Three Collinsville football players sign national letters of intent
Nate Collier, Josh Harris and Cody Reynolds signed national letters of intent Tuesday to attend Ridgewater College. Ridgewater is a junior college in Willmar, Minn. The Warriors went 5-4 last year in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference. The trio of recruits all called Ridgewater a great opportunity for them. Collier and Davis both chose the […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks lose nail-biter
By Phil Knapper – Metro Independent Contributor A crazy final minute put an end to a crazy good girls basketball game at Belleville East Tuesday night, as the Lady Lancers knocked off Collinsville 49-48. East (7-6 Southwestern Conference, 13-11) had a 48-45 lead, but turned the ball over with 50 ticks left, giving Collinsville a […]
Read More →Two Kahok wrestlers advance to sectionals
The season will continue for at least two Collinsville wrestlers ,who advanced to the Sectional tournament in Normal, starting Friday. Dylan Johnson and Cody Pope won first and third place respectively at the Granite City Regional Saturday to move one step closer to the State Tournament. Fellow seniors Brandon Fisher and Alex Stowers took fourth […]
Read More →Collinsville knocks off North Tech for third straight win
By Phil Knapper – Metro Independent Contributor Ni’Sean Rigmaiden had a big night for the North Tech Eagles, scoring a game-high 27 points, but a balanced Collinsville Kahoks team received scoring from eight different players and was able to solve North Tech’s aggressive, trapping defense in a 64-49 win Saturday night at the Nashville Sports […]
Read More →Late mistakes end Lady Kahoks 6-game win streak
In a game they never led, and trailing by as many as 12 in the third quarter, Collinsville fought back to within a point late in the fourth quarter Saturday, but could not execute down the stretch, losing to Highland 53-48. The Lady Kahoks missed a layup and three free throws, and committed two turnovers, […]
Read More →Kahoks ride nine 3-pointers to victory over Granite City
The Collinsville High School boys basketball team made only one 3-point field goal in the second half of Friday’s game against Granite City. Fortunately for Kahoks fans, they made eight triples in the first half. The Kahoks (3-6 Southwestern Conference, 10-12) grabbed an early lead that they twice relinquished, before going ahead for good with […]
Read More →Seven Kahoks sign letters of intent to play college sports
Four Collinsville High School girls soccer players, two football players and the state’s top ranked triple jumper signed national letters of intent Thursday to continue their athletic careers in college. Girls Soccer Holly Bluemner, Southwestern Illinois College – Bluemner was a first-year starting goalkeeper for the Lady Kahoks in 2013. Bluemner was in the net […]
Read More →CHS college signings of 2014
CHS College signings for 2014 Name Sport College Lauren Hostetter Dance McKendree University Allysa Blaylock Girls soccer McKendree University Matty Merlak Girls soccer Webster University Chelsea Noser Girls soccer Webster University Holly Bluemner Girls soccer Southwestern Illinois College Harry Uyehara Football McKendree University Sam Wilson Football Quincy University Josh Davis Football Ridgewater College Cody Reynolds […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks roll to 6th straight victory
The Collinsville Lady Kahoks jumped out to an 11-2 lead Thursday night against Granite City and were never seriously threatened on their way to a 61-33 Southwestern Conference road victory. Collinsville (5-6 SWC, 10-11) racked up its sixth consecutive victory and swept its season series against the Lady Warriors by a combined 112-61 score. Granite […]
Read More →Kahok wrestlers ready for regionals, celebrate Dylan Johnson’s 100th victory
After trouncing two non-conference opponents last Thursday to run their record to 13-4, the Collinsville High School wrestlers are preparing for Regional action Saturday, Feb. 8. Dylan Johnson collected his 100th career victory for the Kahoks, who downed Jacksonville 51-13 and Decatur Eisenhower 71-12 on Jan. 30 in their final meet of the regular season. […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks’ Tuesday game rescheduled for Feb. 15
The Collinsville High School girls basketball game against Alton, originally scheduled for Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Vergil Fletcher Gym, has been rescheduled due to heavy snowfall in Collinsville. The game will be played Saturday, Feb. 15 at approximately 1:30 p.m. in Fletcher gym. The junior varsity game will start at noon and the varsity game will […]
Read More →Kahoks help Vergil Fletcher’s widow
Vergil Fletcher built Collinsville basketball and shaped the lives of hundreds of athletes in his 32 years at Collinsville High School. The respect Mr. Fletcher, who died in 2009 at age 93, gained in the community extended beyond naming the high school gym, and the street that runs in front of it, after him. He […]
Read More →Wilkinson’s 19 lead Kahoks past Indians
Anfirnee Wilkinson scored eight first quarter points to help the Kahoks to an early lead against Mascoutah Friday, and made four fourth quarter free throws to help seal a 53-46 win. Collinsville (9-12) led 14-9 after one quarter, but managed only three points over the first five minutes of the second quarter. Leading by one […]
Read More →Morgan’s late jumper lifts Lady Kahoks
Collinsville brought the ball up court with 48 seconds remaining in a tie game with Mascoutah Saturday night. The Lady Kahoks, who had chiseled away at a 7-point fourth quarter deficit, were content to make it the last possession of regulation. With 12 seconds left, Head Coach Lori Billy called a play for point guard […]
Read More →Extended scoring droughts doom Kahoks
The Collinsville Kahoks boys basketball team trailed by five points when the second half started Friday in O’Fallon, but found themselves in a 19-point hole only eight minutes of game time later. A Sean Davis layup nearly three minutes into the start of the third quarter was all the scoring the Kahoks would do in […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks roll past O’Fallon for 4th straight win
The Collinsville girls basketball team jumped out to a big first quarter lead and cruised to a 52-31 victory over O’Fallon Thursday in Southwestern Conference play at Vergil Fletcher Gym. Despite the large margin of victory, the Lady Kahoks put a scare into their fan base with a miserable second quarter and difficult beginning to […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks make furious comeback, top East St. Louis
Collinsville trailed 32-15 with less than five minutes to play in the third quarter Tuesday when East St. Louis’ Janesha Munson was whistled for a technical foul after a brief arm tugging match with Collinsville’s Julie Scheiter. From that point, the Lady Kahoks exploded on a 31-11 run to end the game, defeating the Flyers […]
Read More →Assistant Collinsville boys soccer coach found dead
***Updated with confirmation from Maryville Police of the deceased’s identify*** Maryville Police have confirmed that Ron Rowden, a Collinsville High School Physical Education teacher and assistant boys soccer coach, has died. Maryville Police responded to a call Tuesday afternoon of a possible suicidal person. Officers entered the home at 901 Andra Drive at 4:11 p.m. and […]
Read More →Collinsville bowlers to compete at State
The Collinsville High School boys bowling team qualified for the State Tournament by hanging on to the sixth, and final, qualifying spot in the Mascoutah Sectional Saturday. The Kahoks will compete Friday and Saturday in the State Tournament, held at St. Clair Bowl in O’Fallon. Collinsville will be returning to State for the first time […]
Read More →Kahoks overcome sluggish start, take 3rd place at tournament
Collinsville got off to slow start Saturday, scoring only eight points in the first quarter, before cruising to a 47-28 victory over Pittsfield in the final game of the Jerseyville Tournament. The Saukees (6-13) held a 10-8 lead over the Kahoks (8-11) after one quarter, but managed only 18 points the remainder of the game. […]
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