Cougars knock off UTPA 55-49
Rozell Nunn gave Southern Illinois University Edwardsville the lead for good with 2:07 to play and followed with his fourth 3-pointer of the night with 1:25 left as the Cougars edged Texas-Pan American 55-49 Tuesday in men’s basketball at the Vadalabene Center. “I was proud of our guys for finding a way to win tonight,” SIUE […]
Read More →UCF downs Cougars in tourney finale
Central Florida opened with a 14-3 run to start Sunday’s finale at the UCF Thanksgiving Classic and earned a 68-43 home-court victory over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. UCF ran its record to 6-1, with four players scoring in double figures. Zykira Lewis paced the Knights off the bench with a game-high 16 points. Starters Briahanna […]
Read More →Late Marion rally too much for Collinsville
Collinsville held a lead for three quarters Saturday against Marion, stretching the lead to 18 at one point in the first half, but found themselves on the wrong end of a 61-60 score when the final buzzer sounded. An important point in the game, Head Coach Darin Lee said, was letting the Wildcats (3-2) back […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks cannot overcome timid start
The Collinsville Lady Kahoks could not overcome a shaky start in the third place game of the Nashville Tournament Saturday, losing to Mascoutah 48-39. After scoring five points in the first quarter of their game against Nashville Friday, Collinsville (2-2) managed only eight against Mascoutah (3-1) Saturday. Head Coach Lori Billy said the team was […]
Read More →Blue Hens topple Cougars
Delaware used a 24-7 run over the final nine minutes Saturday and collected a 71-42 victory over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s basketball on day one of the UCF Thanksgiving Classic. The Cougars, 1-5, were led in scoring by Allyssa Decker with 11 points. Tierny Austin and CoCo Moore added nine points each while Austin nearly had a double-double with […]
Read More →Kahoks’ fourth quarter comeback falls short
Collinsville could not overcome a third quarter scoring drought or a barrage of Mt. Vernon 3-pointers Friday, losing the championship of the Pyramid Plus Tournament. The Kahoks came out of halftime with a one-point lead, but went cold from the floor and found themselves trailing 52-44 entering the fourth quarter. Collinsville managed only nine points […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks split Friday doubleheader, play for third place Saturday
The Collinsville girls basketball team held big leads late in both of their games Friday, but could manage only one victory. The Lady Kahoks (2-1) struggled in the first half of their 10 a.m. contest against Triad (2-4), scoring only 15 points. Perhaps it was the tryptophan in the Thanksgiving turkey that slowed Collinsville or, […]
Read More →Kahoks cruise to 3-0, play for tourney championship Friday
Nine players scored for Collinsville Wednesday night as they coasted to a 22-point victory over host Herrin in the Pyramid Plus Tournament. The Kahoks have won their three games at the tournament by an average of 25 points. Head Coach Darin Lee expects a more difficult game Friday against Mt. Vernon (3-0). Collinsville and Mt. […]
Read More →Shaffer leads CHS past Soldan
Collinsville took an early lead against Soldan Tuesday at the Pyramid Plus Tournament in Herrin and continued to build it, before pulling away in the fourth quarter for an easy 63-45 win. Senior guard Jacob Shaffer nearly outscored the Tigers (0-2) by himself in the opening period. Shaffer scored 10 of his game-high 17 points […]
Read More →Young Lady Kahoks pass first test, down Freeburg
Entering the season, Lady Kahoks Head Coach Lori Billy thought the sophomores would be the key to her team’s success. She was prophetic, at least for the first game. Collinsville’s sophomore class scored 35 of the team’s 49 points in the Kahoks 49-41 victory over Freeburg in the Nashville Tournament. “Our young kids really stepped […]
Read More →Strong second half not enough to lift Cougars
Five Southern Illinois University Edwardsville players scored in double figures, and SIUE outscored Oregon State in the second half Tuesday, but it was not enough as the Beavers outlasted the Cougars 101-81 in men’s basketball at Gill Coliseum. Oregon State (3-1) shot 64 percent (32-50) from the field and held a 52-29 halftime advantage. The […]
Read More →Cougars fall to sharp-shooting Mastodons
Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne shot 63 percent from the field in the second half and defeated Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 91-74 in women’s college basketball action Tuesday night. IPFW’s Amanda Hyde set a Vadalabene Center record with 41 points. She shot 10 of 12 from the field with three 3-pointers and hit 18 of 21 […]
Read More →Kahoks win big in basketball opener
Collinsville drained five 3-pointers in the first quarter of their season opener Monday night and cruised to an 82-46 victory over Salem at the Pyramid Plus Tournament in Herrin. The Kahoks came into the season with a big question mark hanging over their inexperienced backcourt, but three of the five double-digit scorers were guards. The […]
Read More →Kahoksports.com announces CHS basketball broadcast schedule
The Collinsville boys and girls basketball teams will have at least 15 games broadcast live this year by Kahoksports.com. The boys’ slate of at least eight broadcasts includes home and away contests with O’Fallon and Edwardsville. The broadcast schedule for the Collinsville Schnucks Tournament will be announced after the tournament schedule is announced. The girls […]
Read More →Loyola edges Cougars at Portland State Tournament
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville sophomore Donivine Stewart led all players with a career high 22 points Sunday, but it wasn’t enough as Loyola slipped by the Cougars 73-72 in men’s basketball at the Portland State Tournament. SIUE (1-5) lost all three games at the tournament by a combined nine points. “I think this basketball team is getting […]
Read More →Cougars fall at Portland State
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s basketball saw a halftime lead disappear for the second time in as many nights, falling at Portland State 77-74 Saturday in the team’s second game at the Portland State Tournament. SIUE drops to 1-4 with the loss. Portland State improved to 3-1. “In the second half, we just didn’t […]
Read More →East St. Louis and Edwardsville fall one game short of finals
The final two Southwestern Conference teams alive in the Illinois High School Association football playoffs lost their respective semi-final games Saturday. Edwardsville’s fairy tale season came to a horror show ending Saturday at Tigers’ Stadium. Defending Class 8A champion Chicago Mt. Carmel (12-1) ran roughshod over the Tigers (12-1), posting a 34-7 victory in a […]
Read More →UC Davis gets by SIUE at Portland State
An 11-1 UC Davis run over the final 1:50 of the first half changed Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s basketball’s fate Friday as the Aggies earned a come-from-behind 80-75 win over the Cougars in the opening game of the Portland State Tournament. Rozell Nunn drained a jumper with 2:05 to play before halftime to put SIUE […]
Read More →Four area player named to All-State football teams
Despite having the best record in Class 7A, the Edwardsville Tigers landed only one player on the Illinois Class 7A All-State team. Althoff senior quarterback Eric Mertens was named to the Class 4A team. East St. Louis had a pair of players honored in Class 6A. The Illinois Football Coaches Association All-State teams were named […]
Read More →Starting from scratch, CHS boys basketball season preview
Dealing with roster turnover is an annual issue in high school basketball, but the team Collinsville High School will send on to the floor in 2013-2014 will bear little resemblance to the team that finished 13-18 last season. Gone are the top four scorers and top three rebounders. Junior center Sean Davis averaged less than […]
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