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Conference championship slips away in final minutes of game as Musketeers score winning touchdown By Jim Beers CHESTER – With the Cahokia Conference Illinois Division Championship on the line, the Chester High School YellowJacket Football Team traveled to Red Bud Friday October 13 to battle for the 2023 title. Chester senior Gage Hopkins, a 5’10”, […]

Finish 7th out of 12 teams with wins over Waterloo and Riverview Gardens and losses to Wesclin and Pinckneyville   BY JM BEERS CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady Jackets Volleyball Team finished a very busy week of competition at the 2023 Freeburg High School “Monster Mash Volleyball Tournament”. Earlier in Week 8 Chester

JACKSON – Saxony Lutheran tennis players Maggie Hillin and Abby Haley came in sixth in the Class 1 state tournament.     On Friday, Saxony Lutheran’s Doubles Tennis Team members Maggie Hillin & Abby Haley played at Springfield in Class 1 State Doubles Championships.   In Round 1 they defeated Marshall 7–6 (7–3), 6–3.  

PERRYVILLE – Perryville beat St. Vincent 18-25, 29-27, 25-13, 20-25, and 15-12 in the annual Hope Game.     Ana Moll broke a school record for career digs with 881, topping Shea Leible’s 857 in 2006-2011.   She also broke her single game dig record of 33 digs. She had 35 last night.    

PERRYVILLE – Perryville won at De Soto 5-2 to claim the conference championship. The Pirates play Fredericktown at 5 p.m. Monday.

By Jim Beers CHESTER – After having a great night Tuesday October 3 against Steeleville on Cancer Awareness Night, the Chester High School Lady Jackets Volleyball Team won on the road at Okawville to sweep the competition in Week-7. Chester Lady Jacket Maggie Caby (33) goes up for a monster block against Okawville Lady Rocket

Gabe Coffman wins medal in JV race; Josalynn Anaya finishes 42nd in Girls’ race By Jim Beers CHESTER – Chester High School hosted just one regular-season home cross country meet this season and that one was a big one!  The YellowJackets held the 33rd Annual Chester High School Invitational Meet at the Randolph County Lake

Kolton Jany scores first 3 touchdowns of the game as Jackets shut out Tigers on Homecoming night By Jim Beers CHESTER – Homecoming 2023 couldn’t have been much better as the Chester YellowJacket shut out the Dupo Tigers, 49-0, to improve to 4-3 overall and remain undefeated at 3-0 in the Cahokia Conference, Illinois Division.

Luthy finishes 23rd and Bert finishes 68th out of 109 By Jim Beers CHESTER – Two Chester High School Lady YellowJacket Golfers competed at the 2023 IHSA Class 1A Sectional Golf Tournament Monday October 2nd. The event was hosted by Roxana High School at the Belk Park Golf Course in Wood River. Chester High School

All three levels, freshmen, JV and Varsity win against Lady Warriors By Jim Beers CHESTER – Monday October 2 was the “Annual Pink-Out Night” volleyball game at Chester High School. The Lady Jackets hosted the Steeleville Lady Warriors beginning at 5:00 P.M. with the freshmen girls, followed by the JV match at 6:00 P.M. and