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BY JIM BEERS CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady Jacket Basketball Team opened the 2024-25 basketball season Monday November 18 in the first round of the 2024 Sparta Lady Bulldog Basketball Tournament. The Jackets opened against the Red Bud Lady Musketeers in a close, hard-fought game in which the Musketeers edged the Jackets by […]

By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Football YellowJacket’s phenomenal 2024 season came to an unfortunate end Saturday November 9 in Round 2 of the 2024 IHSA Class 2A State Football Playoffs.   The No. 7 YellowJackets traveled to No. 2 Maroa-Forsyth to take on the Trojans in a 2:30 matchup.   After

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve High School wrapped up its fall sports season with an awards banquet recently.   Volleyball   Most Digs – 373 – Kale Clements Most Assists – 588 – Joleigh Parker Highest Serving Percentage – 94.8% – Emme Browne Most Total Blocks – 59 – Aleah Filer Highest Kill Percentage- 38.3%-

Jackets will travel to Maroa-Forsyth this Saturday November 9 to face the Trojans at 2:30 p.m. By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School YellowJacket Football Team outlasted a very good Westville Tiger Football Team last Saturday November 2 to advance to the “Sweet-16” of the 2024 IHSA Class 2A State Football Playoffs. When

Kolton Jany hits 1000-yard combined rushing and receiving mark with 2:11 left in 1st Quarter By Jim Beers CHESTER – Saturday October 26 was Military Appreciation Day at Chester High School and W.O. Smith Field was hopping with excited YellowJacket fans that came to see the 2A, 8-0 undefeated YellowJackets host the 4A, 7-1 Waterloo

47 runners compete for the 2024 title By Jim Beers CHESTER – The 2024 Chester Fall Festival 5K Race took place Saturday October 19. The event organized on the BV Bank parking lot with race day registration, packet pick up, refreshments, information and trophy presentations. It was a perfect day for running as the skies

CHS had a total of 43 senior students in sports, band and dance By Jim Beers CHESTER – With fall sports coming to an end, Chester High School held 2024 “Senior Night” ceremonies the past week to honor and recognize those seniors who have dedicated the past four years to CHS in sports and related

YellowJackets are Cahokia Conference, Illinois Division CHAMPIONS and Randolph County CHAMPIONS   By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School YellowJacket Football Team hosted the Red Bud Musketeers Friday night October 18 in a contest which would decide several things.   First of all, a win would give Chester an undefeated record in both

Vanessa Teel of Pinckneyville wins Girls’ overall title (19:41.4) and Landen Roman of Pinckneyville takes Boys’ overall title (15:56.7) By Jim Beers CHESTER, Ill. – The 34th Annual Chester Invitational Cross Country Meet took place Thursday October 3 at the Randolph County Conservation Area. The event kicked off at 4:30 p.m. with the Girls’ Race

Quarterback Zain Al-Jassim sets new all-time CHS record for passing yards at 3,957 BY JIM BEERS             The Chester High School Football YellowJackets continued their quest for a Cahokia Conference, Illinois Division championship Friday October 4 with a shut out of the Carlyle Indians, 41-0.             The event was played at Chester’s W.O. Smith Field