Area Sports

By Anthony Jones [email protected] Last week’s slate of games may have been their most intriguing yet. The week started with trips to Waterloo and Civic Memorial, who made up the top half of the Mississippi Valley Conference alongside Triad. A matchup with a fellow reigning state championship squad was also played last week. The first…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] Triad tennis added five wins to their resume over the course of last week. Three of those wins came at the Triad Invitational, resulting in the Knights winning the home event. The Knights opened play at the April 8 event with a matchup with East Peoria. Triad won 5-0 in their…

By Mark Jurgena On April 7 the Collinsville girls track team competed at the Lady Knights Invite. The Kahoks brought home an 11th place finish with 32 points. Normal (University High) took the crown with 113 points while Edwardsville was second with 111 points. Individual results For Collinsville Deairra Spears registered the top finish with…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] Even compared to the top level opponents Triad softball has played, last week’s opponents stood out as especially challenging. Their two opponents, Mater Dei and Edwardsville, entered their matchups with the Lady Knights with a combined record of 16-1. The 8-0 Mater Dei Knights were the first to battle Triad, doing…

By Mark Jurgena It was a solid week of games for the Collinsville boys baseball team as they swept through their four games outscoring their opponents 35-8. The week sets CHS up for SWC play with a 7-3 mark with their conference series against Belleville West this week. Tuesday they hosted the Maroons however results…

By Mark Jurgena It was a decent showing for the Collinsville boys track team at the massive Norm Armstrong Invite at Belleville West on April 7. CHS and Plainfield (North) tied for 14th place out of 32 schools. Both schools registered 20 points on the day. Homewood (Flossmoor) won the title with 85 points. Khalil…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] The 2023 Triad Lady Knight Invite proved to be a success on April 7, with the hosts tying for ninth in a loaded field of the area’s best. Eight of the team’s total of 44 points came from Makenna Witham in the high jump. The sophomore finished second overall after clearing…

By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville boys volleyball team took on a pair of traditional SWC powers last week with mixed results. Edwardsville On April 4, the Kahoks traveled to Edwardsville and dropped a close three-set match to the Tigers 25-16, 22-25, 25-19. “(The) boys started a little slow in set one,” said CHS coach Mike…

By Mark Jurgena Collinsville’s softball team got a big 16-0 win in three innings over East St. Louis on April 4 at the Collinsville Sports Complex. “The theme of our season this year has been to stay on us, regardless of opponent, outcomes, or any other outside factors, and we’ve executed that well up to…