By Jim Beers
CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady Jackets Golf Team traveled to the Roland Barkau Memorial Golf Course in Okawville Thursday September 26 to compete in the 2024 Cahokia Conference Golf Tournament.
The event featured teams from both the Illinois and Kaskaskia Divisions including Carlyle, Chester, Dupo, Marissa, Okawville, Red Bud, and Sparta. Carlyle, Okawville, Red Bud, Chester, and Sparta are from the Illinois Division. Steeleville, Dupo, and Marissa are from the Kaskaskia Division.
The team results include:
1st Carlyle 335 strokes
2nd Okawville 352 strokes
3rd Red Bud 364 strokes
4th Steeleville 384 strokes
5th Chester 414 strokes
6th Marissa 462 strokes
7th Dupo 507 strokes
Sparta + 154 strokes
The top-4 scores from each team were included in the team score for each team. Six golfers from each team were illegible to compete in the 18-hole match. This was Chester’s first 18-hole match of the season, thus a challenge for the Lady Jackets.
Macy Bert, a Chester High School junior, was the Lady Jacket’s top golfer at the 2024 Cahokia Conference Golf Tournament. Bert shot 94 for the 18-hole match and placed 11th overall out of the field of golfers. Jim Beers Photo
Chester’s top-4 golfers included junior Macy Bert, junior Riley Lochhead, junior Rylie Myers, and junior Jessica Stumpe.
Macy Bert finished 11th overall with a score of 94 strokes. Riley Lochhead finished 19th overall with her score of 101. Rylie Myers finished 22nd overall with a score of 106 strokes, and Jessica Stumpe finished 26th overall with her match of 114 strokes.
Other Lady Jacket golfers included Mallorie Homan (34th, 124 strokes) and Rylie Conley (37th, 132 strokes).
The Chester High School Lady Jackets Golf Team competed in the 2024 Cahokia Conference Golf Tournament Thursday September 26 at the Roland Barkau Memorial Golf Course in Okawville. The girls placed 5th with a team score of 414 strokes on the 18-hole match. Pictured here (left to right) are: Addison Gottschammer, Rylie Conley, Jessica Stumpe, Riley Lochhead, Macy Bert, Rylie Myers, and Mallorie Homan. Meg Schnoeker Photo
Head Coach Meg Schnoeker said, “For our first 18-hole match of the season, it went well. The girls pushed through and I am incredibly proud of them. The amount of improvement I have seen from each one of them from last year to this year is amazing!”
“It was a competitive field at the Conference match. Al-Conference players are selected based on the top-25% at the match. There were six chosen this year, but unfortunately, no Lady Jackets made the top six All-Conference rankings.”
Senior Night for Lady Jacket Golf will be tonight at the Chester Country Club.
Regionals will be Tuesday at the Franklin County Country Club.