COLLINSVILLE - Rodrigo Hernandez-Mendoza scored off a scramble in front of the Edwardsville net 19.9 seconds from full time to give Collinsville a stunning 1-0 win over the Tigers in the IHSA boys soccer Class 3A regional final Saturday afternoon a Kahok Stadium. The goal came 31 seconds after...
COLLINSVILLE - Collinsville boys soccer senior forward Rodrigo Hernandez-Mendoza has scored some important goals this season for the Kahoks, but the goal he scored that won the IHSA Class 3A regional championship over Edwardsville 1-0 on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, may have been the most important...
BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL --- Edwardsville kept its playoff streak alive at 14 in a row, Marquette Catholic qualified for the first time since 2019, and Hardin Calhoun gained the top seed in the southern half of the Class 1A bracket as the Illinois High School Association posted its 2025 first round football...
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 WEEK NINE PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS FOOTBALL ROUNDUP CALHOUN 21, MT. STERLING BROWN COUNTY 13: Earl Elmore threw 28 yards to Jack Goode for the game-clinching touchdown with 8:30 left in regulation, and also ran in from one yard out in the second quarter, while Jacob Brannan scored...
CREVE COEUR, MO. – Edwardsville played hard against a talented DeSmet squad on Friday night, Oct. 24, 2025, in its regular season finale, but lost 30-15 to the Spartans at Suntrup Field in Creve Coeur, MO. The Tigers conclude the regular season at 4-5, the team’s first sub-.500 season...
BELLEVILLE - Edwardsville High's girls volleyball team dropped the first set, but rallied back and took the next two sets to defeat Belleville West 26-28, 25-20, 25-23 in a tight, closely-played match In the regular season finale Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, at the West gym. The win gave the Tigers...
EDWARDSVILLE - There are many key contributors to Metro East Lutheran's football success in the 2025 season, but one of those is tight end Ian Skelton. Skelton has helped open up many holes for the Knights' backs through the season with his blocking, MELHS Head Coach Mike Koch said. "Ian does...
EDWARDSVILLE - Annika Jenkins is a very experienced setter for the Metro-East Lutheran High girls volleyball team and has served as a key for the squad this season. Jenkins is a player who showed excellent leadership qualities in the 2025 campaign. MELHS has continued to show improvement throughou...
EDWARDSVILLE - Tim Schilbe, a talented offensive and defensive lineman for the Metro-East Lutheran High football team, has high hopes as the squad nears the postseason. MELHS head football coach Tim Koch said Schilbe is such a pivotal person for his 6-2 overall squad. "Tim is our center and i...
COLLINSVILLE - Rodrigo Hernandez-Mendoza scored a brace (two goals), and it was enough to give host Collinsville a 2-0 win over a tough Alton team in the IHSA Class 3A regional semifinal Tuesday night, Oct. 21, 2025, at Kahok Stadium in Collinsville. The win put the Kahoks into the final against...
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