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 […]
Read More →Soccer Kahoks fall on penalty kicks, play at 9:45 a.m. Saturday
Updated to note CHS plays Dunbar at 3 p.m. Saturday regardless of the outcome of the 9:45 a.m. match. Collinsville, Ill. – Reitz Memorial, of Evansville, Ind., defeated the soccer Kahoks in penalty kicks late Friday at Kahok Stadium. Collinsville could not find the back of the net in regulation time Friday in the first round […]
Read More →Suarez responds to accusations she was a Chemetco insider
A day after a press conference at which candidate for Madison County Treasurer Marleen Suarez called for the current treasurer, Kurt Prenzler, to resign, Prenzler held a press conference of his own to call for Suarez to drop out of the race. At a Wednesday press conference, Madison County Board Member Kelly Tracy and Suarez […]
Read More →Football preview: Kahoks travel to O’Fallon
Collinsville travels to O’Fallon Friday looking for its second win of the season. O’Fallon (2-3, 1-2 Southwestern Conference) is coming off consecutive losses to East St. Louis and Belleville West by a total score of 124-41. The Panthers are hoping to junior running back Kentrail Moran will return this week after missing the game last […]
Read More →Intersection of Keebler and Wickliffe permanently closed, lights added at Park and 159
The popular Collinsville shortcut of accessing Keebler Avenue from 159 by way of Wickliffe Avenue is a thing of the past. The Illinois Department of Transportation permanently closed the Keebler and Wickliffe intersection Thursday morning. A clu-de-sac will be built at the end of Keebler, where the intersection is currently. A portion of Wickliffe Avenue, […]
Read More →Treasurer blames State’s Attorney’s Office for possible illegal tax sale
Following a press conference Wednesday in which Madison County Board member Kelly Tracy announced a formal request for investigation, Madison County Treasurer Kurt Prenzler shifted blame for issues with a tax sale to the State’s Attorney’s Office. Prenzler’s office sold the delinquent taxes of a home registered to Don Weber and his former wife, before […]
Read More →Kahok girls golf finishes fifth at Southwestern Conference Tournament
The Collinsville High School girls golf team finished in fifth place Tuesday at the Southwestern Conference Tournament at Belk Park Golf Course. Abby Burns and Sidney Bost each shot an 88 to lead the Kahoks. Natalie Long of Alton took individual honors with a 73. Team scores: Alton 305 Edwardsville 337 O’Fallon 345 Belleville West […]
Read More →Soccer Kahoks down Granite City
The Collinsville Kahoks avenged a 2-0 loss last year to rival Granite City when they beat the Warriors by the same score Tuesday at Kahok Stadium. Senior Jordan Smith scored a first half goal and freshman Jacob Hamann added a goal in the second half to secure the victory for Collinsville (6-4-1, 2-1 Southwestern Conference). […]
Read More →Collinsville Unit 10 School Board candidate packets now available
Submitted Content Nominating petition forms for the April 7, 2015 school board election in the Collinsville Unit #10 School District are now available. Forms may be picked up in the office of the board secretary, at 201 W. Clay, Collinsville, Illinois, or the Madison County Clerk’s Office, 157 North Main St., Ste. 109, Edwardsville, on […]
Read More →Friends of Hope Breast Diagnostic Center receives donation
Members of Allison’s Hope Foundation, formerly known as Allison’s Friends of Hope (AFOH), recently presented a $10,000 check to the Anderson Hospital Foundation. The donation benefits the Friends of Hope Breast Diagnostic Center – named in memory of Allison Cassens –and is located within the Warren Billhartz Cancer Center at Anderson Hospital. The Allison’s Hope […]
Read More →See four award-winning films for free at McKendree’s Hett Center
Submitted Content The Hettenhausen Center for the Arts’ free Film Art Series presents four award-winning, critically acclaimed films this season. The 2014-2015 Film Art Series explores the art of communication, which is the theme of the academic year at McKendree University. Each will begin at 7 p.m. in the Hett auditorium on the Lebanon, Ill., […]
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