Area Sports
Three-game sweep for Kahok volleyball
By Mark Jurgena It was a big week for the Collinsville boys volleyball program as they took three wins including a pair of Southwestern Conference victories over Alton and Edwardsville. The Kahoks are 9-7 overall for the season and 2-4 in SWC action. “The boys put it together this week and we got a couple…
Read MoreKahoks track earns runner-up finish at MadCo meet
By Mark Jurgena Collinsville had a great day at the annual Madison County Large School track championships held in Granite City on April 25. The Kahoks took second place with 114 team points at the six school meet. Edwardsville took the title with 151 points. KJ Thorps-Watt was a three-time county champion this year. He…
Read MoreCollinsville girls track preps for the postseason
By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville girls track team took part in a couple of important meets last week participating in the Madison County Large School meet on April 25 and the Lady Kahok Invitational on April 28. MadCo Large School meet CHS took fourth place at the county gathering in Granite City with 67 points.…
Read MoreString of wins improves softball to 8-8
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Four wins in four days has brought Triad softball’s record up to 8-8. Their first game in the busy slate came on April 24, when Mascoutah visited for a Mississippi Valley Conference contest. After the Indians scored two runs in the top of the first, the Lady Knights responded with four…
Read MoreLady Knights finish fourth at county meet
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad girls track finished fourth place at last week’s Madison County Championship against Edwardsville, Highland, Collinsville, Granite City and Alton. The Lady Knights finished the April 25 meet with 94 team points to best Highland and Alton. One of Triad’s championships at the Granite City meet came from sophomore Makenna Witham.…
Read MoreTrack Knights host invite, compete at county
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Last week proved eventful for Triad boys track and field, as they hosted the Triad Knight Invite and competed at the Madison County Championships. At their home invite, the Knights finished tied for eighth place out of 21 teams at the meet. Their 34 team points put them one tally behind…
Read MoreTriad stays perfect in conference action
By Anthony Jones [email protected] With two outs and two runners on, all eyes were on Triad’s Nic Funk as he headed to the batter’s box in the bottom of the seventh inning against Mascoutah. The senior’s plate appearance in the 3-3 tie would never finish however, as a balk was called that scored Isaac Ackerman…
Read MoreKahok softball picks up conference win over West
By Mark Jurgena A walk-off single to center by Faith Fairchild scored Katie Bardwell from third and lifted Collinsville to a 3-2 victory over Belleville West in eight innings on April 27 in Collinsville. “As we head into the back half of the conference, we’ve talked a lot about our growth as a team,” said…
Read MoreKahok baseball drops pair of games
By Mark Jurgena It was a tough week in the scoring column for the Collinsville baseball team. They dropped both games and fell to 10-8 for the season. St. Louis (John Burroughs) 3 CHS 0 In the annual Busch Stadium game on April 29, the Kahoks only managed a pair of hits and couldn’t push…
Read MoreSoftball Knights drop two league games
Photo by Anthony Jones: Logan Looby retires a Jersey base runner at first base. By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad softball has dropped to 1-3 in Mississippi Valley play after losses to Highland and Jersey last week. Their two-loss week began on April 17 against the Jersey Panthers. Their northern foes entered the contest with an…
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