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SGHS Senior Drake Meyer signs to wrestler for McKendree University

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve High School Senior Drake Meyer will wrestle for McKendree University.     On Tuesday, March 17, Ste. Genevieve High School senior Drake Meyer signed a national letter of intent to compete on the wrestling team at McKendree University. Drake is the son of Lance and Mandy Meyer.     In

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Luke Ferranto signs with Culver-Stockton College for football

STE. GENEVIEVE – A Ste. Genevieve High School senior signed a national letter of intent to compete on the football team at Culver-Stockton College. Luke Ferranto  is the son of Beth and Anthony Ferranto. In attendance were his parents; his sister, Emma Karas; girlfriend Vivian Kiefer; and friends and teammates Alex Basler, Eli Bennett, Colton

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Chester’s Lexie Mott signs to play softball at Missouri Baptist University

By Jim Beers CHESTER – Chester High School senior, Lexie Mott, has signed a letter of intend to continue her softball career next year at Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis, Missouri. Missouri Baptist University is a private evangelical Christian university located in Western St. Louis County. Chester High School senior Lexie Mott is shown

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Breese Central outlasts Nashville to win Sectional Championship

Cougars outscore Hornettes 34-24 in second half to beat Nashville, 58-48   By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester Class 2A Girls’ Sectional Basketball Tournament is in the books and a new Sectional Champion has been crowned. The 2026 Championship game was Thursday February 26 and No. 2 Breese Central defeated No. 1 Nashville, 58-48

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Chester hosts 2026 IHSA Girls’ Class 2A Sectional Basketball Tournament

Nashville and Breese Central win and advance to the Sectional Championship game Thursday Feb. 26 By Jim Beers  CHESTER – Tuesday February 24, Chester High School hosted the 2026 IHSA Girls’ Class 2A Sectional Basketball Tournament. The 21-team event started last week with four regional tournaments that feed into the Chester Sectional Tournament. From the

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Lady Jackets battle to the end at Herrin Regional, but miss out in final seconds

CHS and West Frankfort exchange leads throughout the game; with 43.7 seconds left, Lady Redbirds make 5-of-8 free throws to steal the win By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady Jackets played their final game of the 2025-26 season Monday February 16 at the 2026 IHSA Class 2A Regional Basketball Tournament at

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CHS Football recognizes four 2025 YellowJackets for record-setting season

Tray Peters, Ethan Colvis, TaShawn Palacio and Karim Landeros receive honors at CHS Basketball game By Jim Beers The 2025 Chester High School YellowJacket Football Team had an outstanding season! The YellowJackets recorded a regular-season record of 8 wins and just 1 loss. The Cahokia Conference, Illinois Division record was 5-0, an undefeated season. It

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