Area Sports
Triad tennis continues home court streak
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad boys tennis continues to add to their win total. That included five victories from April 22 on their home court against a variety of foes. One of their victories came against St. Louis University High School, who hailed from Missouri. The Knights won 3-1 in that matchup. Jake Stewart won…
Read MoreLady Knights soccer thrashes MVC foes
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad soccer found their offensive footing last week, scoring 25 goals across three games. Their offensive explosion began on April 18, as the Jersey Panthers visited for a Mississippi Valley Conference matchup. The Lady Knights found the net nine times in the opening half, with London Looby and Caty Burton scoring…
Read MoreTriad baseball plays across three states
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Baseball can be unpredictable. That certainly was the case last Wednesday when Jersey was perfect through two frames, but ultimately lost 11-1 in a short game at Triad. The Panthers scored first in the conference matchup, taking advantage of the wind to send a solo homerun over the left field fence.…
Read MoreCHS boys volleyball takes two of three
By Mark Jurgena Collinsville’s boys volleyball team started last week with a pair of wins but couldn’t quite pull off a third as they raised their season record to 6-7 overall. “It was great to put a couple of wins back to back,” said CHS coach Mike Nichols. “Trying to play a little more consistent…
Read MoreKahoks compete at Winston Brown meet
By Mark Jurgena Collinsville took several boys track athletes to the Winston Brown Invitational in Edwardsville on April 22. Plainfield (North) won the Winston Brown with 101 points while Edwardsville placed second with 98 points. Collinsville took eighth with 36 points. “There are almost always some successes at a meet, and fortunately we had a…
Read MoreKahoks softball wins 1, drops 2
By Mark Jurgena Collinsville’s softball team picked up another win last week by beating Granite City. They also fell to Carbondale and Marion. CHS 5 Granite City 4 Collinsville used an RBI single by Lexi Rafalowski and a ground out RBI from Paulie Schreiber in the bottom of the sixth to take a 5-2 lead…
Read MoreKnights compete at chilly Edwardsville meet
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Low temperatures and wind gusts made for a challenging day at Edwardsville’s Winston Brown Invitational. Triad track finished twelfth overall at the meet, despite not entering in several of their best events. The Knights finished with 27.5 points overall. Among Triad’s top finishes was the 4×800 relay squad, who finished in…
Read MoreKahok baseball beats Gateway Legacy
By Mark Jurgena It was a tough week for the Collinsville High School baseball team as they picked up one victory in three contests. The Kahoks beat Florissant, Mo. (Gateway Legacy Christian) before dropping their Southwestern Conference series against Edwardsville. Collinsville had a 10-6 record overall entering this week. They were 1-3 in SWC play…
Read MoreKahok soccer continues improvement
By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville girls soccer team came away from last week with a win and a tie. The success gave them a 2-1-1 mark in their last four games. On April 20 they won at Breese (Mater Dei) 4-1. Georgia Cox and Jordan Gary scored two goals each for the Kahoks. Karley Van…
Read MoreTriad Tennis Knights tally strong results
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad tennis continued their unbeaten stretch last week with victories over five area squads. The first came against Mississippi Valley Conference foe Waterloo on April 11. The Bulldogs are also one of ten teams that will compete alongside Triad at the Alton Marquette Sectional next month. Triad prevailed in 8-1 fashion…
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