic Memorial Eagles hosted the championship matches on Jan. 23 to beat out the frigid weekend weather. Triad finished fourth out of the six teams, falling to Waterloo, Mascoutah and the host school. Noah Mattingly got the day’s action…
Read MoreKahoks split boys’ basketball games at Belleville East Tourney
By Mark Jurgena Not surprisingly, the weather played havoc with the schedule at the Belleville East Tournament last weekend. The final day of the tourney was rescheduled from the morning to early afternoon on Jan. 24 but early snowfall caused the cancellation of that schedule. However on Feb. 14, the final day of the tourney…
Read MoreMadison County Board honors Fr. McGivney Golf Champ
by Randy Pierce Illinois High School Association Class 1A state golf champion Sarah Hyten, a senior at Father McGivney Catholic High School in Glen Carbon, was honored with a certificate of recognition at the Jan. 21 meeting of the Madison County Board and received a round of appreciative applause for her achievement. Introduced by Madison…
Read MoreTriad hoopers are perfect at Rick McGraw Invitational
By Ray Popkess For the fourth year in a row, the Triad Knights are champions of the Rick McGraw Invitational hosted by the Litchfield Panthers. The Knights took on Father McGivney and Nokomis during pool play last week, claiming 20-point victories in both games, and looked forward to a matchup with Taylorville on Friday…
Read MoreKahok boys’ bowlers advance to sectional
By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville High School boys’ bowling team finished in second place and the IHSA Cahokia Regional on Saturday at West Park Bowl in Columbia. Their place in the standings secured a spot in this weekend’s Mt. Vernon Sectional Tourney for the opportunity to advance to state. Collinsville finished 134 pins behind O’Fallon…
Read MoreTriad Cheer takes home silver at hosted MVC Championship
By Ray Popkess Triad High School hosted this year’s Mississippi Valley and Cahokia Conference Cheer Competitions on Monday, Jan. 19. Varsity squads from all across Southern Illinois converged on Rich Mason Gymnasium, including last year’s Illinois Cheerleading Coaches Association (ICCA) Small School Varsity Champions, the Columbia Eagles and Medium School Varsity Champions, the Civic Memorial…
Read MoreSenior Night for Triad Hockey
By Ray Popkess With another high school hockey season nearing a close for the MVCHA, the Triad Knights honored their senior skaters on Monday, Jan. 12 at R.P. Lumber Center in Edwardsville when they took on the Freeburg/Waterloo Raging Bulldogs. Triad’s starting line consisted of all six seniors on the roster. At the wings were…
Read MoreTriad grad Steve Porter inducted to Illinois Sports Hall of Fame
By Mark Jurgena When you’re really good at something for a long time, it gets noticed and remembered. Triad Class of 1969 Alumnus Steve Porter was really good at his job covering sports in the St. Louis area for 45 years for three local papers. That legendary career had led to several halls of fame,…
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