New and Returning: Triad Joins, Granite City and Mascoutah Rejoin Southwestern Conference for 2026-27 School Year
Triad has been a member of the Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) in recent years. Granite City was a charter member of the SWC but left after the 2018-19 school year and has played as an independent since. Mascoutah, also leaving the MVC, was previously a member of the SWC a century ago, from 1924 to 1927.
Kahoks (15-16, 4-8) Fall in Regular Season Finale at Home to Second-Place Alton (24-6, 10-2); Open Regional Wed 2/26 at Alton vs. Alton
Senior Night Ceremony Honors Stanley Carnahan, Donovan Coates, Chase Reynolds, Solomon Talbott, and Evan Wilkinson for Their Contributions to Kahoks Basketball Program
1957 State Runner-Up Basketball Team Enshrined in Collinsville CUSD#10 Kahok Hall of Fame During February 13 Ceremony
Team Finished with Near-Perfect 34-1 Record, Led by All-American Terry Bethel and All-Stater Tom Jackson; 34 Win Season Still Stands as Kahok Record for Most Wins
Collinsville Dominates Early, Manintains Lead Through Second-Half in Home Win Over Southwestern Conference Rival O'Fallon Panthers
Carnahan Powers Kahoks with Double-Double (16 Points, 12 Rebounds), Talbot Strong in the Paint with 10 Boards, Coates Nets 16, J Wilkinson Chips in 14. Kahoks Play at Chatham Glenwood on 2/15
Collinsville Selected to Host 2025 IHSA 4A Sectional
Tuesday March 4, Thursday March 7
UPDATE: Game 2, (1) Normal Community vs. (2) Rock Island, will be played at Pekin High School. The four winners from Regionals hosted at Alton, Belleville West, Moline and Normal Community West will meetup in Collinsville to play in historic Fletcher Gymnasium. Two semi-final games will be held on March 4 and the championship game will be played on March 7. The Collinsville Sectional Winner will move on to play the winner of the Lisle (Benet Academy) Sectional in the March 10 Super Sectional at CEFCU Arena in Normal, IL, home of the Illinois State University Redbirds.
Sectional Chapmpion Quincy advances to Super Sectional vs Benet Academy (Lisle)) hosted by Illinois State University, Normal, IL.
UPDATE: Game 2, (1) Normal Community vs. (2) Rock Island, to be played at Pekin High School.
Sectional Semifinals Championship, Tuesday, March 4
Quincy
3/4, 6 p.m.
T
Alton
(1) Quincy
56
(3) Alton
33
Game 1: Final
Normal Community
3/4, 7:30 p.m.
T
Rock Island
(1) Normal Community
54
(1) Rock Island
44
Game 2: Final
Sectional Championship, Friday, March 7
Quincy
3/7, 7 p.m.
T
Normal Community
(1) Quincy
61
(1) Normal Community
54
Game 3: Final OT
The four winners from Regionals hosted at Alton, Belleville West, Moline and Normal Community West will meetup in Collinsville to play in historic Fletcher Gymnasium.
Two semi-final games will be held on March 4 and the championship game will be played on March 7.
The Collinsville Sectional winner will move on to play the winner of the Lisle (Benet Academy) Sectional in the March 10 Super Sectional at CEFCU Arena in Normal, IL, home of the Illinois State University Redbirds.
Includes a compilation of season information from 1907-08 through the present with links to detail about each season and team photos (where available).
A chronological history of the Southwestern Conference that also includes champions by year and by school, Collinsville's places, and the standings and the postseason SWC Tournament for the past season.