Kahok football wears pink for a statement, not as part of fad
The Collinsville High School football team went all in at school and practice Thursday when every member of the team wore a specially made pink t-shirt to bring awareness to breast cancer. For a team directly touched by the illness, the shirts were not just an October fashion statement. […]
Read More →Nation’s top recruit plays Kahoks Friday; Flyers need win to qualify for playoffs
Friday is senior night for the Collinsville Kahoks, who will welcome East St. Louis and Terry Beckner Jr., the newly minted ESPN top recruit in the nation, to Kahok Stadium. Beckner, a 6-foot-4, 298 pounds defensive lineman was named the number one overall recruit in the country by the national sports network Thursday. Collinsville Head […]
Read More →O’Fallon ends soccer Kahoks’ season
Lately, the Cardinals cannot beat the Giants in the post season. O’Fallon is the soccer Kahoks baseball Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals. Four times in four years Collinsville has played O’Fallon in Regional play and the Panthers have walked off the field victorious four times. Wednesday, Collinsville lost in heartbreaking fashion, 6-5 on sudden […]
Read More →Kahok boys soccer tries to exorcise the Panther demon in regional play Wednesday
Collinsville, Ill. – The Collinsville High School boys soccer team has played the O’Fallon Panthers in the Regionals the past three years, and have been sent home for the season each time. The Kahoks get another crack at the Panthers Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Kahok Stadium in the first round of the Collinsville Regional. […]
Read More →Jordan Smith is the athlete of the week. CMS baseball & Abbey Burns honorable mention
Kahok soccer player Jordan Smith collected three goals and was instrumental in an overtime win against conference rival Alton Thursday, earning this week’s Metro Independent Athlete of the Week award. All three of Smith’s goals Wednesday and Thursday were key moments in the Collinsville’s third and fourth consecutive victories. In the mud and muck at […]
Read More →Kickoff return deflates Kahoks in loss at Alton
Alton, Ill. – The Alton Redbirds answered a Collinsville fourth-quarter touchdown with an 80-yard kickoff return to break the Kahoks’ spirits on the way to a 29-6 victory. Collinsville (1-7, 1-5 Southwestern Conference) struggled to move the ball most of the game on a field still muddy from a week of rain and playing against […]
Read More →STATE CHAMPS! CMS baseball wins!
The Collinsville Middle School baseball team defeated Carterville 3-2 Friday to win the Southern Illinois Junior High School Association state championship. Carterville grabbed a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Trail Blazers, who used their speed to steal a victory. Just as they had done in the semifinal game more […]
Read More →Bauer’s golden goal gives Kahoks win over Alton
The last touch of the last regular season home game in Grant Bauer’s Kahok career gave was an overtime winner. The road to Collinsville’s 2-1 overtime win over Alton started with an early 1-0 deficit for the second straight night. The Redbirds (11-6-3, 2-4 Southwestern Conference) scored their lone goal 5 minutes and 15 seconds […]
Read More →Kahoks try to knock off playoff seeking Redbirds
The Collinsville Kahok football team travels to Alton Friday for the team’s final road game of the season. The Redbirds enter the game 4-3 (2-3 Southwestern Conference). A fifth win could earn Alton a playoff spot. Collinsville (1-6, 1-4 SWC) may be looking at its final chance to get a second win in 2014. The […]
Read More →Kahoks overcome the mud and an early goal to beat the Lancers
Belleville, Ill. – The soggy sod could not stop the Collinsville Kahoks from scoring four goals Wednesday for the third consecutive match as they topped Belleville East 4-3. The Kahoks (9-9-1, 3-2 Southwestern Conference) fell behind less than two minutes into the match when the Lancers (5-9-3, 1-3-2 SWC) scored at the 1 minute 36 […]
Read More →Kahok soccer postponed to Wednesday
Standing water on the field at Belleville East has postponed the Tuesday soccer match between the Collinsville Kahoks and the Belleville East Lancers. The match will now be played at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday at Belleville East.
Read More →Collinsville High School names new head softball coach
The Collinsville Unit 10 School Board on Wednesday approved Dan Toberman as the new head softball coach for Collinsville High School. Toberman will replace Cyndi Kolda, the winningest coach in Kahok Softball history, whose contract was not renewed for the 2015 season. Toberman will inherit a team coming of consecutive 17-19 seasons. Toberman is an English […]
Read More →Jr. Kahok Wrestling Club registration to be held Oct. 15
Submitted Content Registration for the Jr. Kahok Wresting Club will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Collinsville High School gym conference room. Participants: 6 years old through 14 years old Registration Requirements: Copy of Birth Certificate, $100.00 fee (payable to Jr. Kahok wrestling, this includes $40.00 USA card), registration form and waiver form. […]
Read More →Grant Bauer is The Metro Independent Athlete of the Week
Senior Kahok soccer midfielder Grant Bauer led his team to a pair of much-needed wins to earn The Metro Independent Athlete of the Week award. Collinsville started the week on the wrong side of two decisions to run its losing streak to five, before the senior captain asserted himself. Behind Bauer’s inspired play, and seven […]
Read More →Maroons rain on Kahoks’ homecoming, win 30-0
On a soggy Collinsville homecoming day, Belleville West jumped out to a 30-point halftime lead and cruised to a 30-0 victory. Star quarterback Sherand Boyd scored the Maroons (4-3, 3-2 Southwestern Conference) only two offensive touchdowns on runs of 7 and 2 yards. Boyd, with only 35 yards rushing, was West’s leading rusher. In addition […]
Read More →A pair of Bauer goals leads the Kahoks to win against Windsor
Collinsville, Ill. – A night after Grant Bauer did everything except beat the goalkeeper, he scored twice to lead Collinsville to a 4-1 win over visiting Windsor. The Kahoks (8-9-1) have put Bauer in a position to attack more than distribute, Head Coach Myles Hensler said. The senior captain has responded with seven points in […]
Read More →Rain delays CMS baseball title bid by one week
Rain delayed the Collinsville Middle School baseball team’s quest for a state championship by one week. The Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association State Championship game was originally scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, then rescheduled to 11 a.m. in an attempt to beat the rain. An overnight storm system washed out any hope of […]
Read More →Southwestern Conference rival Belleville West invades Collinsville for homecoming
High scoring Belleville West visits Kahok Stadium Friday for Collinsville’s homecoming. Quarterback Sherond Boyd, a Division I recruit, is the leader of the Maroons (3-3, 2-2 Southwestern Conference). Boyd has rushed for 444 yards and thrown for 847 yards, to go along with nine touchdowns against only one interception. Collinsville Head Coach John Blaylock said […]
Read More →Kahoks strike early, beat Knights to snap streak
The Collinsville Kahoks wasted little time Wednesday showing its recent five-match losing streak was not going to keep them down. Luis DeAnda struck only 3 minutes 37 seconds into the match to give the Kahoks (7-9-1) a lead they would not relinquish, going on to beat Triad 4-1. Brendan Rosenburg added to the lead eight […]
Read More →7th inning rally propels CMS baseball to state finals
Updated to correct State Championship game location to Centralia. Doing their best St. Louis Cardinals impersonation, the Collinsville Middle School baseball team used a 3-run, 7th-inning rally to reach the State Championship game The final inning surge pushed the Trail Blazers past Marion 6-3. Logan Whitehead, Devon Bovinett and Sam Phelps recorded hits in the […]
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