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 →SIUE drops NJIT
Micah Jones scored a game-high 18 points, including 14 in the second half, as SIUE women’s basketball won its final nonconference matchup of the season with a 59-54 victory over NJIT Monday night at the Vadalabene Center. Jones shot 6 of 11 from the field and hit 6 of 8 free throws. The Cougar freshman grabbed […]
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 →Cougars drop OVC contest at Eastern Illinois
Eastern Illinois University freshman Jake Verhagen knocked down 3-point baskets on back-to-back possessions late in the second half Saturday to vault the Panthers to a 76-70 win over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball at Lantz Arena. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Cougars, who had won four of their […]
Read More →Eastern uses late 13-0 to drop SIUE
Eastern Illinois University regained the lead with a late 13-0 run and went on to defeat Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s basketball 71-61 Saturday. The EIU duo of Katlyn Payne and Sabina Oroszova combined for 48 points against the Cougars, now 5-17 overall and 2-8 in the Ohio Valley Conference. Eastern Illinois improved to 9-12 overall […]
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 →Cougars down Pioneers 77-48
Soutthern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s basketball won its fourth consecutive home game Wednesday, defeating Crowley’s Ridge 77-48 in nonconference action at the Vadalabene Center The Cougars improved to 8-14 overall. Crowley’s Ridge dropped to 9-10. After a shaky start, which saw the Pioneers go up by five (8-3), the Cougars rebounded with a 19-2 run […]
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 →Southeast Missouri State holds off Cougars
Southeast Missouri State used a 28-7 run to start the second half and then held off Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s basketball 79-71 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. “Offensively, we stalled a little bit, and our defense just didn’t hold steady,” said SIUE Head Coach Paula Buscher. The Cougars dropped to […]
Read More →Hot shooting Cougars come up short
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s basketball team shot a season-best 54 percent but could not keep up with the Ohio Valley Conference’s top offense. The University of Tennessee Martin improved to 8-0 in the OVC and 15-6 overall with a 111-72 victory over the Cougars at the Elam Center. SIUE hit 25 of 46 from […]
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. […]
Read More →Cougars even OVC record with victory over UT Martin
Four Southern Illinois University Edwardsville players scored in double figures, and the Cougars combined to shoot 61.2 percent from the field en route to their first road win of the year, an 87-82 win over the University of Tennessee Martin in Ohio Valley Conference action at Skyhawk Arena. “I am thrilled for our guys that they were […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks nip Mt. Vernon in overtime thriller
Down one with under a minute remaining in the overtime against Mt. Vernon, the Lady Kahoks were forced to foul. The Lady Rams missed the front-end of a one-and-one and Collinsville snagged the rebound, setting up Lexie Thompson to be the late-game star for the second time in less than 18 hours. The Lady Kahoks […]
Read More →Guards lead Lady Kahoks past Marion
Marion’s zone defense Friday challenged the Collinsville guards to beat them, and the Lady Kahoks obliged, winning 49-38. Collinsville Head Coach Lori Billy said it was a good night for the Collinsville guards. “Our post players were getting doubled and tripled and they would kick it out and our guards were able to knock shots […]
Read More →Cougar comeback falls short at SEMO
For the second time in as many road games, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s basketball had a second half-comeback fall short, falling at Southeast Missouri State 82-78 in Ohio Valley Conference basketball at the Show Me Center. “I thought our guys put forth a great effort,” SIUE Head Coach Lennox Forrester said. “What I am disappointed in […]
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