Cougars topples Leathernecks 78-70
Four players scored in double figures and the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s basketball team shot a season-best 51.6 percent from the field as the Cougars earned a 78-70 road victory at Western Illinois. It was the fourth straight win for the Cougars against the Leathernecks. SIUE improved to 3-9 for the season while Western […]
Read More →SIU Carbondale basketball coach’s post-game rant the latest to go viral
An angry coach with a microphone and a reporter with a video camera and YouTube access can be a combustible combination. Southern Illinois University Carbondale Men’s Basketball Coach Barry Hinson is the latest to discover the power of the formula. Hinson was, perhaps, a bit too honest in his post-game news conference following the Saluki’s […]
Read More →Bulldogs 11 3-pointers doom Cougars
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville shot a season-best 50.9 percent from the field, but could not overcome 11 Drake 3-pointers in an 87-71 road loss. The Cougars fell to 2-9 despite four players scoring in double figures. SIUE was dominant in the paint, scoring 42 of 71 points from close range. Tierny Austin led the Cougars with […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks’ Dec. 21 “Pink Out’ game to benefit charity
The Collinsville High School girls basketball team is thinking about more than just winning a basketball game on Dec. 21, they are also going all out to raise money for charity. Multiple fund raising activities are taking place before and during the game, with proceeds to benefit KAHOKstrong, a CHS organization dedicated to helping Unit […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks cannot hold fourth-quarter lead, lose 6th straight
Collinsville capped a 27-turnover night with three critical giveaways in the final 1 minute 17 seconds Monday, sending the Lady Kahoks to their sixth consecutive defeat, 48-43 against Althoff. The Lady Kahoks used an 8-0 run to end the third quarter, capped with a buzzer beating jumper by sophomore forward Gabby Morgan, to take a […]
Read More →Cougars fall to Chicago State
Chicago State shot 56 percent from the field Monday and upended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s basketball 81-64 at the Jones Convocation Center. Chicago State finished with four players scoring in double figures. Clarke Rosenberg led CSU with 20 points. SIUE fell to 2-9. Rozzell Nunn led the offense with 12 points and six rebounds. Chicago […]
Read More →Matchups for Schnucks Holiday Classic announced
Collinsville will face the Urbana Tigers in the first round of the 30th annual Collinsville Schnucks Holiday Classic, the CHS Athletic Department announced Sunday. The 16-team tournament will feature 29 games in only three days. The main floor of Vergil Fletcher Gymnasium will host 23 of the contests. The tournament kicks off at 9 a.m. […]
Read More →Big second half lifts Mastodons over Cougars
Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne connected on 61 percent (19-31) of its shots in the second half, including hitting nine 3-pointers to roll past Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 95-75 in men’s basketball at the Gates Sports Center Saturday night. The Mastodons won for the third consecutive game to improve to 9-4 overall. SIUE fell to 0-4 […]
Read More →IPFW goes on 3-pointer barrage, downs Cougars
Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne converted 13 three-pointers Saturday en route to a 96-71 victory over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in women’s basketball. The loss broke a two-game winning streak for the SIUE women’s basketball team at the Gates Sports Center. The Cougars are now 2-8. IPFW evened its record at 6-6. Eight different Mastodon players […]
Read More →Late technical, two point second quarter dooms Kahoks in three-point loss
Collinsville lost to O’Fallon 48-45 Friday, unable to overcome a two-point second quarter and a technical foul late in in a two-point game With 1 minute 35 seconds remaining and Collinsville (0-3 Southwestern Conference, 3-5) trailing 40-38 Friday, Head Coach Darin Lee was whistled for a technical foul. Lee did not appear to be demonstrative […]
Read More →O’Fallon attempts 32 first-half free throws in victory over Lady Kahoks
Collinsville and O’Fallon were tied at 15 early in the second quarter Thursday when a Lady Panther parade broke out at the free throw line. O’Fallon attempted a staggering 23 free throws in the second quarter at the Panther Dome, connecting on 15. After the game was knotted at 15, the Lady Panthers (1-1 Southwestern […]
Read More →Flyers late free throws spoil Lady Kahoks comeback
The Collinsville girls basketball team grabbed an early lead Tuesday in East St. Louis, let it slip away and then clawed back, before ending up on the wrong side of a 60-50 score. A night after suffering a 58-point loss, the Lady Kahoks (0-2 Southwestern Conference, 2-4) put that memory behind them and ran out […]
Read More →Flyers cruise past cold-shooting Kahoks
The Collinsville boys basketball team surrendered only 21 first-half points to the East St. Louis Flyers Tuesday, but needed nearly four quarters to score that many for themselves on their way to a 59-33 Southwestern Conference loss. After taking a 3-2 lead early in the first quarter, the Kahoks (0-2 SWC, 3-4) were outscored 14-1 […]
Read More →Tigers topple Lady Kahoks
The Edwardsville Tigers girls basketball team jumped out to a 24-4 lead after one quarter Monday and cruised to an 81-23 victory over the host Collinsville Lady Kahoks. The Tigers pushed their lead to 53-11 at the half, led by Tennessee recruit Kortney Dunbar and St. Louis University bound Aaliyah Covington. Dunbar finished the half […]
Read More →Slew of turnovers, talented Tigers too much for Kahoks
Collinsville could not overcome Edwardsville’s trio of Division I prospects and 21 turnovers Saturday, losing 60-40 in each team’s Southwestern Conference opener. Thanks to repeated turnovers, the game was nearly three minutes old before Collinsville (0-1 Southwestern Conference, 3-3) attempted its first shot. Despite the early struggles to maintain possession, the Kahoks managed to grab […]
Read More →“This was a tough one to swallow,” SIUE loses by 1
Michael Messer’s reverse layup attempt rolled off the front of the rim as time expired Saturday, allowing Central Michigan to escape with a 65-64 win over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in men’s basketball at the Vadalabene Center. “This was a tough one to swallow because we didn’t execute down the stretch,” SIUE Head Coach Lennox […]
Read More →Wendt, Cougars defeat Air Force
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s basketball raced out to a 14-0 lead Saturday and defeated Air Force 76-55 at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs. Jessie Wendt hit a game-high four three-pointers and was named to the Air Force Classic All-Tournament team after scoring 21 points against the Falcons, now 1-6. Wendt averaged 22.5 points per game […]
Read More →Kalish resigns as SIUE men’s soccer head coach
SIUE men’s soccer Head Coach Kevin Kalish will step down from his current role at the end of the calendar year, SIUE Director of Athletics Dr. Brad Hewitt announced Friday. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce my resignation as head coach of this prestigious program to go in a different direction with […]
Read More →CHS boys basketball game moved to Saturday
The Collinsville High School boys basketball game, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday at Edwardsville, has been moved to Saturday, CHS Athletic Director Darin Lee announced. The junior varsity game will start at 6 p.m. and the varsity game at 7:30 p.m.
Read More →CHS girls basketball versus Edwardsville rescheduled for Dec. 9
The Collinsville High School girls basketball game against Edwardsville, originally scheduled for 7:30 p.m. today, has been reschedule to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, CHS Athletic Director Darin Lee announced. The game was postponed earlier Thursday due to the threat of poor weather conditions. The junior varsity and freshman games will start at 6 p.m. […]
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