Area Sports
Kahok girls track competes in Marion
By Mark Jurgena It was a productive trip into Southern Illinois for the Collinsville girls track team on Feb. 23. The Kahoks took sixth place at the 19-team Joe Elliot Girls Indoor Invitational in Marion. “Very proud of the performances as a team, especially from the younger athletes,” said CHS girls track coach Adam Blair.…
Read MoreCollinsville’s Dawson takes third at state wrestling
By Mark Jurgena Collinsville sophomore Taylor Dawson had a solid 4-1 mark in the 130-pound class at the 2nd annual IHSA girls state wrestling tournament in Bloomington last weekend. She ended up in third place in the state after pinning Alejandra Cornejo of Kankakee (H.S.) at the 3:03 mark of their match on Saturday afternoon.…
Read MoreKnights end 20 year Regional title drought
By Anthony Jones [email protected] On Mar. 7, 2003, Triad basketball won their ninth ever Regional in a 53-49 victory over the Jersey Panthers. Their 2003 campaign would result in the program’s first and only Sectional title a week later. It would take another 20 years before the Knights would win another Regional, with that win…
Read MoreTriad Hockey heads to 1A championships
Submitted by Triad Knights Hockey Triad Knights Varsity Ice Hockey will be playing the 1A championship series against the Columbia Eagles Ice hockey team. Triad Variety team won the semi final series (best of three) against Bethalto Eagles Hockey Club with 4-2 and 7-0 win. The Championship games will be played at East Alton Ice…
Read MoreKahok Notes
By Mark Jurgena Several Collinsville Kahok seniors agreed to play collegiately in their respective sports. Girls basketball players sign Two Kahok girls basketball players have signed to continue their athletic careers in college. Megan Janson has agreed to continue her career in Champaign at Parkland College while Jenna Scheller chose to stay in the Metro…
Read MoreKahok Hall of Fame inducts first class at ceremony
By Mark Jurgena On Feb. 16 the first class of the Kahok Hall of Fame was enshrined during a sold-out ceremony at the Gateway Center in Collinsville. There were seventeen individuals and four athletic teams bestowed with this honor. Among individuals, there were two categories one for Distinguished accomplishments and one for Athletic accomplishments. Those…
Read MoreKahok hockey concludes season
By Mark Jurgena Collinsville gave up four goals in the second period and couldn’t recover as the defending MVCHA champions from Granite City beat the Kahoks 5-2 at the McKendree Metro Rec Plex in O’Fallon on Feb. 14. The loss ended the season for Collinsville as Granite swept the series 2-0. Granite City 2 Collinsville…
Read MoreCollinsville girls track begins season at Triad Invite
By Mark Jurgena It was opening day for the Collinsville High girls track team as they traveled to Principia College in Elsah for the Triad Invitational. Several Kahoks posted personal records during the meet. The only first place finisher was the freshman/sophomore 4×200 meter relay team of Deairra Spears, Ashley Janini, Brooklyn Dixon, and Talesha…
Read MoreCHS girls bowlers take tenth at state meet
By Mark Jurgena As it should be, last weekend’s state tourney proved to be difficult for the Collinsville girls bowling team. However, the Kahoks did manage to do well enough to place 10th on the first day of competition and advance to the final day of the tourney. Collinsville could not move up the standings…
Read MoreKahoks girls hoop falls in regional
By Mark Jurgena The Collinsville High girls basketball team concluded their season on Feb. 14 with a 45-39 loss to Quincy in the first round of the Class 4A Alton Regional. CHS was up 18-15 at the half but couldn’t maintain that advantage in the second half. The Kahoks had two players in double figures…
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