Nationally recognized artist at the Collinsville Memorial Library Center Friday
Submitted Content Collinsville, IL –Locally born and nationally recognized artist Ted Blaylock will be at the Collinsville Memorial Library Center for a meet and greet on Friday, Oct. 10 from 2 -4 p.m. Blaylock opened his own art studio and gallery in Collinsville in 1969 before moving to Arizona in 1972 to further his career. For […]
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 →Collinsville High School homecoming parade cancelled
The threat of bad weather has forced the cancellation of the Collinsville High School homecoming parade.
Read More →Grant to help autism students awarded to Collinsville teacher
Scooters, a bean bag toss and a ball for students to sit on and hop around a room are probably not most people’s idea of important classroom tools, but to teachers of children on the autism spectrum, items such as those are critical to the learning process. Participating in sensory activities allows students on the autism […]
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 […]
Read More →IDPH seeks to reassure Illinois residents about threat of Ebola in the state
On the same day the man with the first diagnosed case of Ebola in the United States died, and a dog in Madrid was euthanized out of fear it would spread the disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health issued a statement to reassure Illinoisans. IDPH Director LaMar Hasbrouck said there are no suspected or […]
Read More →CHS boys and girls compete at the Madison County Cross Country Championship
Sophomore Andrea Frerker finished 10th in the Madison County Cross Country Championship Tuesday, the top finisher for the Collinsville boys and girls teams at the meet. Senior Alex Reed’s 12th place finish in the 5K, at 17 minutes, 33.71 seconds, was tops for the Kahok boys team. Frerker completed the course in 21:06.67. Edwardsville High […]
Read More →Soccer Kahoks slide reaches five with loss to St. John Vianney
The Collinsville boys soccer team will be looking for a much better result Wednesday when it hosts Triad at Kahok Stadium. The Kahoks suffered their fifth consecutive defeat Tuesday on the road at St. John Vianney High School, Missouri’s fifth-ranked large school. Vianney (12-4-1) scored a late first-half goal, which accounted for the only goal of […]
Read More →Collinsville Middle School baseball thumps Millstadt, moves on to final four
The Collinsville Middle School baseball team walked over Millstadt in the first game of the State Tournament, defeating the Panthers 16-0 in four innings Monday. Heading into the State Tournament, Head Coach Josh Hartle said his team was led by deep pitching and a potent offense. The team was true to his billing in the […]
Read More →Collinsville High School announces September Character Education Students
The winners of the September Character Education Students of the Month award at Collinsville High School were recently announced. The character trait for the month was “be respectful, treat other people as you would like to be treated.” Winners were Alexis Barendregt, Tanner Barnish, Jose Betancourt, Kailey Boyer, Ashley Burgess, Elizabeth Burr, Sharron Clark, […]
Read More →CHS boys soccer slumping, suffers fourth straight loss
The Collinsville Kahoks boys soccer team lost Monday for the fourth time in four days, falling to Waterloo Gibault 2-1 Monday in Waterloo. Gibault (7-3-3) jumped on the Kahoks (6-8-1) early, scoring only seven minutes into the match. The score remained at 1-0 at the half. The Hawks opened a 2-0 lead 17 minutes into […]
Read More →Collinsville Middle School softball season ends at State Tournament
The late season run that propelled the Collinsville Middle School softball team to the State Tournament ended with a 3-0 defeat to Millstadt on Monday. The softball Trail Blazers entered Regional play one game under .500, but peaking, Head Coach Gary Wilson said. CMS defeated Fulton Middle School of O’Fallon and Wolf Branch of Belleville […]
Read More →Rakowski is Unit 10 August Teacher of the Month
The first teacher at Unit 10’s Special Needs Center has been named the first Edward Jones’ Collinsville Unit 10 Teacher of the Month for the 2014-2015 school year. Lindsey Rakowski is a 2nd and 3rd grade teacher at the Hollywood Heights school that was re-opened last year as part of a pilot program to bring […]
Read More →Kahok soccer drops final two in Gateway City Soccer Classic
Collinsville played three out of state schools in less than 24 hours this weekend, and found itself on the wrong end of all three matches. The Kahoks (6-7-1) traveled to O’Fallon Saturday morning to play St. Xavier of Louisville, Ky. With kickoff about 12 hours after its Friday night game finished, Collinsville Head Coach Myles […]
Read More →Panthers down football Kahoks
O’Fallon, Ill. – Playing without their starting running back and quarterback, O’Fallon downed visiting Collinsville 31-9 Friday. The Panthers (3-3, 2-2 Southwestern Conference) shutout the Kahoks (1-5, 1-3 SWC) until Jamal Wellmaker broke a 73-yard run with 8:41 to play. Collinsville tacked on a safety a little more than two minutes later. Wide receiver turned […]
Read More →CHS boys soccer – taco bar fundraiser at Bert’s Chuck Wagon
Collinsville High School boys soccer is sponsoring a fundraiser taco bar at Bert’s Chuck Wagon on Sunday Oct. 5 from 12 to 3 p.m. The dinner includes tacos, super tacos, soft tacos (beef, chicken and vegetarian), trijoles, Spanish rice, side salad, nachos, nachos grande, chicken nuggets, pigs in a blanket, fries and drink. The cost […]
Read More →Judge orders Caseyville to vote again on dismissal of police chief
Caseyville Mayor Leonard Black thought he had finally won his three-month battle when he cast the deciding vote that terminated Police Chief Jose Alvarez on May 21. More than four months later, the battle continues. Judge Stephen McGlynn Friday ordered the Caseyville Village Board to provide Alvarez a hearing to address charges brought against him […]
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