CRBL high school player fall ball registration now open
The Collinsville Recreational Baseball League is now accepting registration for 2014 fall ball for high school players. The league is open to everyone ranging in age from the incoming 2014 freshman class to 2014 graduates. Recent graduates are not eligible if they turn 19 before Oct. 1. To receive a registration form, contact Mike Kamp […]
Read More →Kahok softball head coach not asked to return for 2015 season
The winningest coach in Collinsville High School softball history will not be asked to return for the 2015 season. Cindy Kolda was the target this season of formal complaints from parents that she acted inappropriately on and off the field. Anytime complaints or allegations are received against a coach, they are investigated, Athletics Director Darin […]
Read More →Jr. Kahoks set the table for a more successful CHS athletics program
The Jr. Kahok baseball team will hold tryouts on Aug. 2 and begin play next year, becoming the fourth feeder program for Collinsville High School athletics. The ultimate goal of each Jr. Kahok organization is to produce the best Kahoks. Each works closely with the CHS coach of their sport to make the transition from […]
Read More →Jr. Kahok football camp is July 28 – 31
The Collinsville Jr. Kahok football program will host a football camp July 28 – 31 at Kahok Stadium. All players entering 5th through 8th grade this fall are welcome. Players must live within the Unit 10 School District boundaries. Camp is from 5:30 – 7:30 each evening. Players can sign-up at the camp or by […]
Read More →Jr. Kahoks announce baseball tryouts
Tryouts for the 14/15U and 13U Jr. Kahok baseball teams will take place on Aug. 2. An informational meeting for parents and players will be held at 6 p.m. Aug. 1 at Fletcher Field in Collinsville. Tryouts are at 8 a.m. Aug. 2 Tryouts are open to all players entering 6th through 9th grade in […]
Read More →Baseball Kahoks land four on All-Conference teams
Four Collinsville High School baseball players earned a spot in five positions on the 2014 Southwestern Conference All-Conference teams. Toronto Blue Jays draftee and Mizzou recruit Tanner Houck was the lone first-teamer, earning the honor as a pitcher. The 6-foot-5 right-hander was named third-team All-Conference as a first baseman. Shortstop Grant Bauer was named to […]
Read More →Two softball Kahoks earn All-Conference honors
A pair of Collinsville High School sophomores have earned All-Conference recognition for the softball Kahoks. Catcher Kassidy Smith, who was named Second-Team All-State earlier this summer, is the lone Kahok on the Southwestern Conference’s First Team. Outfielder Becky Gibbs was tabbed for the Second Team. Smith led the Kahoks in average, home runs, RBI, doubles […]
Read More →Lady Kahok soccer players and coach rake in post-season awards
Following a perfect conference season, the team’s fourth consecutive Southwestern Conference championship and third straight Regional championship, the Collinsville High girls soccer team is busy collecting post-season awards. Junior midfielder Sophia Sharos earned All-State honors and fellow captain Matty Merlak, a senior, was named to the All-Section 12 team by the Illinois High School Soccer […]
Read More →Kahok Dance Team announces summer camp dates
***Submitted Content*** The Collinsville High School Dance team has announced its summer junior camp will take place July 28 to August 1. All girls entering grades K-8 are welcome to participate and will be instructed by the Kahok Dance Team Varsity and Junior Varsity Squads. The program is designed to help improve skills in basic […]
Read More →Out of the spotlight, on the sideline, athletic trainers keep athletes going
It’s easy for fans to see an athletic injury happen: A pitcher tweaks his throwing arm, a forward pulls up limping or a running back stays on the field after a tackle. The athletic trainers run out to check on the player and the fans start the guessing game. How serious is it? How long […]
Read More →Former Granite City head coach named Collinsville assistant boy’s soccer coach
When the Collinsville High School boy’s soccer team plays Granite City next season, Jeff Hayes will once again be on the sideline for the match. But this time, he will be there as the Kahoks’ new assistant coach rather than the head coach of the Warriors. Hayes said, even after being head coach at Granite […]
Read More →Kahoks’ Kassidy Smith named second-team All-State
Fans of the Collinsville High School softball team and other teams in the area took notice of the great year Kassidy Smith had this season as she was blistering opponents with her potent bat. The Illinois Coaches Association noticed as well. Smith is a member of the ICA’s second-team All-State softball team. Collinsville Head Coach […]
Read More →Community unites, sends Mitchell to junior national championships
It took less than one week for the towns that comprise the Collinsville Unit 10 school district to rally behind one of their own and send him to the 2014 USA Track and Field Junior Outdoor Championships. 2014 Collinsville High School graduate Martinus Mitchell will be at the championships in Eugene, Ore. July 5-6, thanks […]
Read More →Keeping up with the Kahoks: Michelle Bartsch, professional volleyball, Germany
With a population over 25,000, it stands to reason that some former Collinsville residents will find their way to various corners of the world. Michelle Bartsch has taken an unlikely path, though. A multi-sport star at Collinsville High School, she graduated in 2008 and went from being a Kahok to playing professional volleyball in Germany. […]
Read More →SIUE men’s soccer releases 2014 schedule
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s soccer Head Coach Scott Donnelly announced a demanding 2014 schedule that features eight home contests and four matches against teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament a year ago. The Cougars enter the 2014 season after a highly successful spring campaign in which the team finished undefeated and captured the […]
Read More →Drive is on to get CHS state champion to US Nationals
Collinsville High School track coach Chad Burgess wants to make sure that, when the 2014 USA Track and Field Junior Outdoor Championships take place July 5-6, his star pupil is there to compete. Martinus Mitchell won the Illinois state shot put championship on May 31 and has qualified for the USTA junior championships in Eugene, […]
Read More →Metro Independent Athlete of the Week: Tanner Houck, Toronto Blue Jays draftee
By John Layton and Roger Starkey What a way to celebrate a graduation party. Tanner Houck, the 17-year-old ace of the Collinsville High School pitching staff was celebrating his high school graduation party when he was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays Saturday. Getting drafted fulfilled a dream he’s had since before he was even […]
Read More →SIUE softball announces summer camp dates
The Ohio Valley Conference champion Southern Illinois University Edwardsville softball program has announced its 2014 Summer Camp schedule, featuring two camps for July 15-16 and Aug. 17, respectively. Both camps will be held on SIUE’s campus at Cougar Field on Stadium Drive. Registration can be found at www.siuesoftball.com. The All-Skills Camp, held July 15-16 from 9 a.m. to 3 […]
Read More →Houck to get another crack at Busch Stadium mound
Collinsville ace and University of Missouri recruit Tanner Houck will get at least one more opportunity to pitch from the mound he hopes to one day visit regularly as a Major League player. He and 52 other high school all-stars will take part in the fifth annual PNC Bank High School Baseball Showcase, to be held […]
Read More →State champion is Metro Independent Athlete of the Week
Naming Martinus Mitchell The Metro Independent Athlete of the Week may seem like a broken record, but he just keeps breaking records. This week, he included an Illinois state championship in the shot put to go along with the numerous school records he holds for heaving the 12-pound ball. Mitchell’s winning throw this weekend was 61-feet 3/4-inches, […]
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