Kahoks bowlers notch comeback victory to win Regionals
The Collinsville High School boys bowling team waited until the final three frames of the final game to snag their first lead of the of the Regionals Saturday, Jan. 18. The Kahoks went on to win, beating two Southwestern Conference rivals, and advancing to the Sectionals Saturday at Bel-Air Bowl in Belleville. Granite City surged […]
Read More →Wilkinson’s 20 points not enough, Cahokia edges Kahoks
Anfirnee Wilkinson notched his sixth consecutive double-digit scoring game, and Collinsville knocked down 10 3-pointers for the second straight game, but fell to Cahokia 49-47 Wednesday at the Jerseyville Tournament. Wilkinson scored 20 points and Jacob Shaffer 10, to nearly match the Comanches’ pair of Division I recruits, who scored 31 points. Carleton Rivers led […]
Read More →Donnelly introduced as SIUE Men’s Soccer Head Coach
After being officially announced as Head Coach of the SIUE men’s soccer program last month, Scott Donnelly talks about how he plans to continue the Cougars’ legacy and tradition both on and off the field. Q: What does it mean to be just the fourth head coach in program history? A: It means a great […]
Read More →Shaffer leads Kahoks past Alton Marquette
Senior guard Jacob Shaffer’s primary task Monday against Alton Marquette was to defend the area’s leading scorer. Shaffer not only played a key role in holding Deion Lavender to six points, he led the Kahoks in scoring, rebounds and assists in a 57-52 win. Lavender entered the game averaging 28.2 points on the season. Collinsville’s […]
Read More →Third quarter surge not enough for Lady Kahoks against Carbondale
The Collinsville High School girls basketball team dug a first half hole from which they could not recover, losing 69-58 Monday to Carbondale in the Mid-Winter Basketball Invitational in Carbondale. The Lady Kahoks (4-11) outscored the Lady Terriers (10-6) 35-28 after the intermission, but it was not enough to overcome a 41-23 halftime deficit. Collinsville […]
Read More →Second half push not enough for Cougars
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s basketball more than doubled up its first-half offense in Monday’s second half but fell to visiting Austin Peay 77-67 at the Vadalabene Center. Tierny Austin recorded her fourth double-double of the season with a game-high 21 points and 11 rebounds. Austin, a junior, became the 30th player in school history to record […]
Read More →Kahoks lose “disappointing” decision at Jerseyville
A night after shooting 52.5 percent from the floor, Collinsville struggled through a 37 percent performance in a 54-49 loss at Jerseyville in the opening game of the Jerseyville Tournament. The Kahoks managed only 8 first quarter point and had tallied only 27 entering the fourth quarter. Trailing by 14 as the final eight minutes […]
Read More →Cougars hand Racers first OVC loss
Rozell Nunn and Christian Salecich combined for 31 points, and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s basketball held Murray State to a season-low 60 points in a 67-60 Ohio Valley Conference win Saturday in front of 2,787 at the Vadalabene Center. SIUE dealt Murray State its first OVC loss of the season, while improving to 3-3 in league play and 6-13 […]
Read More →SIUE outlasts Murray State 71-67 in women’s basketball
Freshman Alexis Chappelle drained four free throws in the final 13 seconds Saturday, sealing SIUE’s 71-67 victory over Murray State in Ohio Valley Conference women’s basketball at the Vadalabene Center. “I wasn’t thinking about much (during the free throws),” Chappelle said following the win. “I just wanted to go up to the line and knock them down.” The Cougars […]
Read More →Sharp shooting Kahoks too much for Belleville West
Anfirnee Wilkinson scored 23 points – his most since scoring 33 in the fourth game of the season – to lead Collinsville to a 60-40 victory over Belleville West Friday at Vergil Fletcher Gym. The Kahoks shot 52.5 percent (21-40) from the floor on the night, including 7-12 from 3-point range. The Maroons (1-5 Southwestern […]
Read More →West guards lead the way past Lady Kahoks
A 39-point performance from the guard combination of Shay Fluker and Imani Berry lead Belleville West to a 51-35 win over Collinsville Thursday in Southwestern Conference action. The pair entered the game averaging a combined 30 points and scored the first 11 for the Lady Maroons. Alliyah St. John briefly interrupted the duo’s scoring when […]
Read More →Late run pushes Cougars past Governors
Keaton Jackson’s defensive rebound and subsequent pair of free throws with five seconds left completed a 13-1 run by SIUE men’s basketball and sealed a 71-67 Ohio Valley Conference victory over visiting Austin Peay Thursday at Vadalabene Center. The win moves the Cougars to 2-3 in OVC play and 5-13 overall. Austin Peay dropped to 8-10 and […]
Read More →SIUE men’s basketball part of Coaches v. Cancer Thursday
SIUE men’s basketball will participate in the annual Coaches vs. Cancer initiative Thursday when the team plays host to Ohio Valley Conference foe Austin Peay. Coaches vs. Cancer is a joint initiative between the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the American Cancer Society. Cougar coaches will promote awareness by wearing sneakers with their suits, […]
Read More →3rd ranked team in state too much for Lady Kahoks
Edwardsville jumped out to a 21-7 first quarter lead on their home floor Tuesday and never eased up, beating the Lady Kahoks 70-18. The Tigers (6-0 Southwestern Conference, 15-0), ranked 3rd in the state, started the game with a press that forced seven first quarter turnovers. Saint Louis University recruit Aalyah Covington took advantage to […]
Read More →Late surge not enough for Cougars
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s basketball nearly erased a 19-point second-half deficit Monday, but took a 71-68 road loss at Jacksonville State. Candace Morton hit two free throws with 3.7 seconds left for Jacksonville State, now 6-13 overall and 2-4 in the Ohio Valley Conference. SIUE’s last-second shot to tie came up short. CoCo Moore was SIUE’s […]
Read More →SIUE women’s soccer to hold identification camp Jan. 19
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s soccer will hold a winter identification camp Sun., Jan. 19, from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. The camp, which will be held at SIUE’s Korte Stadium, is designed to give high school players an understanding of the skills necessary to compete at the highest level of collegiate soccer. Players will have the […]
Read More →Third-quarter surge propels Kahoks past Warriors
Collinsville hit five 3-pointers in the third quarter Saturday to erase a halftime deficit and propel the Kahoks to their first Southwestern Conference victory of the season. A night after scoring only six third quarter points – and none in the last 4 minutes 50 seconds – CHS (1-5 SWC, 5-9) dropped 25 on Granite […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks stifle Granite City
The Collinsville High School girls basketball team used a smothering defense to force 21 turnovers on its way to a 51-28 win Saturday over Granite City. The Lady Kahoks (2-4 Southwestern Conference, 4-8) racked up 13 steals using a full-court press and stifling half-court defense. CHS converted the turnovers into 29 points. Head Coach Lori […]
Read More →Tennessee Tech tames Cougars
Down by as many as 21 points Saturday, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s basketball mounted a furious comeback attempt, only to come up short, falling 64-63 to Tennessee Tech in Ohio Valley Conference action at the Eblen Center. After a layup by Donivine Stewart got the Cougars within one, 64-63, with 20 seconds left, Tennessee Tech’s Shirmane Thomas was […]
Read More →Tennessee Tech too much for SIUE
Despite a game-high 19 points from CoCo Moore, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s basketball fell to Tennessee Tech 72-66 at the Eblen Center. Tennessee Tech, 5-11 and 2-1 in Ohio Valley Conference play, opened the game with a 17-3 run and held on for the win. “It was all Tennessee Tech’s tempo in the first half,” said SIUE […]
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