Overtime Winner Extends Cougars’ Streak to Seven
Kayla Delgado’s team-leading sixth goal of the season just 1:18 into the second overtime period lifted SIUE women’s soccer to a 2-1 win over Eastern Washington in the first game of the Doublewood Inn Classic. The win extended SIUE’s undefeted streak to seven games. The Cougars improved to 6-1-1 with the victory and will next […]
Read More →Men’s Soccer Falls to DePaul
DePaul scored twice in quick succession during the first half Saturday afternoon, and the SIUE men’s soccer team suffered a 2-0 defeat to the Blue Demons at Wish Field. “We are a bit naive right now as to what it takes to win at this level, as we lack a bit of maturity and personality […]
Read More →Mistakes doom Kahoks, again
Mistakes have been the doom of the Collinsville High School football team all year, as their 21-20 loss to Granite City Friday reminded their fans. Touchdowns called back, penalties in critical situations and an ability to prolifically accumulate penalties have caused the rebuilding Kahoks (1-3 overall, 0-2 Southwestern Conference) to fight an uphill battle all […]
Read More →Westbound Interstate 55/70 closed starting tonight
Anyone planning to travel from the Metro East into St. Louis this weekend will not be able to do so on Interstate 55/70. All westbound lanes of the interstate will be closed from Illinois Route 203 to the interstates 55/70/64 split beginning at 9 p.m. tonight. All lanes are expected to re-open by 5 a.m. Monday, weather permitting. All […]
Read More →Police searching for armed man who sexually assaulted rural Collinsville woman
Police are searching for a Madison man believed to have held two people at gunpoint in a rural Collinsville home, sexually assaulting one. Jerry Sutt,50, is wanted on two counts of unlawful restraint and two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault. Authorities believe Sutt entered the home of an acquaintance Wednesday, armed with a handgun, […]
Read More →Kahoks 2013 soccer schedule
Updates have been announced for the 2013 Collinsville High School boys soccer schedule. Tournament dates, game times and opponents have been clarified. Changes are in bold below. Place Time/Result Monday 08/26/13 Alton Marquette Home L 0-1 Wednesday 08/28/13 Belleville Althoff Away Tie 3-3 Tuesday 09/03/13 Belleville West H.S. Home W 4-1 Wednesday 09/04/13 Highland High […]
Read More →Preview: Kahoks football hosts Granite City
Collinsville’s only win last year came at the expense of Granite City, who did not win a game all season. Both teams head into Friday’s contest having already earned a victory, but looking for their first conference win. Each team features two of the top 10 rushers in the Southwestern Conference, making it a solid […]
Read More →“Tidal wave of goals” sinks the Kahoks
The Collinsville High School boys soccer team hung with the 25th ranked team in the country for 58 minutes Wednesday, before Chaminade reeled off three goals in six minutes on their way to a 5-0 victory. Kahoks Head Coach Myles Hensler said fatigue may have been a factor for Collinsville (3-5-1 overall, 1-2 Southwestern Conference), […]
Read More →Late charge falls short, Edwardsville beats Collinsville
Trailing 2-1 with about six minutes remaining in Tuesday’s soccer match between Collinsville and Edwardsville high schools, the Kahoks were able to put together several solid chances on goal, but not get any across the end line. Collinsville (3-4-1 overall, 1-2 Southwestern Conference) beat the Edwardsville (7-2 overall, 4-0) goalkeeper with six minutes to go […]
Read More →SIUE men’s soccer knocks off Omaha
The SIUE men’s soccer team got back to its winning ways Tuesday night, earning a 1-0 victory on the road at Omaha for its fourth win of the season. “This was a quality result on the road in a very difficult environment,” Head Coach Kevin Kalish said following the match. “Our team showed great character and […]
Read More →Italian Fest, a good time for a good cause
Many Collinsville residents think of the Italian Fest as an annual high school class reunion, an opportunity to eat different types of food while listening to a band or an excuse to drink to excess. However, the 30-year-old-festival is also one of the most important two days of fund raising for dozens of charitable organizations. […]
Read More →Late Goal Lifts Cougars over Bears
Senior Erin DiGiovanni tapped home the game-winning goal in the 82nd minute as SIUE women’s soccer ran its unbeaten streak to six games thanks to a 1-0 win over Missouri State Sunday at Korte Stadium. “Missouri State is always a well-organized team, and very well coached,” SIUE Head Coach Derek Burton said. “They’re tough to break down defensively. […]
Read More →Perfect no more, Collinsville hands Triad first defeat
Triad entered their match Saturday with Collinsville a perfect 7-0. The Kahoks had been shut out in their previous two matches by a combined 7-0 score. To anyone watching the match, it would seem the opposite was true. From the time senior forward Alex Lamoreaux’s header bounced off the back of the net nine minutes […]
Read More →Kahoks start strong but lose conference opener
Collinsville High School scored on the first offensive play of the game for Belleville East Friday, but that “2” remained on the scoreboard until there were only eight minutes left in a game the Kahoks lost 24-8. The safety came on the Lancers (2-1 overall, 1-0 Southwestern Conference) first official snap of the game when […]
Read More →All Interstate 64 eastbound lanes will close for nine days
Beginning tonight at 9 p.m., all eastbound lanes of Interstate 64, from the split at interstates 55/70/64 to 18th Street in East St. Louis will be closed, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. No eastbound Interstate 64 traffic will be allowed east of the interstates 55/70/64 split. The lanes are expected to re-open at 9 a.m., […]
Read More →Preview: Kahoks football at Belleville East
Collinsville High School enters their first Southwestern Conference game of the year fresh off a sloppy victory. The victory matched the Kahoks (1-1) total for the entire 2012 season and was their first under new head coach John Blaylock. The team celebrated the victory, but soon discovered that Blaylock was not satisfied with merely winning. […]
Read More →More upgrades coming to uptown Collinsville
Two projects that will enhance infrastructure in uptown Collinsville were approved unanimously by the City Council Monday. All 124 decorative light fixtures in the streetscape area will be retrofitted for LED light bulbs and the existing lights replaced. Some of the fixtures are 13 years old. The existing HID lights are replaced about every two […]
Read More →Collinsville fire and police chiefs awarded updated contracts
The Collinsville City Council voted unanimously Monday to extend by one year the employment contracts of the fire and police chiefs and to grant each an additional week of vacation each year. The additional week of vacation was awarded to make the contracts market competitive, City Manager Scott Williams said. Each chief will receive four […]
Read More →Emergency sirens repaired after second failure
Doc Brown’s flux capacitor in Back to the Future was a brilliantly functioning piece of equipment. Unfortunately for Collinsville, the capacitors in two emergency sirens could not make the same claim. Collinsville residents were left confused for the second time in less than a month when an emergency siren blared Saturday, a day filled with […]
Read More →First responders brave the heat at Monks Mound to honor 9/11 victims
Area police and firefighters climbed Monks Mound at Cahokia Mounds Wednesday to commemorate the 12th anniversary of Sept. 11 and honor their colleagues who died during the attacks. The first responders were joined by about 130 volunteers, including Elaine Marino, who had a very personal reason for climbing the stairs. “I had a couple of […]
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