Duchesne downs Lady Kahoks
Maryland Heights, Mo. – The Collinsville High School girls soccer team was unable to overcome two defensive lapses and lost 2-1 to defending Missouri Class 1A champion Duchesne Saturday in the Parkway College Showcase. “We did it to ourselves tonight,” Kahoks Head Coach Clay Smith said. Duchesne’s first goal came on defensive marking mistakes, Smith […]
Read More →Bost delivers walk-off win for Softball Kahoks in extra innings
Sidney Bost pitched a nine-inning complete game for a win Friday afternoon at the Collinsville Jaycees Sports Complex, and chipped in the game-winning hit for good measure. The Kahoks sophomore outdueled freshman Megan Brown, one of the best pitchers in the area, Collinsville Head Coach Cindy Kolda said. “You’re going to be hearing a lot […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks soccer draws with Missouri power
Maryland Heights, Mo. – Despite what Head Coach Clay Smith called a dominating performance, the Collinsville High School girls soccer team finished with a 0-0 draw against Nixa Friday in the Parkway College Showcase. The Lady Kahoks outshot the Lady Eagles by a 3:1 margin, hitting the post on three occasions. Collinsville had five corner […]
Read More →Baseball Kahoks fall to Mascoutah
The Collinsville High School baseball team could not overcome sloppy play Friday afternoon at Arthur Fletcher Field, falling to Mascoutah 6-1. The tone for the game was set in the top of the first when Kahoks’ starting pitcher Zach Mathes walked Collin Renth, the game’s first batter and hit the third. Clean-up hitter Austin Waugh […]
Read More →Kahoks’ sprinter Sillas signs with McKendree
Collinsville High School sprinter Jessika Sillas recently agreed to continue her career at McKendree University. The future accounting major chose McKendree “because it is close, but far enough away and it is a good school with a nice campus.” Sillas earned honorable mention on the Southwestern Conference All-Conference team her junior year in the 100 […]
Read More →Caseyville remix: Romanik terminated, Alvarez retained
The third attempt to terminate Stephen Romanik from the Caseyville Police force was successful Tuesday evening. The third attempt to fire Jose Alvarez, Romanik’s former chief, the day after Romanik was fired, was unsuccessful. Romanik, a probationary officer, was removed by a 3-0 vote of the Board of Police Commissioners Tuesday. A motion to fire […]
Read More →Updated – Thursday Lady Kahok soccer postponed
***Updated with make up date*** Despite his best efforts, Clay Smith, Collinsville High School girls soccer coach, could not beat Mother Nature. The Thursday Lady Kahok soccer game against Althoff, earlier moved to 5 p.m., has now been postponed. The game will be played at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 28 at Kahok Stadium
Read More →Thursday Kahok baseball moved to April 24
The Collinsville High School baseball game at Belleville West, scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Thursday has been postponed. The game will be played at the same time and location on April 24. The CHS softball game has already been moved to April 24. The girls soccer match at CHS, against Althoff, has been moved to 5 […]
Read More →Thursday Kahok softball postponed; baseball not yet cancelled
The Thursday Collinsville High School softball game against Belleville West has been moved to April 24. Heavy and persistent rains Wednesday and Thursday forced the postponement. The CHS baseball game at Belleville West, scheduled for 4:30 p.m. is currently still planned.
Read More →Thursday Lady Kahok soccer match moved to 5 p.m.
The Lady Kahok soccer match against Althoff, previously scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. kick off at Kahok Stadium, has been moved to 5 p.m. The change was made in an attempt to beat the severe weather predicted for this evening in the Metro East. As of 9:20 a.m. Thursday, the baseball game at Belleville West […]
Read More →SIUE to hold free youth soccer clinic
SIUE Soccer Clinic Registration Flyer The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s and women’s soccer programs will host a free clinic for youth players on Friday, April 18th from 5:30 – 7 p.m. at Korte Stadium. “We’re excited to welcome the local community out to Korte Stadium for an enjoyable day of soccer and interaction with our […]
Read More →SIUE women’s soccer Give Cancer a Red Card event Sunday
Southern Illinois University women’s soccer has teamed with the student group Goalkeepers to raise money and awareness in the fight against cancer. The Cougars and Goalkeepers are joining forces with St. Louis Children’s Hospital and theVs. Cancer Foundation to Give Cancer a Red Card this Sunday at Korte Stadium. In conjunction with SIUE women’s soccer’s spring exhibition games […]
Read More →Arlington Greens hosts free clinics for disabled veterans
***Submitted Content*** The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Arlington Greens Golf Course are partnering again this year to offer free golf clinics to disabled veterans. The St. Louis V.A. is coordinating the month-long program, which takes place from 1-3pm on Thursdays at the Granite City golf course. Arlington Greens PGA Pro and Course Manager […]
Read More →Letter to the Editor: When taxes go up, do you have a say in it?
To the Editor: The number one complaint the Madison County Treasurer hears is about tax increases. People say, “I didn’t vote for an increase, so why do my taxes keep going up?” They’re right. The public often doesn’t have a say in the matter. How does it happen? First, let’s make it clear that the […]
Read More →Wednesday Kahok softball game postponed
The Kahok softball game scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Wednesday against Breese Mater Dei has been postponed. No makeup date has been announced. Heavy rain overnight and throughout the day Wednesday, along with lightening, prompted the postponement.
Read More →Can the grand house the miners built be saved?
By Rachel Heston-Davis – Metro Independent Contributor For several years, one of Collinsville’s best-known historic landmarks has been at a crossroads. The Miner’s Theatre, once a cultural hub for the city, has sat quiet and empty at the corner of Main and Center streets as city residents debate if it can be salvaged—and if it […]
Read More →No foolin’, Santa has descended the Catsup Bottle
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus right down the Catsup Bottle’s leg… Following four months of watching over southern Collinsville from his perch atop one leg of the World’s Largest Catsup Bottle, and more than two months of spirited social media speculation about when he would be taken down, Santa Claus was removed […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks soccer records third consecutive shutout, beats East
The young, inexperienced back four that was to be the Lady Kahok soccer team’s big question mark heading into the 2014 season sure looks solid after leading the team to its third consecutive shutout, a 2-0 defeat over Southwestern Conference rival Belleville East. Goalkeeper Holly Bluemner recorded her second shutout. Collinsville (2-0 SWC, 3-1) has […]
Read More →Kahok softball loses slugfest
When the rain started to fall Tuesday the runs started to pour. Unfortunately for the Kahok softball team, O’Fallon’s bats were a little more potent, carrying them to a 12-9 win over Collinsville. Each team scored first-inning runs, but O’Fallon (1-0 Southwestern Conference, 8-3) started to pull away in the second. Pitcher Addison Barnouski led […]
Read More →O’Fallon’s bats too much for baseball Kahoks
By Phil Knapper – Metro Independent Contributor Collinsville’s offense woke up with a five-run fifth inning to take the lead at O’Fallon Tuesday afternoon, but the host Panthers answered with six runs of their own to hand the Kahoks their first loss of the season, 9-5. O’Fallon (1-0 Southwestern Conference, 7-1) built a 3-0 lead […]
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