Area Sports
MVC softball play begins with 1-1 split
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Mississippi Valley softball play is officially underway after last week. Triad’s league campaign began on April 10 against Waterloo. The Bulldogs had won their previous two games by a combined score of 23-0 and their ace Mia Miller tossed a perfect game in her previous outing. The red hot Bulldogs came…
Read MoreCHS volleyball wins one of three matches
By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville boys volleyball team won one of their three contests last week. Belleville West 25-25 CHS 18-21 Collinsville couldn’t quite take the measure of the Maroons on the road on April 11. For the Kahoks John Carl led the squad with eight kills while Tyrone Ealy had five. Jack Geisen had…
Read MoreCHS softball continues offensive improvement
By Mark Jurgena It was a tough week for the Collinsville High School softball team in the results column but the offensive production was better as CHS dropped a pair of one-run decisions among their four games. Alton (Marquette) 7 CHS 6 Collinsville managed three runs in the final two innings and had the go…
Read MoreCollinsville soccer picks up 10-1 victory
By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville High School girls soccer team picked up a 10-1 victory at Piasa (Southwestern) on April 15. Georgia Cox scored four goals while Sophia Kiefner had two. Allison Hennessy, Kyra VanDyke, Ava Digirolamo, and Karley Call all had one goal each for CHS. The loss dropped Southwestern to 6-5 on the…
Read MoreLady Knights soccer ties 0-0 twice in a row
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad soccer played a total of 160 minutes last week, but they all had one thing in common: no scoring. The Lady Knights played to two 0-0 ties against Cor Jesu and Althoff. Those draws make the team’s record 4-6-2 on the year. Cor Jesu, an all-girls school in St. Louis,…
Read MoreKahok girls track at O’Fallon
By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville girls track team had some solid performances at the O’Fallon Invitational on April 14. They finished in 10th place with 33 points while Edwardsville took top honors with 136 points. In the 100 meters, Deairra Spears from Collinsville took third place with a time of 13.02 seconds. De Andranay Chism…
Read MoreKahok boys track takes second at Granite City
By Mark Jurgena Collinsville narrowly missed out on the team title at the Granite City Invitational on April 14. They scored 130 points but fell to team champion O’Fallon, Mo. (Ft. Zumwalt West) by three points. Field Events Kahoks KJ Thorps-Watt, Ayden Gratzl, and Jonathan Sewell all were winners in field events at Granite City.…
Read MoreKahoks baseball splits with West in SWC season opener
By Mark Jurgena Collinsville opened its conference portion of its schedule with a shutout win followed by a shutout loss against Belleville West last week. CHS has a 9-4 overall mark after last weekend and stood at 1-1 in SWC play. CHS 10 West 0 (5 innings) It was quite an opening statement. Carter Harrington…
Read MoreTriad Diamondmen start MVC play 2-0
By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad’s pursuit of a third consecutive Mississippi Valley crown began on April 10 with a visit to Waterloo. The Knights led wire-to-wire in that meeting in a 13-2 win that featured a seven run seventh inning. Brady Coon pitched five and two thirds scoreless innings and delivered a home run in…
Read MoreFacing family cancer diagnosis, Kahok pitcher finds teamsmanship extends beyond the field
In this photo Bryce Lemp pitches against Salem on March 15 at GCS Stadium. Lemp, who recently learned both his mother and grandmother are battling breast cancer, has found comfort and support from his teammates. (Photo courtesy of Joe Halbrooks) By Mark Jurgena Adversity. Some say it reveals character others say it builds character. Regardless…
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