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Chester wins, 36-28, over Sparta-Steeleville to even record, 2-2, and begin Cahokia Conference, Illinois Division race with an undefeated, 1-0 record BY JIM BEERS In a highly anticipated and much discussed matchup between the Chester High School YellowJackets and the Sparta-Steeleville Bulldogs Football Teams, the long awaited rivalry game Friday September 11 proved to be […]

Varsity Volleyball defeats East Alton-Wood River in two sets, 25-15 and 25-7; Freshmen-Sophomores and JV win to complete the sweep BY JIM BEERS             The Chester High School Lady Jacket Volleyball Team is on a roll to start the 2026 season. The Jackets swept Anna-Jonesboro on Tuesday August 25 to start the season and won

Special Teams Player of the Week: # 17 Danny Worley Danny Worley (# 17) a 6″1, 185 Lb. Junior Running Back & Linebacker, is the Week 2 “Special Teams Player of the Week” for the Chester High School Football YellowJackets. This award is bestowed upon the player each week that demonstrates the best performance on

The traditional pre-game coin toss is typically attended by team captains and respective coaches. Shown here, Chester’s Jackie Bess (66), TaShawn Palacio (11), Zane Eggemeyer (7), and Trey McCartney (88), join CHS Head Coach Billy Belton, AJ Head Coach Joel Dallas, four AJ Wildcat players, and referees Preston Chapman, Ralph Chapman, Kody Hess, Blake Thornton,

by Bailey Otto We are proud to announce that Ste. Genevieve High School Head Girls Wrestling Coach Jared Bonnell has been selected as the 2025-2026 Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA)/National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Girls Wrestling Coach of the Year! Coach Bonnell was surprised with the recognition on Friday, Aug.

Class 3A Paris holds on to win by two points, 27-25, as Class 2A Chester misses on several key plays BY JIM BEERS             Saturday August 22 was the season opener for both the Chester YellowJackets and the Paris Tigers. Week 1 wasn’t the best for the YellowJackets in several ways. First of all, Chester

Gatorade Night was short-and-sweet” due to extreme heat and humidity BY JIM BEERS             The 2026 Chester High School Gatorade Night event was successful in spite of extremely hot and humid weather conditions. This annual opening kickoff for the various CHS YellowJacket Sports seasons is always a highly anticipated event. This year, however, the unusually

Kyle Landon, NCAA All American High Jumper, will be inducted October 16 on 2026 Saluki Homecoming Weekend By Jim Beers CHESTER – Tuesday June 30, 2026 Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, announced its 2026-2027 Sports Hall of Fame inductee candidates. This year’s class of honorees includes six former Saluki athletes, one of which is former

Chester will send 3 individuals and 3 relays to State Meet By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Boys Track and Field Team finished 2nd at the 2026 IHSA Class 1A Track and Field Meet hosted at the Dr. Charles R. Young Memorial Track and Field Complex located at CHS. The YellowJackets were

PERRYVILLE – The St. Vincent girls soccer team will play in the MSHSAA state quarterfinals Saturday, May 30.   Hear the game live on KSGM AM 980 and FM 105.3.   Pregame at 11 a.m. and kickoff at noon.