CHS copes with death of student in weekend accident
Collinsville Unit 10 has deployed the Help and Response Team to Collinsville High School to help students and staff cope with the death of a 16-year-old Katelynn Fancher during the weekend. Fancher, a freshman at CHS, died from injuries sustained in a rollover SUV crash in Hamilton County, Ill. Saturday night. Three others from Collinsville, […]
Read More →Updated – Four from Collinsville die in rollover SUV crash
**Updated with name of 16-year-old victim** Four of the five people who died over the weekend in Hamilton County, Ill. were from Collinsville, Illinois State Police confirmed. Tammy Delong, 35, Lori Parker, 42, Robert Parker, 49 and Katelynn Fancher, 16, all from Collinsville, died as a result of injuries sustained in an accident at about […]
Read More →Kahoksports.com announces CHS basketball broadcast schedule
The Collinsville boys and girls basketball teams will have at least 15 games broadcast live this year by Kahoksports.com. The boys’ slate of at least eight broadcasts includes home and away contests with O’Fallon and Edwardsville. The broadcast schedule for the Collinsville Schnucks Tournament will be announced after the tournament schedule is announced. The girls […]
Read More →Loyola edges Cougars at Portland State Tournament
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville sophomore Donivine Stewart led all players with a career high 22 points Sunday, but it wasn’t enough as Loyola slipped by the Cougars 73-72 in men’s basketball at the Portland State Tournament. SIUE (1-5) lost all three games at the tournament by a combined nine points. “I think this basketball team is getting […]
Read More →Wanted man nabbed by Collinsville Police
Collinsville Police arrested a man Sunday who was wanted on a charge of felony home invasion. Charles JK Sparks, 43, of the 1300 block of Bridal Spur, Troy, is accused of kicking in the door of a Collinsville home on Oct. 24 and holding a knife to the throat of his former girlfriend. Police say […]
Read More →Cougars fall at Portland State
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s basketball saw a halftime lead disappear for the second time in as many nights, falling at Portland State 77-74 Saturday in the team’s second game at the Portland State Tournament. SIUE drops to 1-4 with the loss. Portland State improved to 3-1. “In the second half, we just didn’t […]
Read More →Intoxicated 911 caller punches responding officer
A 53-year-old Collinsville woman faces two felony charges after allegedly making multiple 911 calls while intoxicated, cursing the dispatcher and punching a police officer while being arrested. Caseyville Police arrested Lisa Smith, of the 100 block of Oakwood Drive in Collinsville, on Nov. 21. The St. Clair County States Attorney’s office charged Smith with aggravated […]
Read More →East St. Louis and Edwardsville fall one game short of finals
The final two Southwestern Conference teams alive in the Illinois High School Association football playoffs lost their respective semi-final games Saturday. Edwardsville’s fairy tale season came to a horror show ending Saturday at Tigers’ Stadium. Defending Class 8A champion Chicago Mt. Carmel (12-1) ran roughshod over the Tigers (12-1), posting a 34-7 victory in a […]
Read More →Volunteers needed to distribute food and toys to 200 needy families
The Collinsville Area Ministerial Association is asking for volunteers to help distribute food and toys to 200 families in the Collinsville and State Park area. The group will deliver boxes of food and a coupon, showing the date and time families can pick up toys, on Saturday, Dec. 14. Volunteers with cars and those able […]
Read More →UC Davis gets by SIUE at Portland State
An 11-1 UC Davis run over the final 1:50 of the first half changed Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s basketball’s fate Friday as the Aggies earned a come-from-behind 80-75 win over the Cougars in the opening game of the Portland State Tournament. Rozell Nunn drained a jumper with 2:05 to play before halftime to put SIUE […]
Read More →Four area player named to All-State football teams
Despite having the best record in Class 7A, the Edwardsville Tigers landed only one player on the Illinois Class 7A All-State team. Althoff senior quarterback Eric Mertens was named to the Class 4A team. East St. Louis had a pair of players honored in Class 6A. The Illinois Football Coaches Association All-State teams were named […]
Read More →Volunteer firefighter charged with arson
Fire investigators in State Park found it suspicious that two abandoned homes, without gas or electricity, caught fire in the early morning hours of Sept. 4. The Illinois State Fire Marshal’s office was called in to investigate the blazes at 8507 Fairway Blvd. Based on evidence at the scene, investigators determined that the fire at […]
Read More →Collinsville’s new police chief ready for horseradish and catsup
Steve Evans grew up in a town with the area’s largest shopping center. The population swelled during the day and dwindled after business hours. After 46 years of watching the ebb and flow of traffic, Collinsville’s newest chief of police is eager to experience life in a more stable town. Evans is a Fairview […]
Read More →Nov. 20 Collinsville boil order lifted
The City of Collinsville announced that the boil order issued Nov. 20 for the addresses listed below has been lifted. The boil order was issues as a result of scheduled work on the water main along Illinois Route 159. The affected addresses were: – 499, 501, 502, 503, 506, 508, 510, 512, 514, 516, 621, […]
Read More →Starting from scratch, CHS boys basketball season preview
Dealing with roster turnover is an annual issue in high school basketball, but the team Collinsville High School will send on to the floor in 2013-2014 will bear little resemblance to the team that finished 13-18 last season. Gone are the top four scorers and top three rebounders. Junior center Sean Davis averaged less than […]
Read More →CHS boys basketball 2013-2014 roster
Number NAME POS HT YR 2 Jamal Wellmaker G 5′ 9″ JR 10 Nic Gonet G 6′ 0″ JR 21 Jacob Shaffer G 6′ 1″ SR 22 Jake Moore G 5′ 11″ SR 23 Anfirnee Wilkinson G 5′ 10″ JR 24 Ronnie Midgett G 5′ 10″ FR 25 Brett Langley G 5′ 11″ JR 34 […]
Read More →Youth key to Lady Kahoks’ success
The Collinsville High School girls basketball team enters their 2013-2014 campaign with two seniors and many questions about how the team will develop. With four juniors and eight sophomores on the roster, the team is young. “We’re finding ourselves right now, but we’re going to be OK,” Head coach Lori Billy said. Billy is optimistic […]
Read More →CHS girls basketball 2013-2014 roster
Number NAME Position Height Year 10 Andrea Frerker G 5′ 2″ 2017 11 Julie Scheiter G 5′ 11″ 2016 12 Hanna Liljegren G 5′ 3″ 2016 13 Kaitlyn Fischer G 5′ 8″ 2017 14 Ashley Burgess G 5′ 4″ 2016 15 Gabrielle Phinney G 5′ 6″ 2015 20 Paige Giacoletto G 5′ 9″ 2015 21 […]
Read More →UIC defeats Cougars
Tierny Austin shot 6 of 11 from the field Wednesday and finished with a team-high 14 points but the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars took an 88-65 loss against the University of Illinois Chicago. UIC guard Rachel Story led all scorers with 27 points, including five three-pointers. She shot 8 of 13 from the field […]
Read More →Caseyville shooting victim “doing extremely well”
The 66 year-old Caseyville woman shot Nov. 14 during a robbery attempt is expected to be released from the hospital by this weekend. Judy Ferguson was shot six times and suffered 12 wounds – six entry and six exit wounds – during the incident, Police Chief Jose Alvarez said. Three of the wounds were very serious, […]
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